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This past weekend in a forested area outside Eugene, a group of Native American firefighter trainees carried out a prescribed burn. That’s a deliberate and controlled fire, often called a “cultural burn” by Native people as it follows methods practiced by their ancestors. And the tradition is making a comeback.