Seriously?
Well, having been born and bred in Africa, I know this to be complete stuff and nonsense. So I followed your links, and then I followed the links in the articles, until I came to the source of this statement.
QUOTE: This article reviews social science research on Indigenous wildfire management in Australia, Canada and the United States after the year 2000 and explores future research needs in the field. In these three countries, social science research exploring contemporary Indigenous wildfire management has been limited although there have been interesting findings about how Indigenous culture and knowledge influences fire management. Research with Indigenous communities may be limited...