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The burning of various medicine plants to make a smudge or cleansing smoke is used by the majority of Native North American peoples. It is a ritual cleansing.

As the smoke rises, our prayers rise to the Spirit World where the Grandfathers and our Creator reside. Negative energy, feelings…

The burning of various medicine plants to make a smudge or cleansing smoke is used by the majority of Native North American peoples. It is a ritual cleansing.

As the smoke rises, our prayers rise to the Spirit World where the Grandfathers and our Creator reside. Negative energy, feelings…

The burning of various medicine plants to make a smudge or cleansing smoke is used by the majority of Native North American peoples. It is a ritual cleansing.

As the smoke rises, our prayers rise to the Spirit World where the Grandfathers and our Creator reside. Negative energy, feelings…

  • November 5, 2013
  • Sandy Arndt Sweetgrass Writer ATHABASCA CHIPEWYAN FIRST NATION
  • Alberta Sweetgrass

Melissa Daniels, a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, wanted her Indigenous culture to be an integral part of her call to the bar. She also wanted to highlight the strength and leadership of Aboriginal women. These goals led to a ceremony that was steeped in tradition for family and…

WOLF SONGS & FIRE CHATS

There’s a ceremony I do for myself every morning. Once I’m awake and have had a coffee and some time to feel my spirit moving, I gather my prayer articles, my smudging bowl, eagle wing fan and cedar, sage, tobacco and sweetgrass. I put them in the bowl, light…

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Winston David Wuttunee and Laura Sylvia Calmwind were wed, July 19, in the company of tens of thousands of country music lovers at Craven, Saskatchewan during

the Big Valley Jamboree.

The long-time sweethearts looked as if they were made for each other in their…

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Aboriginal students at NorQuest College have a new and improved ceremonial room to gather for counselling, prayer and traditional ceremonies.

The old smudging room at the college was badly in need of upgrading. Artist Karen Arnett assembled a team of NorQuest students, and…

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Aboriginal students at NorQuest College have a new and improved ceremonial room to gather for counselling, prayer and traditional ceremonies.

The old smudging room at the college was badly in need of upgrading. Artist Karen Arnett assembled a team of NorQuest students, and…

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National Aboriginal Day is an opportunity for Canadians to celebrate the diverse culture and achievements of Aboriginal peoples. Many Aboriginal people will be celebrating their culture on June 21 and Canadians are welcome to unite with them to participate in the Edmonton…

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With 2005 having been declared as the Year of the Veteran, many National Aboriginal Day celebrations are being planned to include tributes to Aboriginal veterans.

The day is an occasion to celebrate the culture of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people, and the contributions…

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With 2005 having been declared as the Year of the Veteran, many National Aboriginal Day celebrations are being planned to include tributes to Aboriginal veterans.

The day is an occasion to celebrate the culture of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people, and the contributions…

Dancers of all ages and dressed in bright regalia helped make the celebration at Bar U Ranch a success.

Photo: Parks Canada, Bar U Ranch National Historic Site


Bar U Ranch salutes First Nations

On Aug. 28 over 300 visitors…

One of the recommendations from the Mayor’s Task Force on Community Safety is helping to create young Aboriginal leaders in Edmonton.

The fifth recommendation of nine that came from the REACH Report, the result of the Mayor’s task force, calls for the city’s Aboriginal leaders to foster…

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Dear Editor:

Re: Sweetgrass burning ban

I was interested to read in your publication that the authorities in charge of Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Institution have apparently banned sweetgrass burning in smudging ceremonies, but continue to allow incense burning…

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Dear Editor:

Re: Sweetgrass burning ban

I was interested to read in your publication that the authorities in charge of Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Institution have apparently banned sweetgrass burning in smudging ceremonies, but continue to allow incense burning…