ANN ARBOR, MI - The tobacco-free policy at the University of Michigan now exempts smudging, a ritual by some Native American and Indigenous people of burning herbs to bless places. UM became a ...

ST PAUL, Minn.— The Saint Paul Public School Board (SPPS) voted unanimously on Tuesday to support a new policy that allows Indigenous students to smudge in schools. “The policy that we want to bring ...

Smudging, a traditional Indigenous practice involving the burning of sacred herbs, is an important part of life for many Indigenous students at the University of Michigan. However, students say ...

Their Housing and Indigenous Services departments have introduced a pilot project “designed to help self-identified Indigenous students stay connected to their culture, while in the comfort of their ...

Oneida Nation spiritual and cultural leaders held a traditional tobacco-burning and smudging ceremony Wednesday at the Radisson Hotel to help start the healing process for employees after a deadly ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Richie Richards remembers gathering with 20 of his relatives to visit their dying cousin in 2016. The group helped Joseph Marshal stand up next to his bed at the Regional ...