Smudging
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Smudging, Indigenous ceremonies now supported in all AHS facilitiesAlberta Health Services announced Wednesday that smudging and other Indigenous ceremonies will now be supported in all AHS sites across the province.CanadaJun 21, 2023
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Nuu-chah-nulth nations celebrate appeal dismissal in B.C. classroom smudging caseCandice Servatius alleged the demonstrations at John Howitt Elementary School took place without parental consent or sufficient notice to opt her children out.EducationDec 13, 2022
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Smudging ceremony material causes fire in Saskatoon, $10K in damageAn investigator from the Saskatoon Fire Department determined smudging materials left too close to combustible items caused an early morning fire.CanadaApr 2, 2021
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School smudging demonstration didn’t violate Christian family’s Charter rights: B.C. Supreme CourtThompson said Servatius failed to establish that the demonstrations at her children's school interfered with her family's ability to practice their Christian faith,.Jan 8, 2020
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‘Four of a dozen kids will not make it:’ murdered Indigenous girl’s family healing togetherOn the first anniversary of Jeanenne Fontaine's murder, two of the children who have grown into adults, Angel and Rose Fontaine, wanted to hold a smudge. Five members from the childhood friendship group gathered at the centre where they used to spend their carefree summer days.CanadaAug 18, 2018
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