Smudging can clear your emotional, energetic, spiritual and physical body. ... it was in 1978 when the American Indian Religious Freedom Act restored the use of sage to Native Americans again.

Thousands of Native Americans have their racial identity wrongly recorded on their death certificates. This has led to a ...

RELATED: Smudging as healing practice approved for St. Paul Public Schools Students can smudge during their lunch hour or in their Native American studies classroom with staff supervision required ...

“Smudging can sometimes be considered somewhat controversial because it is a Native American practice,” agrees Michelle Orwick, a spiritual activator and magical mindset coach.

Native American cultures have a deep and profound connection with nature, viewing plants not only as sources of food and medicine but also as symbols of spiritual significance. Each plant holds a ...

Prayers followed, with the blowing of a conch shell, then a set of Native American songs: a Chumash welcome song, a Lakota ...

July 4 is a day many Americans celebrate to honor the country’s independence from Great Britain. For many Native Americans, ...

A 2023 report by Native Health, a nonprofit organization that provides health and wellness services to Native Americans, found that 27% of people in Arizona’s Indigenous communities said they ...

In this collection, delve into stories from We Shall Remain, a five-part 2009 series on the history and lives of Native Americans, and from other American Experience films.

The idea of contextualized Native American ministry has been around since the 1980s, but for some reason has not been brought forth much in Minnesota, ... It began with a smudging ceremony, ...

R.I. prisons did not accommodate Native American religious practices for three inmates, lawsuit alleges A complaint filed in federal court on Friday claims the state Department of Corrections ...

WATCH: Biden announces creation of Native American boarding school national monument at Tribal Nations Summit. By Matt Brown, Marc Levy, Associated Press. Politics Oct 25.