Paul Public Schools is eyeing a new policy allowing and encouraging the Native American ... During a smudge, an adult places cedar, sage or sweetgrass in a shell or container and lights it.

On the first day of Native American Heritage Month, the Saint Paul-based Indigenous artist Marlena Myles reimagined the Google logo ... of smudging — burning a substance like sage or tobacco.

And it doesn’t specifically refer to the burning of white sage, either. Different Native communities use different medicines for smudging depending on where they are from, and not every culture ...

White sage also has been used for ceremonial purposes that include smudging, Ramirez said, but it’s just one of several native plants used for spiritual reasons. Smudging’s rise, and how it ...

Burning sage, also called smudging, has become a popular trend ... the herb is an antiseptic and packed with nutrients and vitamins. Native to southern California and northern Mexico, before ...

From San Luis Obispo south to Baja California, white sage grows natively and has been used by Native Americans ritually. The act of “smudging” or purifying a person or place has been appropriated, ...