Inside, there is a spiritual gathering space with special ventilation built in to allow for smudging — a cultural ceremony involving burning items such as sweetgrass, spruce bows and tobacco.

You may remember Fineday from his efforts with an encampment he set up in November for homeless people to come and smudge. Originally from Sweetgrass First Nation, Fineday said the majority of people ...

Guests reach Spirit Bear Lodge by flying from Vancouver to the small airport at Bella Bella (scheduled for 90 minutes but it can take longer), then transfering to a boat for a two-hour journey north ...

The trees are also used for "smudging", which is grinding the needles as ceremonial ... The trees were used medicinally in many variations. Sweet grass has many ceremonially uses. During ceremonies, ...

Sage is esteemed for its cleansing properties and is commonly used in smudging ceremonies to purify spaces ... Known for its sweet, vanilla-like scent, sweetgrass is often braided and burned during ...

For its first year in operation, HOMEBASE hopes to establish itself as a trusted community for all youth to meet them where ...

New reconciliation centre ‘a baby step to reconciliation’ says elderRyan KiedrowskiLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterThe ...

The liner started to get a bit smudge when my eyelids get oily and at the end of my outing, the extended 'wing' disappeared' apart from the lines along the bottom of my lashes. To avoid the gel ...

Medhin explains that waterproof mascaras are “transfer resistant,” meaning you won’t have to worry as much about your eye makeup smudging throughout the day, whether you’re sweating on the ...