Today we had the honor of traditional healer Herb Sam of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Disctrict III visit us and perform a smudging ceremony to cleanse and purify our new space. He also gave an offering of tobacco to the spirits asking for protection and guidance for our building and program. Our offering was accepted by all, and we look forward to the wisdom we will receive as we move forward. The morning was deeply moving and full of powerful positive energy. Healer Herb also spent time speaking with us about the history of smudging and tobacco offerings and gave us the ever-important advice that the best thing we and our students can strive for is to "be good human beings". We are deeply honored and blessed to have had Herb visit and we look forward to visiting with him in the future.
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