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Indigenous Fashion Week

by Katarina Ziervogel   In the beautiful British Columbia, Vancouver, the first of Vancouver’s Indigenous Fashion Week was held for four days between July 26th and July 19th at Queen Elizabeth Theatre Atrium. It celebrated cultural appreciation for Indigenous designers and artists, instead of having their artwork appropriated by others. Indigenous-based design was featured, as done by 32 Indigenous designers. Indigenous models represented the designers’ artwork on the catwalk, which is uncommon in the fashion world and in the media. It is necessary to ensure that Indigenous communities have true representatives of themselves to the public, as it will increase awareness of what’s going on inside Indigenous communities and sensitivity towards their culture, traditions and history. This article from the Globe and Mail highlights how important it is to appreciate Indigenous culture, instead of stealing from it and making it…

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Four Sacred Medicines – Cedar

  by Katarina Ziervogel On this website, there is an e-ceremony and e-smudge available to honour the families and of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women with four Sacred Medicines (Tobacco, Sage, Cedar, Sweetgrass) to choose from. Four Sacred Medicines comes from one of the First Nations’ tribe Anishinaabe. But the sacred medicines are used widely for all Indigenous people within their prayers, rituals, and healing circles within the community and our people. Many cultures and religions use plant medicines for several reasons. In Anishinaabe and for all Indigenous people, this is best known as smudging. Each of four Sacred Medicine has its own healing for specific areas to a human being or the environment. Cedar is the South of the four Sacred Medicines. Cedar can be used in a different way, such as brewing into tea, cedar bath, or…

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Four Sacred Medicines – Sweetgrass

by Katarina Ziervogel   On this website, there is an e-ceremony and e-smudge available to honour the families and of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women with four Sacred Medicines (Tobacco, Sage, Cedar, Sweetgrass) to choose from. Four Sacred Medicines comes from one of the First Nations’ tribe Anishinaabe. But the sacred medicines are used widely for all Indigenous people within their prayers, rituals, and healing circles within the community and our people. Many cultures and religions use plant medicines for several reasons. In Anishinaabe and for all Indigenous people, this is best known as smudging. Each of four Sacred Medicine has its own healing for specific areas to a human being or the environment. Sweetgrass is the North of the four Sacred Medicines. It shares a deep and sacred connection to Mother Earth, and some people may wonder why…

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Four Sacred Medicines – Sage

by Katarina Ziervogel   On this website, there is an e-ceremony and e-smudge available to honour the families and of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women with four Sacred Medicines (Tobacco, Sage, Cedar, Sweetgrass) to choose from. Four Sacred Medicines comes from one of the First Nations’ tribe Anishinaabe. But the sacred medicines are used widely for all Indigenous people within their prayers, rituals, and healing circles within the community and our people. Many cultures and religions use plant medicines for several reasons. In Anishinaabe and for all Indigenous people, this is best known as smudging. Each of four Sacred Medicine has its own healing for specific areas to a human being or the environment. Sage is the West of the four Sacred Medicines. It is used to release one person or more of its negativity and deep troubles. In…

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Four Sacred Medicines – Tobacco

by Katarina Ziervogel On the Taken website there is an e-ceremony and e-smudge available to honour the families and of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women with four Sacred Medicines (Tobacco, Sage, Cedar, Sweetgrass) to choose from. Four Sacred Medicines come from one of the First Nations’ tribe – Anishinaabe. But the sacred medicines are used widely for all Indigenous people within their prayers, rituals, and healing circles within the community and our people. Many cultures and religions use plant medicines for several reasons. In Anishinaabe and for all Indigenous people, this is best known as smudging. Each of four Sacred Medicines has its own healing for specific areas for a human being or the environment. Ceremonial Tobacco is the first and East of all four Sacred Medicines to begin with. It was given to the people as a way…

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