Officials at a First Nations school in central Saskatchewan confirm that dozens have been blessed after a community Elder entered the building and began smudging students and staff.
The smudging took place Thursday afternoon at the Hilda Pinayzitt Community School on the Lerat First Nation, located approximately 150-kilometers east of Regina.
“You could smell sage everywhere, all through the whole school,” said student Alex Wolfe, 14. “It was very calming.”
Chief Victor Badboy said that the smudging is the 189th time it’s happened this year alone. He also told reporters that he believed more would follow.
