Does anyone do smudging ceremonies? Are these Chahta at all? I'm learning to do them, and do feel good about it, but wondered if this was something done long ago. I'd really like to learn more about this. Any idea? Shelley

It is my understanding that ceremonies involving "smudging" are done for purification/strenghtening purposes prior to other ceremonies. We smudge/smoke ourselves before entering the dance circle at pow wows or entering a medicine wheel or medicine circle to remove anything that shouldn't be attached when one steps into these sacred areas. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: Choctaw <choctaw@bscn.com> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Smudging > Does anyone do smudging ceremonies? Are these Chahta at all? I'm learning > to do them, and do feel good about it, but wondered if this was something > done long ago. I'd really like to learn more about this. Any idea? > Shelley > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. >