Dear White and Non-Native People: Stop Burning Our Sage

Dear White and Non-Native People: Stop Burning Our Sage
Ancestral rituals are being appropriated by rich kids, yoga teachers, hippies, influencers, and “woke” yet racist millennials
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Jan 28
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Photo by Brittany Colette from Unsplash“The wellness craze fueled by influencers, celebrities, and woke people has sparked an illegal market for white sage. And to our native communities, it comes at a…
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