Cultural Activities

• Community smudges—Begun as a way to ground healing in the face of a global pandemic, the division developed a model of safely offering Ceremony when it was unsafe to gather. While being livestreamed, trucks with pipe carriers and singers travel slowly through all of the neighborhoods offering smudge to people who come out on their porches or wait by the street.
• Talking circles are planned as soon as they are allowed under COVID-19 provisions.
• Socials are planned as soon as they are allowed under COVID-19 provisions.
• Pipe Ceremonies are done by request and will become more inclusive as soon as they are allowed under COVID-19 provisions.
• Sweat Lodge Ceremonies will be offered as soon as they are allowed under COVID-19 provisions.