Smudge
Smudge

Smudge

January 01, 2005 | 12 min

This short documentary follows three Indigenous women as they practice ancestral forms of worship: drumming, singing, and using sweetgrass. These ancient spiritual traditions may at first seem at odds with urban life, but to Indigenous people in Canada who are used to praying in natural settings, the whole world is sacred space.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Andrea F. Friedman

Naomi Scott

John Maclaren

Naomi Scott

June B. Wilde

Naomi Scott

Maria Luisa Cianni

Naomi Scott

Demetri Goritsas

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