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Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo: Learn the Words Sage and Smudge in Ojibwe

KAXE | By PStevens
Published February 8, 2021 at 12:14 PM CST

Today we learn the Ojibwe word for sage is BASHKODEJIIBIK and for smudge it is NOOKWEZHIGAN.  Nana Boozhoo and Natasha talk about the difference in these words and that they are not interchangeable.

Veiw How to Smudge with Sage the Anishinaabe Way here.
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