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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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“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 cost.” How Influencers are Killing a Sacred Tradition by AJ-
Acjachemen tribes, Mutsun tribes, and other indigenous groups grew up burning sage since they were little kids, in their indigenous communities. Burning sage is an ancestral tradition passed on from one generation to another, practiced for thousands of years.
White sage is a shrub in the mint family and is endemic to Southern California and The Baja Peninsula, which means that it only grows naturally in these areas.
White sage has been a sacred plant for Native people who have lived for centuries in the areas known today as the U.S. and Mexico. It has…
