Dan Pocha and Louise Fischer

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DescriptionDan Pocha (Little Shell, left) and Louise Fischer (Anishinaabe, right) commemorating the opening of a smudging room at St. Peter's Hospital, September 16, 2015. Louise is leading the ceremony and holding her eagle feather fan. Dan is giving Louise a gift. Unknown person looking on behind them. Photo taken outside of St. Peter's Hospital. Smudging is an important healing practice done by many tribal groups and is often done at the beginning of ceremonies and other cultural events. Dan, Louise, and other members of the Helena Indian community worked with St. Peter's to create a dedicated smudge room. Note: Not all tribes smudge.TypeImageCreatorOgemahgeshig-Fischer, LouiseGenrephotographsDate2015-09-16SubjectSmudging (Indian rite)Rites and ceremoniesContributing InstitutionHelena Indian AllianceGeographic CoverageHelena, MontanaDigital CollectionMontana Urban Indian CollectionDigitization SpecificationScanned with Epson Perfection V800 Photo scanner at 600 dpi.SourceE. Louise Ogemahgeshig FischerDate Digitized2024

CollectionMontana Urban Indian Collection

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