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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.

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  • Andrea F. Friedman

    Andrea F. Friedman

    Cindy

  • John Maclaren

    John Maclaren

    Jack Watson

  • June B. Wilde

    June B. Wilde

    Nurse Sinclair

  • Maria Luisa Cianni

    Maria Luisa Cianni

    Principal (as Luisa Cianni)

  • Demetri Goritsas

    Demetri Goritsas

    Jan

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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.

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