text: Thanks, Kat, for a voice of reason and respect in this debate. I wonder how many people commenting here have ever experienced a smudging ceremony? While I am severely bothered by cigarette smoke, smudging has never caused me any kind of breathing problems. In any case, setting up a well-ventilated room should not be that difficult. When we entered into treaties with Indigenous nations, we agreed to share the land. Those of us who are settlers live here due to the generosity of First Nations peoples and we need to learn to respect (and hopefully, learn from) their practices and teachings.