"I smudge just to make myself feel good and to hope me and my family have a good day... I use it to send prayers out and to stay positive." An Aboriginal teen challenges his school's policy over a sacred aboriginal tradition. The 17-year-old Manitoba teen lost a younger brother to suicide last year and he says smudging - the practice of burning traditional medicines - is one way that helps him cope with his grief. When he explained his spiritual practice, Bunn was asked to stop to respect his school's scent-free policy.

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