FARGO, N.D. (AP) — In the decade since Fargo agreed to host a sweat lodge for the many Native Americans who live in the area, the simple structure and its users have suffered a series of indignities: ...

Ray sprinkled them with sandalwood meant for aroma. He led the group in chants and prayers in a Native American tongue during the sweat lodge ceremony. He poured a 5-gallon (19-liter) bucket of water ...

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Staying awake for several days at the top of Ute Peak without food or water, after having the same dream four times, is part of the spiritual practice on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation in Southwest ...

Jurors weighing the fate of a self-help author facing manslaughter charges in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that left three dead began deliberations Tuesday but adjourned for the night without ...

HELENA - A new report says that Native American inmates were subjected to group strip searches before and after sweat-lodge ceremonies at the private Crossroads Correctional Center in Shelby. But the ...

* Those who run the sweat lodge purification ceremony should be Native and should be able to speak their tribe's language. "Those that run this sacred rite should be able to communicate with ...

Foreward / Dr. Ake Hultkrantz -- Acknowledgments -- Author's preface -- Introduction -- Traditional Lakota spirituality: Sacred calf pipe -- Relation to the earth and the spirit world -- Spiritual ...