A sweat lodge ceremony where two people died last week in Arizona was improperly conducted and not representative of a true American Indian tradition, local American Indians said Wednesday. Larry ...

Traditional tribal healing practices are diverse and vary widely, unique from tribe to tribe. Many include talking circles, ...

It was a full house at the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre on Tuesday, kicking off with a sunrise and sweat lodge ceremony and closing with a drum circle and round dance.

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe said Friday that Republican congressional candidate Hope Scheppelman "inaccurately" claimed the tribe invited her to attend a sweat ceremony earlier this month and ...

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 bucket of water over the ...

HOT SPRINGS - The participants emerged from the small canvas enclosed space smiling, sweat pouring from their scantily clad bodies that gleamed in the noonday sun. They were exhausted, but they also ...

Standing in the Tierrasanta parking lot where we’d agreed to meet, I spy David Warren Goodknife down in an adjacent canyon — one of several that carve through the sleepy suburban neighborhood. He’s ...