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NOV 02, 2009
CLERK US DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 
UNITED STATED DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA  
OGLALA LOKOTA DELEGATION OF THE BLACK  HILLS SIOUX NATION TREATY COUNCIL et al;     )         
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JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW DELEGATE FLOYD HAND, IVAN H. LEWIS  )     
UPHOLD THE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES  OF AMERICA AND THE TREATY [...]

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By Nina Rehfeld
SEDONA, AZ (November 12, 2009) – In the aftermath of the tragedy at Angel Valley Retreat Center, where an incompetently conducted “sweat lodge” held by Californian self-help guru James Arthur Ray killed three participants, political steps are being taken by several native people across the United States. While local Indians from Arizona are [...]

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By FELICIA FONSECA, Associated Press Writer Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Writer
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.
Texas resident Beverley Bunn is the first participant in the tragic incident to speak out publicly about the events that led up to the deaths. The 43-year-old tells the AP that by the time the sweat lodge ceremony began, the participants had undergone days [...]

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Sweat lodge deaths investigated as homicides 
CNN) — An investigation into the deaths of two people who spent up to two hours inside a “sweat lodge” at an Arizona retreat last week has been elevated from an accidental death investigation to a homicide inquiry, Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh told reporters Thursday.
Authorities said James Shore, 40, [...]

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By FELICIA FONSECA
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — The self-help expert who led a spiritual retreat in Arizona where two people died after being overcome in a sweat lodge said the tragedy last week has left him “frustrated and confused.”
At a seminar outside Los Angeles, James Arthur Ray broke down in tears as he addressed the [...]

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Here is James Ray’s contact info:
James Ray International
5927 Balfour Ct Ste 104
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone: 800-643-6085
Fax: 760-476-9074
http://jamesray.com/index.php
 
Here are two of his upcoming events. Let’s start a campaign to bombard these locations with calls, alert them of what this greedy scam artist has done. Shut all of his events down. He is responsible for killing two people [...]

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Authorities puzzled by deaths at Sedona-area sweat lodge
by Michael Kiefer and Glen Creno – Oct. 10, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic 
SEDONA – “911: Where’s your emergency?”
“Angel Valley,” came the breathless female response. “Two people not breathing, there’s no pulse.”
“Is this the result of a shooting or something?” the dispatcher asked.
“No, it’s a sweat lodge.” 
Shortly after [...]

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By FELICIA FONSECA (AP) – 1 hour ago 
PHOENIX — A sauna-like sweat lodge at an Arizona resort meant to provide spiritual cleansing became the scene of a police investigation Friday when more than a dozen people became ill during a two-hour session and two later died.
In all, 21 of the 64 people crowded inside the [...]

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Outsiders Target Indian Land for Risky Business Developers Skirt State and Local Laws by Building on Indian Land By Joe Eaton | November 19, 2008
Deep in the foothills, miles above California’s Sacramento Valley, the 640-acre home of the Cortina Band of Wintun Indians lies empty except for six houses, a graveyard, and the spot [...]

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