Joseph Bester, a spiritual adviser and elder in the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community, outside of a sweat lodge on May 6.

>> THE FIGHT ISN FOR NATIVE ACTIVISTS TO PROTECT WHAT THEY CALL SACRED LAND. ODGO EVENING. >>HE T GUPRO IS PROTESTING A DEVELORPE RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL. THEY ARE WORRIED THE ...

Hennepin County will pay to build two sweat lodges at the Adult Corrections Facility in Plymouth for American Indian inmates who want to attend ceremonies. The County Board approved a $30,000 contract ...

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Outside the Mi'kmaq Nation's health department sits a dome-shaped tent, built by hand from saplings and covered in black canvas. It's one of several sweat lodges on the tribe's ...

Those of us who could attend the sweat lodge were asked to bring food for a potluck supper afterwards, and spare towels, toilet paper, or paper towels for the group's use during the evening. At each ...