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General => Non-Frauds => Topic started by: Pono Aloha on May 29, 2012, 05:25:43 am

Title: Sweats for Veterans
Post by: Pono Aloha on May 29, 2012, 05:25:43 am

This sounds like good work

http://www.npr.org/2012/05/28/153875444/in-sweat-lodge-vets-find-healing-down-to-the-core

This is the bio of the man leading the sweats

http://www.whitebuffaloknife.com/i_want_to_live.html

Title: Re: Sweats for Veterans
Post by: educatedindian on May 29, 2012, 12:34:03 pm

Is this a question about him, or nonNatives in lodges?
Sweats for vets, including nonNatives, have been going on at least since Vietnam. I know the VA hospital in Phoenix has a lodge. The VA will even help with the costs of constructing a lodge, but they have criteria saying the persons building it must be known as healers within recognized NDN communities. There have been problems with exploiters trying to get at the govt funds.

Thomas has been doing a lot of good work all over it seems.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/03/26/suicide-survivor-arnold-thomas-to-kick-off-red-lake-youth-conference-104725
cdd.unm.edu/swconf/docs/program2004.doc
http://lps.org/instruction/federal/documents/sept.pdf

It's nice to be able to write about such a good man, since we often deal with some of the worst.
ETA: Moved to NonFrauds, but if people wish to write more about him or sweats for vets, one can.

Title: Re: Sweats for Veterans
Post by: Pono Aloha on May 31, 2012, 06:05:08 am

Thank you. I was happy to hear about this and just wanted to make sure.