Hand et al. v. Ray et al., a federal lawsuit filed November 2009 by Floyd Hand Jr. and other Oglala delegates to the Black Hills Sioux Nation Treaty Council in the United States District Court, District of Arizona, Case No. CV 09 8196 PCT FJM, alleges that James Arthur Ray, Angel Valley Retreat Center, the United States and the State of Arizona desecrated the sacred Oinikiga and violated the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty. Its strength is that it is the official federal court record of the Lakota nation's own legal response to the events. Its limit is that it documents the lawsuit's filing and claims, not its ultimate disposition, and it is not itself a source for ceremonial content.
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Tier one: the official federal court record of the Lakota nation's own legal response, filed in the United States District Court, District of Arizona. Its limit is that it documents the lawsuit's filing and claims, not its ultimate disposition, and it is not itself a source for ceremonial content. NotesFederal lawsuit filed November 2009 by Floyd Hand Jr. and other Oglala delegates to the Black Hills Sioux Nation Treaty Council against James Arthur Ray, Angel Valley Retreat Center, the United States and the State of Arizona, alleging desecration of the sacred Oinikiga and violation of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty. Official federal court record of the Lakota nation's own legal response, not ceremonial content.
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AuthorUnited States District Court, District of Arizona (Prescott Division)
PublisherFederal court record, Case No. CV-09-8196-PCT-FJM
Publication Year2009
URLhttps://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/sweat-lodge-saga-continues-south-dakota-indian-tribe-suing-james-arthur-ray-for-desecration-of-a-sacred-lakota-ceremony-6643066/
Source TypeCase law
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- Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
- Practices, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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