MOORHEAD - To Cera Swiftwater, the experience inside a sweat lodge is like a hot shower. It's a place to collect her thoughts and pray for family and a "cleansing for the week." "It's honestly one of ...

The typical sweat lodge built in Pima County does not require a building permit, chief building official Yves Khawam said last week. But that is small comfort for some locals worried about operating ...

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

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 ...

Hundreds of Native American tribes are getting money from lawsuit settlements with opioid companies. Some are investing the new funds in... A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat ...