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This is the first part of an interesting interview with Jacques Mabit, the founder of Takiwasi which translates to hanting house. He says “The idea was the result of my experience as a medical doctor, when I saw how limited traditional treatments were. I met spiritual healers – Shamans – and realised they had resources unknown in the West.” He wanted to connect the spiritual healing of traditional practices with the rationalism of Western medicine.

He is very intrigued by the ritual use of a sacred plant called ayahuasca, which creates altered states of consciousness, but which he says is non-addictive. Ayahuasca gives visions in which users can engage with the underlying causes of their drug addiction. Strong physical reactions such as vomiting can also occur.

For the Takiwasi website click here: Takiwasi.Com

Native American Indian Rights | John Echohawk, Pawnee




EMBEZZLEMENT is the fraudulent appropriation by a person to his or her own use of property or money entrusted to that person’s care but owned by someone else. This is all it is – blatant theft that continues to go on day after day after day. Now, if these CRIMES were committed by anyone else – other than the US government – they’d be doing time.




John Echohawk is a Pawnee Native American and he’s also an attorney. Aside from that, he’s a hero and a leader.

Check these very interesting sites out:




Native American Rights Fund Celebrating 38 years of standing firm for justice.




ALSO:




Native American Rights Fund – Current Cases & Projects Index




National Indian Law Library The National Indian Law Library (NILL) is a public law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law. Our mission is to develop and make accessible a unique and valuable collection of Indian law resources and other information relating to Native Americans.




A Guide for Tribal Court Law Clerks and Judges – there’s a free download there




Pawnee Nation College


Attorney: Walter Echo-Hawk


Case Update




NARF is participating in the historic birth of a tribal college. Walter Echo-Hawk is serving on the Board of Trustees of the Pawnee Nation Academy. During its first year of operation, in which twenty-one courses were offered to 99 enrolled students, NARF assisted the College in developing a fund-raising strategy and in securing pro bono counsel to obtain 501(c)(3) non-profit status for the new college. As the second year commences, the college is focusing on completing work necessary to obtain accreditation and it continues fund-raising efforts for that purpose.




The Tribal Education Departments National Assembly, Co. (TEDNA)




Native American College Fund Individual Indian Money (IIM) Accounts Cobell v. Kempthorne





United National Indian Tribal Youth