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04 FEBRUARY 2010 - CAMP VERDE, AZ: J.R. Packhorse, representing the Intertribal Eagle Feather Council and Lakota Nation talks about Native American interests in the James Arthur Ray case. Packhorse said he was there to observe the proceeding to make sure Native interests and common law interests coincided. He said Ray had violated Native traditions by using a sacred ceremony to make money. He said that in traditional culture you presented a small gift to leader of the ceremony but didn't pay him. And that the sweat lodge ceremony is a life giving ceremony but that Ray had, allegedly, taken lives during the ceremony. Ray was arrested in Prescott, AZ, on Feb 3 and charged with three counts of manslaughter after three people died during a sweat lodge ceremony he was holding in Sedona, AZ, in October 2009. The ceremony was a part of a "Spiritual Warrior" workshop Ray was leading. He charged participants $8,000 each. James Arthur Ray had his initial appearance in Yavapai County Court in Camp Verde Thursday morning. His bail was set at $5 Million Dollars (US). Ray did not post bail and remains in jail. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ NO SALES

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04 FEBRUARY 2010 - CAMP VERDE, AZ: J.R. Packhorse, representing the Intertribal Eagle Feather Council and Lakota Nation talks about Native American interests in the James Arthur Ray case. Packhorse said he was there to observe the proceeding to make sure Native interests and common law interests coincided. He said Ray had violated Native traditions by using a sacred ceremony to make money. He said that in traditional culture you presented a small gift to leader of the ceremony but didn't pay him. And that the sweat lodge ceremony is a life giving ceremony but that Ray had, allegedly, taken lives during the ceremony. Ray was arrested in Prescott, AZ, on Feb 3 and charged with three counts of manslaughter after three people died during a sweat lodge ceremony he was holding in Sedona, AZ, in October 2009. The ceremony was a part of a "Spiritual Warrior" workshop Ray was leading. He charged participants $8,000 each. James Arthur Ray had his initial appearance in Yavapai County Court in Camp Verde Thursday morning. His bail was set at $5 Million Dollars (US). Ray did not post bail and remains in jail. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ NO SALES
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