Oklevueha NAC Religious Freedoms Prevails

The Utah Supreme Court unanimous ruling ended the State of Utah's attempt to outlaw the Native American Church. However, the Utah Supreme Court ruling began the Native American Rights Fund, John E. Echohawk and Steven C. Moore(NARF), See National Public Radio (NPR) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/st... Rated F or being a Fraud organization by The American Institute of Philanthropy, advised the State Utah step by step on how to progress in this attack on the first amendment. NARF proclaiming to support American Native Culture through advising the Native American Church of North America, at one time I was Vice President of the Salt Lake City Chapter, to supply bogus information to the State of Utah.

Then when the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Oklevueha Native American Church, NARF solicited a Bill Attainder Law, http://www.techlawjournal.com/glossar..., to marginalize the practicing of American Native Spirituality in the State of Utah. NARF full well, UTAH LEGISLATURE SEEKS TO CLOSE LOOPHOLES IN PEYOTE LAW (UTAH) January 19, 2006, http://pluralism.org/news/article.php..., this law would be in direct opposition of Federal Laws, "¶22 Because the text of the exemption is devoid of any reference to tribal status, we find no support for an interpretation limiting the exemption to tribal members. See Boyll, 774 F. Supp. at 1338 (holding that under the plain language of the federal Religious Peyote Exemption, THE EXEMPTION APPLIES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH, REGARDLESS OF ANY TRIBAL AFFILIATION). THE TERM "MEMBERS" IN THE EXEMPTION CLEARLY REFERS TO MEMBERS OF THE "NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH" -NOT TO MEMBERS OF FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES." Utah Supreme Court Ruling State of Utah v. Oklevueha Native American Church, June 22, 2004, http://www.nativeamericanchurch.net/L..., all the while fraudulently advising the state legislators that this legislation was merely getting State of Utah laws into step with federal laws.

NARF through State of Utah Director of Indian Affairs Forest Cuch, fraudulently solicited other State of Utah American Native Spiritual Leaders to Slander the reputation of Medicine Man James Warren Flaming Eagle Mooney to the State of Utah Legislators, http://www.nativeamericanchurch.net/N..., "NATIVE AMERICANS UNITE WITH LEGISLATORS & PROSECUTORS TO PASS PEYOTE BILL" and "They have done their homework to protect the rights of Native Americans and stop others from profaning a holy sacrament," says Forrest S. Cuch, Director of the Division of Indian Affairs., http://attorneygeneral.utah.gov/334.html, who was awarded State of Utah Corrections citizen of the year for being a Medicine Man and for building and conducting Sweat Lodge Ceremonies, http://www.nativeamericanchurch.net/N..., in the State of Utah prison system by, then State of Utah Governor Michael Leavitt, September of 1993.

NARF has conspired, http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/..., with the State of Utah for at least 10 years to marginalizing or attempted to outlaw the practicing of American Native Spirituality in the United States of America through illegal judicial and legislative means. NARF's modus operandi has been soliciting fear, mistrust and hatred between tribal governments, the Native American Church, between different Native American Church Spiritual Leaders and United States Governments.

** Please see - Native American Church #7 Peyote Chief Returned, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyeyt_... **

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[Ennit4]

Okay, for one he probably doesn't even have an indigenous background, two he has no right to be using all these things that are sacred to indigenous people's. What he is doing is a wrong in so many ways, In my opinion he is just another wanna be.

[jamesflamingeagle]

I rarely look at these comments, However, It is interesting to see so much hatred spewed out concerning something that is exposing some real truth's about the American Native culture by American Native persons themselves. Concerning my heritage, anyone of interest can go to nativeamericanchurches - jameswfemooney, where one can decide for themselves if I am Seminole or not. Peace!

[SinnFein4ever]

Never let it be said that ordinary citizens cannot challenge their government and win.

Even one person on their own, can do it.

[jamesflamingeagle]

TRUE STORY!!!!

[Tlexiktli2003]

OMG, it took FOUR YEARS!!! To prove a FEDERAL LAW, CIVIL RIGHT???? Geez and the Majoirty of the cops are Mormons, right? You think they would have sympathy .......for all the oppression they have been through.

What is the law in Canada?

Thats why I am always scared to go to meetings up there......yeah I am chicken

[jamesflamingeagle]

You are welcome to sit with us around any of our ceremonial fires.

[michael briscoe]

aho james!thank you for making these ceremonies legal for non-indigenous people!and thank you for taking a stand on what you believe!

[Wammballamallaballa]

Besides; I ask myself how someone can not be glad to have all people experience peyote, although he/her has taken it. Somehow the teachings of Peyote must have gone wrong and that person is maybe from the other side if you know what I mean.

[Wammballamallaballa]

In other words: The great Spirit has created all people and granted them the same rights. And if the use of entheogens breings people to the Spirit well then give it to all people so we can overcome the mistakes and idiotic behaviour of the past.

But you want to keep the world as it is through stupid false rivalry and pride.

[Wammballamallaballa]

why would you want to prohibit someone to use a substance just because he is not member of a group? Does one group has more rights than others? No it doesn't. I think the world should have learned that from the destruction of the indigenous populations and also among others, the Nazi ideology. What you are trying to do is the same as what the Nazis did. Grant a group a certain right just because it has supposed rights, which in essence should apply to all people of the world

[Castle Coatl]

this should never have been an issue to begin with. this is utter bs and lack of respect of a culture, and religion which was here long b4 the 1st european stepped foot here.

[MrCraigary123]

I have never taken peyote but I love native culture and I have found a lot of peace in the sweat lodge. It will change you.

[MrCraigary123]

Peace and love