Founded in the 1990s by Philip "Cloudpiler" Landis, the Nemenhah Band is a religious group that bases their teachings and practices on those of the ancient Native Americans. Tenets of the Nemenhah Band include a belief in spiritual adoption, as well as a belief in forgoing traditional medical treatments in favor of natural healing.Official Site: About Us
In May 2009, a judge in Minnesota ruled that 13-year-old Nemenhah Band teen Daniel Hauser must receive chemotherapy to treat Hodgkin's Disease. Daniel Hauser, along with his parents, had previously refused chemotherapy in favor of natural treatments.Salt Lake City Tribune: Parents of boy ordered to undergo cancer treatment (May 15, 2009)
Philip "Cloudpiler" Landis Fast Facts
- Name: Phillip Ried Landis
- Parents: Anola Jewel Bird and Ivan E. ‘Ike’ Catherman
- Ivan E. ‘Ike’ Catherman was the son of Pawna Tawny, listed in the 1900 Nez Perce Census
- Legally adopted at age four by John C. Landis
- Graduated from Hanford High School in Richland, Washington in 1979
- Earned a Naturopathic Doctorate from Herbal Healer Academy in Alaska in 1999
- 2000: Convicted of Deceptive Business Practices/Theft by Deception in Montana
- 2001: Convicted of Deceptive Business Practices/Theft by Deception in IdahoOfficial Site: Cloudpiler's Blog
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Founded in the 1990s
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Philip "Cloudpiler" Landis
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Landis has described his ethnic background as "one-quarter Native American"
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"Established as an Indigenous Group and People by Self Determination"Official Site: About Us
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Philip "Cloudpiler" Landis elected to the position of Principle Medicine Chief by the General Council of Nemenhah MothersOfficial Site: About Us
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Landis has been re-elected by unanimous vote each year since he was originally named Principle Medicine ChiefOfficial Site: About Us
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Band claims to provide a "safety net" for Natural HealersOfficial Site: About Us
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Nemenhah Band efforts are concentrated on "Healing of the Body Physical, the Body Familial, the Body Societal and the Whole Earth"Official Site: About Us
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All "Natural Healer of Good Intention" are invited to join the Nemenhah BandOfficial Site: About Us
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Prospective members can join the Nemenhah Band by following the principles of Spiritual Adoption and paying $250
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Members must agree to "First Do No Harm"Official Site: About Us
