On the second day of the ceremony, Feay said officers from the Sacramento Police Department broke up the gathering. After that, they charged her fiance, who was leading the morning sunrise song and prayers, with two misdemeanors – unlawful camping and obstructing the street.

The same day, police seized the tipi and labeled it as a tarp and bamboo sticks, according to the agency’s Feb. 5 booking receipt reviewed by CapRadio.

“I’m hurt, I feel disrespected. My treaty rights were violated,” Feay said. “They took my church. Where am I going to go pray?"

  • SpaceNoodle
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    5 months ago

    Remind me which parts of the constitution they still care about.

    • Dadifer
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      5 months ago

      For people trying to make a christofascist theocracy, religious “freedom” is the only thing they care about.