‘Misused Traditions to Do Harm’: Judge Bans Disgraced Healer From Practice for One Year After Assault of Syilx Woman

‘Misused traditions to do harm’: Judge bans disgraced healer from practice for one year after assault of syilx woman

Content warning: This story details the impacts of an assault against an Indigenous woman. Please look after your spirit and read with care.

Judge bans disgraced healer from practice for one year after assault of syilx woman

The Penticton Law Courts building in snpink’tn (Penticton) in syilx homelands on Sept. 3. Photo by Aaron Hemens Content warning: This story details the impacts of an assault against an Indigenous woman. Please look after your spirit and read with care. An Indigenous man who had been acting as a spiritual healer has been temporarily banned from his practice, after he was convicted of assaulting a syilx woman during a session in 2022. A B.C. Supre…

Native healer convicted of assaulting client receives probation as penalty - The Turtle Island News

By Keith Lacey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Penticton Herald A native healer convicted of assaulting a woman during a healing ceremony was sentenced Friday to two years of probation and banned from all Syilx Okanagan Nation lands. The incident, which occurred in October 2022, has caused lasting trauma and sparked widespread condemnation from Indigenous leaders and the community. Donald Wayne Ashley, 51, was found guilty of one count of…