Editing Iriadamant (section)

== Lifestyle and troubles ==
[[File:Iriadamant camp in Kittilä in October 1992 (JOKAJUK3D A-8).tif|thumb|Iriadamant camp members inside a gwam]]
[[File:Iriadamant camp in Kittilä in October 1992 (JOKAJUK3D A-7).tif|thumb|Gwam exterior]]
The Iriadamant practiced [[animistic]] religious beliefs. Daily rituals and routines were planned around planetary cycles and the seasons. Four "guardians of the elements" were elected quarterly to delegate duties to tribal members. The community lived on a vegan diet and sought to gather much of their food. The group led sustainable living workshops in nearby municipalities as part of their "[[School of Hard Knocks|University of Life]]" program.<ref name=":1"/>

In Finland, the Iriadamant were unsuccessful in their quest for self-sufficiency. The camp was reliant on food donations from local farmers and members of their support organization. Potatoes were illegally smuggled from [[Sollefteå]] as they were unable to grow their own.<ref name=":1" /> Four truckloads of firewood were delivered each day. Despite this outside support, camp conditions were inadequate. Hygiene and dental health were noted to be issues.

The group also pretended to live more organically than it actually did, secretly using modern supplies and tools. Dishware made to look like bark and cloth was actually plastic and glass.<ref name=":4" /> Donated clothes were discarded or used as building insulation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-09-07 |title=Ekologisuus ei toteutunut Kittilän intiaanileirissä |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-5881133 |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}}</ref> It was found that they used modern saws to fell trees. After the camp was abandoned, a large amount of plastic trash remained.<ref name="outojoukko">{{Cite web |title=Outo joukko "intiaaneja" leiriytyi Suomeen |url=http://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2010/04/23/outo-joukko-intiaaneja-leiriytyi-suomeen |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=yle.fi |date=23 April 2010 |language=fi-FI}}</ref>

In August 1992, a three-year-old boy died in the camp from [[bronchitis]] and [[duodenitis]].<ref name=":4" /> One of the group's members, Ilpo Okkonen, claimed that the boy may have been sexually abused by Maltais before his death. According to Okkonen, the child and Maltais privately retreated to Maltais' gwam following a ceremony on the boy's birthday. The child's scream was later heard from the gwam. After the incident, the boy became frantic and withdrawn.<ref name=hesari />