Peyote, a cactus that contains mescaline, a hallucinogen, grows naturally in South Texas and northern Mexico. It is sacred to many Indigenous people, playing a central role in their ceremonies, spiritual practice and medicine. Peyote is being threatened by overharvesting, drug decriminalization laws and a resurgence in psychedelic use.
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Peyote, a cactus containing mescaline, is sacred to many Indigenous people. It’s being threatened by over harvesting, drug decriminalization laws and psychedelic use. This photo provided by the Library of Congress shows Comanche Nation Chief, Quanah Parker, in 1909. Parker played a major role in creating the Native American Church.
Peyote is not just a medicinal herb — it is “a spiritual guide and a north star,” said Primeaux, who comes from five generations of peyote people. The plant has been a guiding light amid their traumatic history.An initiative to conserve and protect peyote Sandor Iron Rope, president of the Native American Church of South Dakota and Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative board member, left, and Miriam Volat, executive director of the Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative and co-director of the RiverStyx Foundation, look for peyote.
“They can hear, they can understand. They have their powers, they have their place, a purpose and a reason — just like us.” Members of the Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative, Azee Bee Nahgha of Diné Nation, look for peyote growing in the wild. Yankton Sioux and Apache tribal member Adrian Primeaux, stands for a portrait at the Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative.
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