An examination of the vibrant traditional and folk arts inspired by the sacramental use of peyote by members of the Native American Church

Despite challenges by the federal government to restrict the use of peyote, the Native American Church, which uses the hallucinogenic cactus as a religious sacr

Describes the peyote plant, the birth of peyotism in western Oklahoma, its spread from Indian Territory to Mexico, the High Plains, and the Far West, its role a

Examines the Oregon court case over whether the First Amendment protects the right of Native Americans to use peyote in their religious practices.

"Ramón Medina Silva, a Huichol Indian shaman priest or mara'akame, instructed me in many of his culture's myths, rituals, and symbols, particularly those perta