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Peyote's historical significance as a sacrament faces sustainability challenges due to increased psychedelic use and ecological threats. Discussion focuses on legal and environmental protection for future generations.
Steven S Benally, Lucy Benally, Forrest Tahdooahnippah
Traditional medicines and indigenous communities attract outsiders, but interactions can unintentionally harm. How can outsiders respectfully engage and contribute to traditional cultures?
Sandor Iron Rope, Claude Guislain, Sutton King
Plant Lophophora williamsii in México is examined historically and anthropologically, from initial prohibition in 1620 to modern controversies over its legal status and conservation. Religious, medicinal, and ritual practices are
Nidia A Olvera Hernández
The characterization of 'Mother Ayahuasca' as a benevolent healing spirit in the West is a recent commercial trend, contrasting with traditional Amazonian views where the spirit is not gendered. This
Emily Sinclair
Indigenous plant medicines and practices are threatened by colonialism, extraction, and climate change. Supporting traditional Indigenous Medicine conservation directly supports climate and biodiversity conservation.
Miriam Volat, Mona Polacca, Chief Nixiwaka Biraci Yawanawa
Huni Kuin Indigenous representative discusses traditional use of ayahuasca, expressing concerns about globalization and potential loss of cultural significance with expanding Western interest in the plant.
Leopardo Yawa Bane
Panel explores reciprocity in global plant medicine spaces, focusing on disparities in psychedelic renaissance participation between Global North and South communities, emphasizing Indigenous perspectives and advocating for decolonization. Discussions include
Marlena Robbins, Joseph Mays
Inti details efforts to restore the Historias y Memorias Mazatecas Archive, facing preservation challenges and outlining remaining tasks. To learn more or donate, visit https://www.ffungi.org/en/mazatecas.
Inti Garcia-Flores
Mazatec people's traditional psilocybin healing ceremonies were disrupted by unwanted visitors post-1957 Life Magazine article, impacting their community and raising concerns about intellectual property in the current psychedelic revival.
Osiris García Cerqueda, Rene Arevalo Martinez
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