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
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 Indigenous medicines like Ayahuasca have become global phenomena. Psychedelic companies are exploring them for drug development, posing challenges for Indigenous and ceremonial communities.
Jerónimo Mazarrasa explores lessons modern psychedelic medicine can learn from indigenous traditions in working with powerful plants like ayahuasca. He draws from 20 years of experience with ayahuasca practices.
Jerónimo Mazarrasa
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
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