In the early afternoon of Oct. 10, 2000, more than a dozen Utah County sheriff's deputies wielding a search warrant banged on the door of James Mooney and his Oklevueha EarthWalks Native American ...

The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America. It holds sacred the peyote cactus, which grows naturally only in some ...

WASHINGTON—Last week, a delegation of leaders representing the Native American Church of North America (NACNA) and Tribal leaders continued efforts on Capitol Hill asking for federal assistance to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of ...

The possibility that states might decriminalize the general use of peyote is raising concerns among Indigenous practitioners, who employ the cactus in traditional settings like the Native American ...

For the past 18 years, Marine Staff Sgt. Shawn Arnold has been banned from a practice that is central to his religion. That changed Tuesday when the military said it will allow American Indian ...

The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America. It holds sacred the peyote cactus, which grows naturally only in some ...

Peyote contains the alkaloid mescaline that when ingested produces hallucinations, heightened perception of color and an intensification of the senses—similar to LSD but much less potent. Native ...

HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish ...

The property of the late Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By DEEPA BHARATH and JESSIE WARDARSKI The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North ...