Tag: culture

Supporting Indigenous Autonomy Means Participating in a Story of Relationship

The Yanesha of Peru, along with other Amazonian groups, engage with cultural tourism in response...

Is Ayahuasca Cultural Heritage of Brazil?

Ayahuasca, a drink produced from two plants native to the Amazon region, has gained notoriety...

Considerations for Psychedelic Therapists when Working with Native American People and Communities

Introduction: Native American’s World View Growing up on the Diné (Navajo) reservation, I now realize...

Report: Ayahuasca Symposium UK

Introduction On Sunday, June 23, I attended the first “Ayahuasca Symposium” in London, UK, on...

The Island: Recovering Self, Culture and Place through Plant Medicine

I am a US Citizen of Puerto Rican descent, and have bloodlines tracing back to...

Why the Psychedelic Community is so White

[starbox]   The War on Drugs is inherently anti-black. You can’t have a drug war without racism....

A New Era of Psychedelic Policy?

[starbox] Since the beginning of the US-led War on Drugs nearly 50 years ago, when...

Is Ayahuasca Really Disappearing?

[starbox] At the April 2017 Psychedelic Science Conference in Oakland, I heard more than a...

Drinking Yagé to Resist Capitalist Violence

[starbox] Ethnic groups in southern Colombia, such as the Siona, are using yagé (a local...

Racism and the discrimination against Cannabis by Ayahuasca Users in Brazil

[starbox]   Foreigners, and even Brazilians, often feel confused by the fierce accusations leveled by...

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