Native Americans who use peyote as part of a religious ritual show no long-term negative health effects and actually fare better than recovering alcoholics, according to Harvard researchers. A ...

A batch of scientifically studied peyote – a holy “medicine” to many Indigenous peoples – was about to go up in smoke. It was February 2024, and the Scottsdale Research Institute had just received ...

REAL DE CATORCE, Mexico -- Hawk feathers tucked into the band of his dusty hat serve as proof that Rico is a serious shaman-in-training. The feathers were earned, he said, after he completed religious ...