"The peyote was telling her: Eat me and you will be well.” She carried this plant back to Apache medicine men and elders who meditated and prayed with it, said Primeaux. He believes the Native ...

Peyote is being threatened by overharvesting, drug decriminalization laws and a resurgence in psychedelic use.

The ceremony typically lasts all night and includes prayer, singing, the sacramental eating of peyote, water rites and spiritual contemplation. Morgan Tosee, a member of the Comanche Nation who ...