Native American Church

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The Native American Church is a syncretic religious movement among various Indigenous peoples of North America that combines traditional Native spiritual practices with elements of Christianity, often centered around the ceremonial use of peyote.

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instanceOf new religious movement
peyote religion
religious organization
syncretic religion
aimsTo heal physical and spiritual illness
preserve Native traditions
promote sobriety among Native Americans
associatedWithEthnicGroup First Nations
Indigenous peoples of North America
Native Americans
ceremonyLeaderTitle cedarman
drummer
fireman
roadman
coreBelief monotheism
moral code emphasizing family responsibility
moral code emphasizing honesty
moral code emphasizing respect for life
moral code emphasizing sobriety
reverence for Jesus Christ
reverence for the Great Spirit
corePractice all-night prayer meetings
ceremonial use of peyote
singing of peyote songs
use of gourd rattles
use of water drum
emphasizesConcept communal sharing of visions
confession and repentance
personal revelation
exemptionFor sacramental peyote use by members
facesIssue legal challenges over peyote use
misclassification of peyote as purely recreational drug
geographicRegion North America
hasAlternativeName Native American Peyote Church
Peyote Religion
Peyotism
hasDenominationalVariation Big Moon ceremony
Cross Fire Road
Half Moon Road
hasRitualObject cedar
fire altar
gourd rattle
peyote cactus
roadman staff
tobacco
water drum
historicalOrigin late 19th century
historicalOriginPlace Indian Territory
Oklahoma
influencedBy Caddo peyote practices
Christian Protestantism
Comanche peyote practices
Kiowa peyote practices
Roman Catholicism
legalProtection American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
legalStatusInUnitedStates federally recognized religion
membershipRestrictedTo Indigenous people in many chapters
musicType peyote songs accompanied by drum and rattle
organizationalForm loose federation of independent chapters
tribal-level churches
primaryRegion Canada
Mexico
United States
regardedPeyoteAs sacrament
sacred medicine
relatedTo American Indian religious freedom movement
pan-Indian movement
religiousTradition Christianity
Indigenous North American spirituality
sacramentalUseOf peyote
scripturalReference Christian Bible
linked to: Bible
usesSubstance peyote
worshipStyle all-night tipi meeting
meeting held around central fire

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Native American Church hasAlternativeName Peyote Religion
linked to: Native American Church
Native American Church hasAlternativeName Peyotism
linked to: Native American Church
Native American Church hasAlternativeName Native American Peyote Church
linked to: Native American Church
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linked to: Native American Church
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Native Americans religion Peyotism
linked to: Native American Church
Native Americans religion Native American Church
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Ute people religion Native American Church
Kickapoo people religion Native American Church
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Delaware Nation religion Native American Church
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Yavapai-Apache Nation hasReligion Native American Church
Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma hasPrimaryReligion Native American Church
Yurok religion Native American Church
Karok religion Native American Church
Clackamas people religion Native American Church
Fort Mojave Indian Reservation hasReligion Native American Church
Wintu people religion Native American Church
Galen Black religiousAffiliation Native American Church
Shoshone religion Native American Church
Hupa people religion Native American Church
Karuk people religion Native American Church
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians religion Native American Church
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah hasReligion Native American Church
Kiowa people religion Native American Church
Cedar Band of Paiutes religion Native American Church
Lummi people religion Native American Church
Iowa people traditionalReligion Native American Church (peyotism)
linked to: Native American Church
Quanah Parker religion Native American Church
Quanah Parker religion Peyote religion
linked to: Native American Church
Yavapai currentReligions Native American Church
Loyal Shawnee religion Native American Church
Southern Cheyenne religion Native American Church
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas religion Native American Church
Klamath people religion Native American Church
Northern Paiute religion Native American Church
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma religion Native American Church
Apache groups religion Native American Church (some members)
linked to: Native American Church
American Indian Religious Freedom Act relatedTo Native American Church
subject linked to: AIRFA
Winnebago Reservation hasReligiousPractice Native American Church