"Two very important books have appeared in 1996: 'Reuben Snake:
Your Humble Serpent' and 'One Nation Under God: The Triumph of the
Native America Church.' I say they're important because they are
designed for the U.S. Government and the American people as an
audience. The books are not teaching Indigenous people about
peyote; they're documents to voice the concerns of indigenous
Nations, to protect those of us who participate in the spirituality
of peyote -- as members of the Native American Church or as
individuals". (The Native American Press, Ojibwe News)
"One Nation Under God is an essential and informative
contribution to Native American studies reading lists". (The
Midwest Book Review)
"Reuben Snake's personal testimony on behalf of the sacred
peyote is seconded and supported by the chapter 'Voices of the
Native American Church, ' which presents a persuasive collection of
short, heartfelt testimonials... about the life-affirming teachings
of love and respect that are at the heart of the peyote way".
(Shaman's Drum)
This book celebrates the endurance of the Native American
Church, which now has some 80 chapters throughout the country.
Prayer meetings, the sacramental use of peyote, and the
significance of various practices and objects are described.
Eloquent testimony of Church members from different tribes
demonstrates that peyote is not used to obtain "visions" but to
heal the body and spirit and to teach righteousness. The authors
describe the legal battle to overturn the Supreme Court's Smith
decision of 1990, which cited peyote use to deny the Native
American Church the First Amendment right to "the free exercise of
religion". The American Indian Religious Freedom ActAmendments,
passed by Congress in 1994, providing an exemption allowing the use
of peyote by the Native American Church, was overturned by the
Supreme Court in 1997.
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