Tag: Indigenous People

Genocide by Other Means: Indigenous Peoples and the War on Drugs in Latin America and the Caribbean

The War on Drugs in Latin America and the Caribbean has negatively impacted the Indigenous...

Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative of the Americas (IRI) End of Year Report (January – December 2022)

Chacruna launched the Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative of the Americas (IRI) in April 2021 as a...

Two Projects Seek to Change the Legal Status of Peyote and Mushrooms in Mexico

Mexico is currently debating ritual and traditional uses, as well as non-Indigenous and therapeutic uses...

Researchers Demand Reparations to Mazatecs for Mushroom “Spirit”

There is an emerging multi-billon dollar market for psychedelic therapies as the research becomes more...

Let’s Talk About Hikuri: A Peyote Conservation Project by the Wixárika

This article introduces the Hablemos del Hikuri peyote conservation project that began in 2017 to...

How Did Ayahuasca, Indigenous Diversity and Conservation Become Commodities in the Amazon?

In this article, anthropologist Alhena Caicedo analyzes how the moral imperative of celebrating cultural diversity...

A Collective Call for Accountability in Plant Medicine Experiences

Plant medicine practices in the West have mostly been used for personal healing, empowerment or...

Supporting Grassroots Initiatives for Indigenous People in the Amazon during COVID

Chacruna aims to contribute to a larger body of work that critically examines, celebrates, and...

Coronavirus, Self-Isolation, and the Pragmatic Fatalism of Indigenous Peoples

We usually think about the medical systems of indigenous people in terms of plants, rituals,...