Native American Church

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new religious movement peyote religion religious organization syncretic religion

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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Peyotism	2
Native American Church (some members)	1
Native American Peyote Church	1
Peyote Religion	1

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
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 Church ⓘ surface form: Native American Peyote Church Native American Church ⓘ surface form: Peyote Religion Native American Church ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: 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 of America ⓘ surface form: United States
regardedPeyoteAs	sacrament ⓘ sacred medicine ⓘ
relatedTo	American Indian religious freedom movement ⓘ pan-Indian movement ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Indigenous North American spirituality ⓘ
sacramentalUseOf	peyote ⓘ
scripturalReference	Bible ⓘ surface form: Christian Bible
usesSubstance	peyote ⓘ
worshipStyle	all-night tipi meeting ⓘ meeting held around central fire ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Native American Church → hasAlternativeName → Native American Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peyote Religion

Native American Church → hasAlternativeName → Native American Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peyotism

Native American Church → hasAlternativeName → Native American Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Native American Peyote Church

Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma → hasPrimaryReligion → Native American Church ⓘ

Yavapai-Apache Nation → hasReligion → Native American Church ⓘ

Ho-Chunk → practicesReligion → Native American Church ⓘ

Winnebago → practicesReligion → Native American Church ⓘ

American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994 → relatedTo → Native American Church ⓘ

Native American religions → relatedTo → Native American Church ⓘ

Chemehuevi people → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Native American Church (some members)

Delaware Nation → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

Karok → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

Kickapoo people → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

Mojave people → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

Native Americans → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peyotism

Native Americans → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

Navajo people → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

Quechan people → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

Serrano → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

Ute people → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

Yurok → religion → Native American Church ⓘ

Cross Fire Road → religiousTradition → Native American Church ⓘ