Adam DeArmon - Sacred Medicine & Peyote Preservation

Sacred Medicine Stewardship & Peyote Preservation

SACRED MEDICINE STEWARDSHIP

For generations, Indigenous peoples have maintained relationships with sacred plants through prayer, ceremony, traditional knowledge, and responsibility to the Earth.

NAC of ICSAW approaches sacred medicine stewardship with respect for these longstanding relationships and for the protocols, teachings, and responsibilities surrounding their ceremonial use.

The church's work includes the cultivation, propagation, preservation, stewardship, and responsible care of traditional sacred plants within the religious practices and policies of the church and in accordance with applicable law.

This work is grounded not simply in preserving plants themselves, but in preserving the relationships, knowledge, responsibilities, and cultural traditions connected with them.

PEYOTE PRESERVATION

Peyote has been at the heart of Adam Yellow Bird DeArmon's plant preservation work for more than two decades.

The slow-growing cactus holds profound ceremonial and cultural significance for Native peoples and faces increasing pressures upon its natural habitat and wild populations.

Adam's work has focused on cultivation and propagation as a means of supporting long-term preservation and reducing pressure on plants growing in the wild.

For NAC of ICSAW, preservation means looking beyond the needs of the present generation. It asks how sacred plants can be cared for responsibly today so that they—and the traditions surrounding them—remain alive for generations yet to come.

PRESERVATION THROUGH CULTIVATION

Responsible cultivation can play an important role in protecting vulnerable sacred plants and supporting their continuation.

NAC of ICSAW seeks to develop sustainable cultivation and preservation practices that honor the natural growth cycles of these plants while encouraging propagation, education, ecological responsibility, and long-term stewardship.

The vision extends beyond the cultivation of individual plants. It is about creating places where sacred medicines can be protected and cared for and where appropriate knowledge concerning their stewardship can continue to be passed from generation to generation.

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Sacred Medicine Stewardship & Peyote Preservation

SACRED MEDICINE STEWARDSHIP

PEYOTE PRESERVATION

PRESERVATION THROUGH CULTIVATION

Honoring Our Ancestors • Empowering the Present • Inspiring the Future INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL & ANCESTRAL WISDOM

Honoring Our Ancestors • Empowering the Present • Inspiring the Future

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL & ANCESTRAL WISDOM