Plants have always been central to Native American life, used not only for food and medicine but also for spiritual and ceremonial purposes. These plants, revered for their healing properties ...

Peyote is not just a medicinal herb — it is “a spiritual guide ... in which government-licensed peyoteros harvested the ...

Why not include Indigenous California plants outside the museum ... a food also used in religious ceremonies; yarrow, a medicinal herb; and western redbud, which adds color to Native American basketry ...