Which Tribes Use Peyote?

Peyote grows on both sides of the Rio Grande. American Indians from what is today southern Texas joined compatriots from northern Mexico in employing the drug for their sacred rituals. From the southern Texas peoples, peyote use spread to nearby groups of Apaches, Comanches, Kiowas and Tonkawas.

What cultures use peyote?

From earliest recorded time, peyote has been used by indigenous peoples, such as the Huichol of northern Mexico and by various Native American tribes, native to or relocated to the Southern Plains states of present-day Oklahoma and Texas.

Did the Cherokee use peyote?

Among Cherokees, there are disputes about how "authentic" it is to promote this pan-Indian religion. As far as the United States government is concerned, the Church is controversial because of its ritual use of peyote, a practice which has often been subject to federal prosecution.