Elders

Brazilian ayahuasca religious organization with established ceremonial structures and long-running governance around hoasca sacramental practice.

Oregon-based Santo Daime church describing legal operation, ceremonial continuity, and preservation of tradition in a local community context.

Indigenous-led governance forum focused on ayahuasca traditional knowledge protection, leadership coordination, and benefit-sharing discussions across participating peoples of the Americas.

Santo Daime religious institution describing itself as a non-sectarian ayahuasca church with formal governance, doctrinal preservation, and ritual sacramental use.

US nonprofit focused on Indigenous-led peyote conservation, church support, and reciprocal stewardship programs with Native American communities.

Inter-organizational Indigenous council composed of Native American Church bodies that issues public positions on peyote sacramental protection and legitimacy of Indigenous church governance.

Indigenous Native American Church organization advocating for protection of peyote sacramental use, chapter governance, and religious freedom in the United States.

Wixárika Indigenous authority coalition defending Wirikuta sacred sites and peyote stewardship, including legal and governance advocacy related to land protection.

Indigenous federation of yage practitioners from the Colombian Amazon representing community authorities and traditional medicine governance in policy, stewardship, and cultural continuity efforts.