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peyote, Native American Chuch
Rituals and Traditions

Ghost Dance and Peyote Medicine: the Spirit World of the Caddo People

Among the Caddo People of Oklahoma, the Coninisi or those who know the spirit medicine through the Ghost Dance religion and the Native American Church, took on the role of mediating relationships between the visible and invisible realms of the world, and between the living community and the souls of deceased ancestors. Thus, despite a tragic history, a people survives today.