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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Medicine Men To Gather in Window Rock


Associated Press
      WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — As many as 250 medicine men from North and South America will gather in Window Rock, Ariz., starting Thursday, for the 60th annual conference of the Native American Church of North America.
    The Native American Church uses peyote to allow communion with God and to give healing.
    But medicine men find the practice is becoming more complex as laws governing the use of feathers, herbs and plants become stricter.
    The president of the Arizona chapter of the Native American Church, Emerson Jackson, says federal representatives will talk with attendees about the rules governing what medicine men use, including eagle feathers, plants and herbs.
    The event, which runs through Sunday, also includes religious ceremonies and a sweat lodge.
   

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