Resources
Recommended Readings:
“1st Indigenous Ayahuasca Conference – Yubaka Hayrá, Acre, Brazil: The Wisdom of the Elders” (2018) - Maíra Dias, Ph.D
“The Commodification of Ayahuasca: How Can we do Better?” (2019) - Chacruna Institute
“Sacred Reciprocity: Supporting the Roots of the Psychedelic Movement” (2020) - Celina De Leon
“Guidelines for Inclusion of Indigenous People into Psychedelic Science Conferences” (2020) - Belinda Eriacho
“Psychedelic Scientists Should Honor Indigenous Plants and Traditions” (2020) - Bia Labate
“Coronavirus, Ayahuasca, and Indigenous Resilience” (2020) - Jasmine Virdi
“Supporting Indigenous Autonomy Means Participating in a Story of Relationship” (2020) - Joseph Mays
“A Collective Call for Accountability in Plant Medicine Experiences” (2020) - Cash Ahenakew, Rene Suša, and Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti
“What Do Psychedelic Medicine Companies Owe to the Community?” (2020) - Matthew Baggott, Ph.D
“Colonial Shadows in the Psychedelic Renaissance” (2020) - Diana Negrín, Ph.D.
“Supporting Grassroots Initiatives for Indigenous People in the Amazon during COVID” (2020) - Chacruna Institute
“Mazatec Perspectives on the Globalization of Psilocybin Mushrooms” (2020) - Rosalía Acosta López
“Let’s Talk About Hikuri: A Peyote Conservation Project by the Wixárika” (2021) - Lisbeth Bonilla and Pedro Nájera Quezada
“Researchers Demand Reparations to Mazatecs for Mushroom “Spirit”” (2021) - Marcelo Leite, Ph.D
“Real Reciprocity: The People Who Brought You Sacred Plant Medicine Need Your Support” (2022) - Artionka Capiberibe
“Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative of the Americas: A Respectful Path Forward for the Psychedelic Movement” (2022) - Joseph Mays, Daniela Peluso, and Bia Labate
“Ten Tips for Standing in Solidarity with Indigenous People and Plant Medicines” (2024) - Glauber Loures de Assis, Bia Labate, Joseph Mays, and Clancy Cavnar
“Rethinking Power, Plants, and the Future of Psychedelic Culture” (2025) - Bia Labate
“‘Not My Place’ – Bridging Epistemic Frameworks to Integrate Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science in the Psychedelic Renaissance” (2025) - Miranda Milbauer
“Chacruna Launches the Certificate in Ceremony, Ethics & Reciprocity” (2025) - Chacruna Institute
Recommended Videos
What does "reciprocity" mean?
Hear directly from the Sierra Mazateca (CIPREPACMA) and the Wirikuta Desert (Wixarika Research Center and Hablemos de Hikuri) as they share what “reciprocity” means to them within the context of colonial legacies and the globalization of plant medicines.
Decolonizing psychedelics and indigenous reciprocity
A look at how “reciprocity” responds to colonial dynamics in global plant medicine spaces, and how Chacruna’s Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative offers a grassroots alternative centered on community autonomy and diverse worldviews.
It's Time the Psychedelics Community Gave Back
Indigenous peoples have safeguarded psychedelic traditions and biodiversity for generations, yet the community has offered little in tangible support. As the industry grows and capital pours in, now is the time to move from admiration to meaningful action.
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First Nations and American Indian perspectives on Indigenous Reciprocity
Traditions in Dialogue: Indigenous Wisdom and Psychedelic Research
Psychedelics, Nagoya Protocol & Indigenous and Local Communities Rights: A Brazilian Perspective
From Reciprocity to Sovereignty: Sacred Plants Conservation and Community
How can we integrate Indigenous people into academic research on psychedelics?
Gabon and the Ethics of the Globalization of Iboga and Ibogaine