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Understanding Indigenous Cultures: A Crucial Step in Establishing Connections with Sacred Medicines
Dr. Beatriz C. Labate's research has focused on the cultural and spiritual significance of ayahuasca, a sacred plant medicine used in traditional healing practices, and its increasing use in the West. She discusses the importance of understanding and respecting the cultural context of ayahuasca use, as well as the importance of building relationships with Indigenous communities that have been using this medicine for generations.
In this session, you’ll discover:
- The importance of approaching sacred medicine and indigenous traditions with cultural respect
- The importance of building relationships with Indigenous communities that have been using this medicine for generations
- The risk of cultural appropriation and commodification of sacred medicine and indigenous cultures when they are not approached correctly
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UPGRADE HEREDr. Beatriz C. Labate
Dr. Beatriz C. Labate is a queer Brazilian anthropologist based in San Francisco. She has a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. Her main areas of interest are the study of plant medicines, drug policy, shamanism, ritual, religion, and social justice. She is executive director of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines and serves as public education and culture specialist at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). She is also visiting scholar at Naropa University’s Center for Psychedelic Studies and advisor at the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition. Beatriz is a co-founder of the Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive Studies (NEIP) in Brazil, and editor of its website. She is an author, co-author, and co-editor of twenty-seven books, two special-edition journals, and several peer-reviewed articles.
