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Peyote and the Politics of Identity: Race and Religion in the Formation of the Native American Church (A Native Voices Program)


Tarrant County College Southeast Campus - Judith Carrier Library

Lisa Barnett, Ph.D., Texas Christian University, will present on the issues surrounding the controversy over the use of peyote as a part of American Indian religious ceremonies during the late 19th and early 20rh centuries. This program is co-sponsored by the TCC Southeast Campus Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, the Department of History, the Judith J. Carrier Library, and the Native Voices exhibition, on display at the library in ESED 1200 from August 21 to September 27. The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) developed and produced Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness. The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in partnership with NLM, tours the exhibition to America's libraries. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 9:50 a.m.

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2100 Southeast Parkway · Arlington, TX 76018


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