Michigan parents in court over alleged peyote use

Thursday, May 31, 2007  

Three Michigan parents were in court last week facing allegations that they are giving their children peyote.

One father, a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, said he has a right to use peyote as a member of the Native American Church. His 7-year-old daughter tested positive for mescaline use.

The girl's mother, also a tribal member, wants the practice to stop. She says peyote use it not a traditional Ottawa or Chippewa practice.

In 2003, the father was ordered to stop giving peyote to his son, who was 4 years old at the time. A family court judge is trying to sort out the dispute. Two other parents are also involved.

Get the Story:
Court, father at odds before over kids' alleged peyote use (The Leelanau Enterprise 5/29)

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