![]() ![]() Reaching land shortly thereafter, the hemp seed was planted, and bore fruit that nourished and clothed the people. ![]() Then the bird opened its mouth and out popped a sacred seed: a hemp seed. Looking for land, they released a bird, but the bird returned to the ship with nothing in its talons nor beak. Their society started in dramatic fashion near a landmark called “Heart of the Monster.” It was here that a clever coyote outwitted a monster and freed both people and animals.Ībout 10,000 years later, a major flood left her people literally and metaphorically adrift but formed the basis of their sacred relationship with cannabis. ![]() When discussing the relationship of cannabis to Native American society, Oatman, who is in her early 40s, starts by noting that archeological data indicates that her people have been inhabitants of the Columbia River Plateau for over 16,000 years. Isn’t it strange that many aspects of the cannabis industry are scrutinized down to the smallest detail, yet we know so little about this continent’s original peoples – Native Americans – and their experience with and connection to cannabis? Mary Jane Oatman, a descendant of Chief Looking Glass of the Nez Perce Tribe of the Columbia River Plateau, wants to change that. ![]()
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