LEADER 03348nam 2200625 450 001 9910797642903321 005 20230126213502.0 010 $a0-8263-5622-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000483660 035 $a(EBL)4012484 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001554669 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16182277 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001554669 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14241002 035 $a(PQKB)10922056 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4012484 035 $a(OCoLC)922925856 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse91444 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4012484 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11102504 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL838761 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000483660 100 $a20151113h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmada's blessings from the peyote gardens of South Texas /$fStacy B. Schaefer 210 1$aAlbuquerque, [New Mexico] :$cUniversity of New Mexico Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (319 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8263-5621-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBeginnings:the land of the peyote gardens and los ojuelos -- The peyote trade -- Mirando city and the peyote business -- Tepees on the landscape: the cardenases and the Native American Church -- The mustang plains: Amada's place in the '60s and '70s -- Amada's home: a worldly place -- Saint, mom, and grandma on sacred peyote grounds -- Amada's love -- Amada's legacy. 330 $a"Amada Cardenas, a Mexican American woman from the borderlands of South Texas, played a pivotal role in the little-known history of the peyote trade. She and her husband were the first federally licensed peyote dealers. They began harvesting and selling the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church (NAC) in the 1930s, and after her husband's death in the late 1960s Mrs. Cardenas continued to befriend and help generations of NAC members until her death in 2005, just short of her 101st birthday. Author Stacy B. Schaefer, a close friend of Amada, spent thirteen years doing fieldwork with this remarkable woman. Her book weaves together the geography, biology, history, cultures, and religions that created the unique life of Mrs. Cardenas and the people she knew. Schaefer includes their words to help tell the story of how Mexican Americans, Tejanos, gringos, Native Americans, and others were touched and inspired by Amada Cardenas's embodiment of the core NAC values: faith, hope, love, and charity"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aMexican American women$vBiography 606 $aMexican Americans$xSocial life and customs 606 $aMexican Americans$xReligion 606 $aPeyotism 615 0$aMexican American women 615 0$aMexican Americans$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aMexican Americans$xReligion. 615 0$aPeyotism. 676 $a305.4886872073 686 $aSOC002000$aHIS036130$2bisacsh 700 $aSchaefer$b Stacy B.$f1956-$01506263 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797642903321 996 $aAmada's blessings from the peyote gardens of South Texas$93736421 997 $aUNINA