People of the Hemp, Part 2: Criminalizing Traditional Teachings

Indian Country
Laws criminalizing the use of hemp go contrary to traditional teachings, Crandy said. Although botanists and historians quarrel over whether cannabis was native to America, the Tuscaroras’ creation story tells of the origin of the seed.
The creator placed the Tuscarora on the land and gave them divine instructions to take care of the land. Meanwhile, a tree grew in the Sky World. Beneath the tree was a great hole, through which a pregnant woman fell. As she fell, she grasped at the tree and brought with her some of the seeds, along with instructions for how to use it.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/09/29/people-hemp-part-2-criminalizing-traditional-teachings-157082

People of the Hemp, Part 1: Losing Land, Culture, Tradition

Indian Country
The way Tracy Johnson tells it, the plateau of land overlooking Niagara Falls and nestled among the Finger Lakes of northwestern New York once was covered in fields of hemp.
The natural herb, interspersed with rows of corn, was evidence of centuries of inhabitation by the Tuscarora, now a dwindling tribe on a tiny sliver of land.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/09/26/people-hemp-part-1-losing-land-culture-tradition-157074