James Mooney

James Mooney (February 10, 1861 – December 22, 1921) was an American ethnographer who lived for several years among the Cherokee indians. His most notable works were his ethnographic studies of the Ghost Dance, a widespread religious movement among various Native American culture groups.


 * James Mooney participated in several peyote rituals and assisted the Native Americans in their legal battles to reserve their constitutional right to use peyote as part of their religion.
 * http://nativeamericanchurches.org/james-mooney-v-bureau-of-indian-affairs-attempt-to-our-law-the-native-american-religion-peyote/