and South America. Blue Elderberry, American Elderberry, and Red Elderberry, are the only Elder species native to the United States (other named species are now lumped into these species
as participation in the experience was one of theritualsmarking an individual’s transition from childhood to adulthood. In other groups vision questing was undertaken only by males, with menarche and childbirth as theanalogousexperiences for females. Some groups, notably inSouth America, limited visio...