In "Peyote and the Yankton Sioux," Thomas Constantine Maroukis focuses on Yankton Sioux spiritual leader Sam Necklace, tracing his family s history for seven generations to show how Necklace and his family shaped and were shaped by the Native American Church. Sam Necklace was chief priest of the Yankton Sioux Native American Church from 1929 to 1949, and four succeeding generations of his family have been members. As chief priest, Necklace helped firmly establish Peyote religion among the Yanktons, thus maintaining cultural and spiritual autonomy even when the U.S. government denied...