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Cultural Identity Quiz
1) There is / is not a dialect (s) of English spoken by Indian people that is distinct from dialects of their non-Indian neighbors.
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Dialects of English spoken in Indian communities may differ from English as spoken by non-Indians in the region. At Lac du Flambeau, for example, there are differences in speech sounds; tags such as "enh" or "enah" for Yes! or Right? at the ends of sentences; and interjections such as "ho-wah!"
2) Non-Indian Americans have / do not have collective rituals of identity, just as American Indians do.
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Majority Americans have many such rituals, for example, reenactments of Civil War battles, the First Shot ceremony at Lexington, or Plimouth Plantation reenactments.
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The peyote cactus was used in healing and religious rituals in Mexico before Europeans arrived. During the mid-19th century, peyote ritual diffused into North America, including the Great Lakes region. Peyote is not habit-forming and practitioners of peyote ritual are organized into a church that has a moral code that includes abstinence from alcohol. Eating the peyote plant can induce visions that are interpreted as messages from spirit beings, especially Jesus. Members benefit from the prayer meetings and social support from the other members of the church. In 1918 practitioners in Oklahoma organized as the Native American Church, which now has many chapters throughout the United States. In 1994 the religious freedom of Native American Church members received federal protection.