Word: tribalized
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Magic Rites. Among the superstitious Kikuyu, the British have learned, very little can be accomplished without magic rites. The Mau Mau forced horror-struck natives to violate tribal taboos, and so bound them to the movement by cutting them off from all else. Some of the grisly Mau Mau oath-taking rites called for copulation with sheep, eating the flesh of exhumed corpses or drinking the "Kaberi-chia cocktail," a blend of semen, menstrual blood and sheep's blood...
...also using a far milder de-oathing rite. In fact, it often is more like a civil;,service exam than something out of The'-Golden Bough. Along with a Kikuyu district officer, the de-oathing teams comprise several recorders, who write down confessions, and a court of five tribal elders. Those who come forward to renounce the L.F.A. are asked eleven questions ("When did you take the oath?" "Who are the leaders?"), then are fined an average of 5 or 10 shillings by the elders...
...past two years, the Ute Tribal Council has paid room, board, transportation, and a salary. The leaders of the program expect the same arrangements this year. Although there are only six opportunities available now, PBH is concluding arrangements with other tribes in order to increase the number of students who may participate...
Teachers on the project will probably teach, among other things, both American history and tribal history to Indian children...
Neither bride nor groom cares much about these tribal parental interests; but on their wedding day a member of the murdering family, Leonardo, sweeps the bride he loves out of the village ritual, and independent as a "shooting star," rides off with her. Feuding at last, the groom chases after them; the two men meet and kill each other. The bride makes a definite return to the village, announcing that she has followed the rule of custom at least in that she remains caste--and so leaves Leonardo to be the tragic protagonist, the only individual outside the force...