of their girls during menarche. The lines are supposed to represent fertility.

Rituals of strength

The Navajo have a celebration called ''kinaalda''. Girls are expected to demonstrate their strength through footraces. The girls make a cornmeal pudding for the tribe to taste. Girls who undergo menarche wear special clothes and style their hair like the Navajo goddess Changing Woman.

The Nuu-chah-nulth

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