11. Citron is a ceremonial and medicinal fruit in Indian culture and, known as etrog, a ceremonial presence at the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot. 12. Cody had equally strong opinions about how native Americans should be depicted in film, often correcting misperceptions about Indian culture, behavior or history. 13. Emotional crowds in the thousands welcomed the rebels, who were routinely given necklaces of flowers and traditional wooden canes that in the Indian culture bestow leadership status. 14. For this, Irving needed expert readers -- doctors, those familiar with the Indian culture and people who knew their way around the prostitute community and Indian circuses. 15. Haskell and the tribal colleges are succeeding because they are able to provide environments that honor and propagate Indian culture, Boyer said. 16. He said in an interview that one of his primary goals was to take away from so-called white experts the responsibility for describing contemporary Indian culture. 17. He said he had a deep interest in Indian cultures and, with his wife, had long acquired tribal pieces on behalf of public museums. 18. He said the most important thing is adapting what is good about American culture while preserving the core of Indian culture. 19. Her early discovery of the Bhagavad-Gita in German translation confirmed her specific interest in Indian culture. 20. Hindu temples are important institutions for women fighting domestic violence because they are avenues for working within Indian culture, not in conflict with it. |