- Ritual
- ʕic̓tuuła／aitstuthla（イチトゥーラ、女子成人儀礼）
- Region and community
- カナダBritish Columbia州Vancouver Island・Anacla／Huu-ay-aht（Nuu-chah-nulth）女子
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / Menarche or physical maturity / New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- Canada18 or 19 years, by province or territoryCanada · Calendar unspecified · 18: Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island. 19: British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon. · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
For Huu-ay-aht girls on Vancouver Island, ʕic̓tuuła or aitstuthla follows the first moon cycle. Senior women teach roles and responsibilities, and a new Nuu-chah-nulth name places the girl within household and community relationships as an adult woman.
Huu-ay-aht and Indigenous news sources document ceremonies in 2023, including public recognition and the transmission of names.
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