Many measures of cultural identity are actually measures of acculturation (into the dominant society). Additionally, some measures, such as the one developed by Zimmerman, Ramirez-Valles, Washienko, Walter, and Dyer, have been developed to assess enculturation, the lifelong learning process of cultural awareness and understanding.
-from Indigenous Identity What is it, and Who really has it? by Hilary N. Weaver
American Indian Quarterly/Spring 2001/Vol.25, No.2 page 249
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