deculturation

noun

de·​cul·​tur·​a·​tion

(ˈ)dē¦kəlchə¦rāshən also də̇¦k-

plural -s

: the process of divesting a tribe or people of their indigenous traits

for many native peoples brought involuntarily and reluctantly into contact with western civilization, acculturation is all too often deculturation

—David Bidney

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