7. The Algonquin Indian Trip
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Similar to the American tradition of the keg stand, the Algonquin Indian Trip forces young men to ingest a massive amount of an intoxicating substance causing intense physical and intellectual effects. Coming out the other end intact signals readiness for manhood. However, the Algonquin trip lasts much longer and the substance is more intense. Young boys are secluded for twenty days and fed wysoccan, an intense hallucinogen. The drug also sometimes causes memory loss; another purpose of the ordeal is to wipe away memories of childhood.
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