The Black Indians tribes are successors to a. Indian tribal meetings in Louisiana before the Civil War. The root causes of cultural change are not yet understood. Cultural change may come from contact with other societies. When left to themselves, cultures will seldom change, even over long periods.
Cultural change results primarily from discovery of new principles.
Cultural loss may be defined as a. the disappearance of a society or culture. When a society changes because of prolonged contact with a military superior society, occurs. Forcible change, such as a change initiated by colonial or military conquest, often results in a. more rapid adaptation by the indigenous society. Syncretism is best defined as the a. blending of traits from two cultures, forming a new system. In present-day Trobriand society, cricket matches and kayasa are arranged by the a. village chiefs.