Cultural universality of magic, witchcraft and religion somewhat go hand in hand in some nature. They relatively have the same concept and beliefs of supernatural powers that can be compelled or influenced in certain ways for good or evil purposes by using rituals formulas. Magic was used in ancient Native American tribes for many purposes. An example of this exercise is blowing powdered tobacco up a person nose to get rid of him or her evil spirits. Also magic is used to heal illnesses.
Shamans usually go into a trance to find out the answers from their spirit helpers. When witchcraft is a widespread belief in a society, it may be used as a means of social control. Anti-social or otherwise deviant behavior often results in an individual being labeled as a witch in such societies.

The linguistic relativity principle, or the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, is the idea that differences in the way languages encode cultural and cognitive categories affect the way people think, so that speakers of different languages will tend to think and behave differently depending on the language they use. The hypothesis is generally understood as having two different versions: the strong version that language determines thought and that linguistic categories limit and determine cognitive categories and the weak version that linguistic categories and usage influence thought and certain kinds of non-linguistic behavior.

Cultural paradigm is the elements or traits that make up that culture are not just a random assortment of customs but are mostly adjusted to or consistent with one another.

The role of language in culture may reflect its corresponding culture is in vocabulary. Which experiences, events, or objects are singled out and given words may be a result of cultural characteristics.

Depopulation, relocation, enslavement, and genocide by dominant powers, deprived peoples