In other societies, such as in Africa, if a young boy could kill a deer or another large animal, then it was reasoned that he could support a family. He is a man. In what is today’s upper state New York, a young Indian boy was given only a knife to survive during the harsh winter. If he survived the ordeal and returned in the spring, then he was a man. Some of the Native American religions had a Sun Dance which was reproduced in the movie A Man Called Horse starring Richard Harris.
The Australian Aborigines have a very demanding rite.