The iCross-Cultural Citizen Project- Our Indigenous World: The Cherokee Nation-GROUP #8: Globalization and the Cherokee Nation

Monday, November 19, 2012

Globalization and the Cherokee Nation

With early globalization in 1829, gold was discovered on Cherokee land in Georgia
Cherokee Indians were moved more than 800 miles west of Mississippi
Trail of Tears
Many died en route or once they arrived due to weakness
In an 1866 Treaty, freed Cherokee slaves and allowed them to become American citizens
Early globalization resulted in de-culturation of the Cherokee Nation

"Trail of Tears." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1567.html>.

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Mission:

The mission of this iCross-Cultural Citizen Project is to raise critical consciousness about the rich cultural diversity in our indigenous world. This blog in particular will focus on the diverse culture of the Cherokee Indians. Being totally aware of the limitations of being outsiders, we are a group of multidisciplinary undergraduate students who believe in cross-cultural sensitivity and participatory agency aimed at disseminating information about contemporary indigenous realities as accurately as possible.

Vision:

The iCross-Cultural Citizen Project's vision is to create an online cross-cultural space for students, professionals, and youth to learn and exchange cross-culturally sensitive information about contemporary indigenous experiences. From the outsider student's prospective, we will try to theoretically explore possible collaborative solutions to problems that affect the indigenous populations of our planet. Finally, we hope for the future creation of a space where indigenous youth can share their experiences and their realities with us for real mutual collaboration to take place.