The iCross-Cultural Citizen Project- Our Indigenous World: The Cherokee Nation-GROUP #8: Technology and it's affect on Cherokee Nation

Monday, November 19, 2012

Technology and it's affect on Cherokee Nation

De Soto was the first explorer to meet the Cherokee Indians while looking for gold and silver
He believed the Cherokee were keeping knowledge of the location of gold; so he killed many
Foreigners brought diseases with them that greatly dampened the population
With creation of new modern medicines and techniques, smallpox and other deathly illnesses have not effected the population as much as before
Cherokee believed adapting to the European ways were a means for surviving; taught in newly created missionaries
Cherokee Nation in North Carolina depend on tourism and the casino to keep living well and connected to their customs

"Cherokee Territory- Yesterday and Today." Cherokee Indian Reservation. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2012. <http://www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net/Chereast/yestoday.htm>.

Coughlin, Ellen K. "The De Soto Expedition." The De Soto Expedition. Learn NC, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. <http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/1694>.

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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.

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