A cultural profile can be defined as oral traditions and expressions, performing arts; social gatherings, rituals and traditions knowledge and beliefs about nature and the universe; and craftsmanship. My cultural profile was very unclear to me before starting this assignment. After doing some research and self-inspection, I would classify myself as belonging to modern teenage/young adult American culture. Two very broad cultures I’d like to compare with my own are Baptist Christian culture and Native American culture. However, within every culture there are many different individuals that react to people of different cultures in varying ways, and there is no set behavior that every member conforms to so making comparisons about myself and my
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Partially because of their unfortunate past with European settlers, Native Americans hold strongly to their cultural identity and tend to stick together on reservations rather then blending into the melting pot that is American culture. The Cherokee nation has elaborate oral traditions that incorporate preforming arts and rituals that vastly outshine anything I’ve been exposed to before. They have a number of dancing rituals that serve various purposes, like passing on history and celebrating life events. The Cherokee view the universe much different from mine; they view owls and cougars as sacred for having obtained the seventh level of purity. They also believe Cedar Pine and Spruce are holy trees because they can live through all seasons. It is my belief that nothing in nature is sacred, everything just happens. Cherokee also believe in ghosts after ones spirit leaves the body and a number of other sacred symbols, whereas I believe when we die we simply cease to exist. Cherokee have a lot of traditional ways to do and make things. They make weapons a certain way, their medicine men/women treat illnesses in a certain way and they have tradition ways of making things like baskets out of honeysuckle, cane, white oak and hickory bark). I respect the Cherokee culture and think it is very interesting to study it. Also, I am proud to have come from such a rich background, I simply do not believe in what my ancestors and relatives believe
Partially because of their unfortunate past with European settlers, Native Americans hold strongly to their cultural identity and tend to stick together on reservations rather then blending into the melting pot that is American culture. The Cherokee nation has elaborate oral traditions that incorporate preforming arts and rituals that vastly outshine anything I’ve been exposed to before. They have a number of dancing rituals that serve various purposes, like passing on history and celebrating life events. The Cherokee view the universe much different from mine; they view owls and cougars as sacred for having obtained the seventh level of purity. They also believe Cedar Pine and Spruce are holy trees because they can live through all seasons. It is my belief that nothing in nature is sacred, everything just happens. Cherokee also believe in ghosts after ones spirit leaves the body and a number of other sacred symbols, whereas I believe when we die we simply cease to exist. Cherokee have a lot of traditional ways to do and make things. They make weapons a certain way, their medicine men/women treat illnesses in a certain way and they have tradition ways of making things like baskets out of honeysuckle, cane, white oak and hickory bark). I respect the Cherokee culture and think it is very interesting to study it. Also, I am proud to have come from such a rich background, I simply do not believe in what my ancestors and relatives believe