Destructive Behaviors of the Cherokee People
Kristin Quick
Drury University
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Cherokee Indians represent a troubled minority due to the tide of white settlers seeking instant wealth. The Cherokee people were considered a threat to the advancement of economic and social betterment of American citizens therefore they were forced from their homelands with just the clothes on their backs to live on new unprepared land. During this process the Cherokee people suffered every brutality imaginable such as mass murder, enforced starvation, enslavement, germ warfare, rape, and relocation. Because of forced segregation on nonproductive reservations the Cherokee people had the incapability to succeed in ways that reflect their …show more content…
The lives of the Cherokee Indians got even worse in 1828 when Andrew Jackson became president of the United States. Jackson considered the Cherokee Indians as being subhuman and saw them as a threat to the advancement of economic and social betterment of American citizens (Keegan 2004). Jackson’s racist hatred toward the Cherokee Indians paved the way for immoral and unconstitutional removal of the Cherokee Indians. On May 28, 1830 Jackson signed into law The Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act was very discriminating, harsh, and unescapable for the Cherokee Indians (Keegan 2004). The Indian Removal Act is a great example of Marx conflict theory in that it developed ways to keep those with less power from gaining control over valuable resources (Applrouth, S., & Edles, L. D. 2016). A negative label was placed on the Cherokee people therefore they were considered to be …show more content…
A great example of a people suffering from chronic anomie is that of the Cherokee Native Americans. Today Cherokee people still deal with intergenerational suffering and internalized oppression and share in the great pain and grief caused by the Removal Act of 1830. Because the Cherokee people cannot find a sense of peace they struggle with various problems that include substance abuse, domestic violence, unresolved anger, Poor education, low income, bad housing, poor health, and high suicide rates. Durkheim’s study of suicide linked anomic suicide to disillusionment and disappointment (Applrouth & Edles 2016) which greatly explains why so many of the Cherokee people have devoted their selves to committing suicide which Durkheim considers to be the “ultimate retreat” (Applrouth & Edles
Kristin Quick
Drury University
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Cherokee Indians represent a troubled minority due to the tide of white settlers seeking instant wealth. The Cherokee people were considered a threat to the advancement of economic and social betterment of American citizens therefore they were forced from their homelands with just the clothes on their backs to live on new unprepared land. During this process the Cherokee people suffered every brutality imaginable such as mass murder, enforced starvation, enslavement, germ warfare, rape, and relocation. Because of forced segregation on nonproductive reservations the Cherokee people had the incapability to succeed in ways that reflect their …show more content…
The lives of the Cherokee Indians got even worse in 1828 when Andrew Jackson became president of the United States. Jackson considered the Cherokee Indians as being subhuman and saw them as a threat to the advancement of economic and social betterment of American citizens (Keegan 2004). Jackson’s racist hatred toward the Cherokee Indians paved the way for immoral and unconstitutional removal of the Cherokee Indians. On May 28, 1830 Jackson signed into law The Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act was very discriminating, harsh, and unescapable for the Cherokee Indians (Keegan 2004). The Indian Removal Act is a great example of Marx conflict theory in that it developed ways to keep those with less power from gaining control over valuable resources (Applrouth, S., & Edles, L. D. 2016). A negative label was placed on the Cherokee people therefore they were considered to be …show more content…
A great example of a people suffering from chronic anomie is that of the Cherokee Native Americans. Today Cherokee people still deal with intergenerational suffering and internalized oppression and share in the great pain and grief caused by the Removal Act of 1830. Because the Cherokee people cannot find a sense of peace they struggle with various problems that include substance abuse, domestic violence, unresolved anger, Poor education, low income, bad housing, poor health, and high suicide rates. Durkheim’s study of suicide linked anomic suicide to disillusionment and disappointment (Applrouth & Edles 2016) which greatly explains why so many of the Cherokee people have devoted their selves to committing suicide which Durkheim considers to be the “ultimate retreat” (Applrouth & Edles