Now that I’ve arrived at Cherokee, my first impression
was that everything looked fresh and calming.
This is my first time to North Carolina and the environment that I’ve
seen so far is nice and clean. I love
how the signs tells you which part of the city you’re entering. The signs are all appropriate for the nature
theme of the area.
What I found most interesting about the culture’s history
is how the tribes where demanded to leave their territory. This disrupted their normal lifestyles and
took away important parts of their culture.
The tribes where then only given certain areas to keep and operate as
the traditional Native Americans
The values and beliefs that I felt was similar to my
own was the family staying with their elders throughout the hospice and death
process. In my family if there’s a
family member ill or going through any problems, we all come together to
support each other.
The culture’s heritage is integrated into the children
in the community by continuing to push them to follow the traditions of the
Native American culture. The Native American’s
want the language and the traditions to pass on to generations after
generations.
Some of the common threads in this community that is
similar to my community is that there is a big drug, alcohol, and other
negative lifestyles that impact the children of the community. Also the hospital provides a number of different
areas of healthcare for the members of the Native community. This ensures that
the patients to receive the care they need at once.
To conclude today was a great learning experience
through the tour of the Cherokee Indian hospital, the Museum of the Cherokee
Indian, and the views of the community.
Shwabda,
ReplyDeleteI was really interested to learn about how the hospital had so many different providers and care departments in the same location. This makes it so it's easier to get multiple needs met at a time. Something we learned about today was that when a client comes in with a need, they make referrals & appointments and all of their appointments at that time, normally within a months timeframe. The hospital departments seem the coordinate well!
Shawanda
ReplyDeleteI was also really interested when learning everything about the Natives history and how they were forced off their land. I was also amazed at the land and how beautiful the scenery is here. The Natives also surprised me with how open and welcoming they were to all of us being here.
Shawanda,
ReplyDeleteI too enjoyed learning about the Cherokee today. I found that many things are similar to my own beliefs and family values. I do not have a rich sense of culture as the Cherokee but I can understand their need and desire to keep a hold of it and pass it on to other generations.