essay
The role of Christianity in the Snowbird Cherokee community
Religion in the contemporary South : diversity, community, and identity • (28) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 46-55, 159-168
By: Neely, Sharlotte.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is a study of the role of the Christian churches in the community of Snowbird in sponsoring the Trail of Tears Singing, a partially religious, partially secular 'ceremony' commemorating the forced exodus of a major portion of the Cherokee tribe from North Carolina to Indian Territory in Oklahoma in 1838-1839. This event functions not only as a vehicle for the expression of tribal and intertribal identity , but also as a means of improving interethnic relations between Indian and non-Indian, and economically through the sale of services and products in the community.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Cultural participation
- Cultural identity and pride
- Speech
- Rest days and holidays
- Music
- Tribe and nation
- Inter-ethnic relations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cherokee
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2006
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1838-1990
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Community of Snowbird, North Carolina; and Oklahoma, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Sharlotte Neely
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-168)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 94009727
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cherokee Indians