Acculturation into the Creek Traditions: Growing in Depth and Breadth of Understanding within the Environment

Autor/in	Bogan, Margaret B.
Titel	Acculturation into the Creek Traditions: Growing in Depth and Breadth of Understanding within the Environment
Quelle	(2011), S.548-555 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1548-6613
Schlagwörter	Oral Tradition; American Indian Education; Acculturation; Ecology; Tribes; American Indian Culture; Power Structure; Teaching Methods; Story Telling; Cultural Influences; Plants (Botany); Medicine; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Oral history; Mündliche Überlieferung; Akkulturation; Ökologie; Tribal society; Stammesgesellschaft; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Pflanze; Medizin
Abstract	This paper is in part, a reflective analysis of 15 years living with the state-recognized Florida Creek Indians of the Central Florida Muskogee Creek Tribe and the Pasco Band of Creek Indians, formally of Lacoochee, FL and currently in Brooksville, FL, respectively. It addresses the power structures within tribal organizations. Selected Creek teaching stories are presented along with their layers of meaning. The oral tradition of transference of information will be described from the perspective of learning through hidden agendas. Non-western science teachings about the medicinal use of native plants will be used to support personal and professional growth. Taboos and group visions will be described. The process of acculturation will further be described through experiencing spirit dreams. The author was transformed in her depth and breadth of understanding of ecology as a function of this study. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10