TY - JOUR AU - CHUMBURIDZE, Tea PY - 2016/08/22 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Westernization of the Cherokee Marriage Traditions and Distribution of Gender Roles JF - Journal in Humanities JA - HUM VL - 5 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.31578/hum.v5i1.315 UR - https://jh.ibsu.edu.ge/jms/index.php/SJH/article/view/315 SP - 15-19 AB - <p>Christian missionaries had a strong influence on Native Americans’ and particularly the Cherokees’<br />way of living, which resulted in cultural assimilation. Due to this impact and modern<br />ways of living, the Cherokees had been in a constant state of change.<br />The main purpose of this article is to elaborate and understand the impact of Christian missionaries<br />on the Cherokees lifestyle, distribution of power between the Cherokee man and<br />woman, and the transformation from a traditional style of Cherokee marriage to more Westernized<br />methods.<br />This change implies every aspect of marriage in the Cherokee community, from the use of<br />dances, feasts, and festivals as a means of courtship to the marriage ceremony itself and interracial<br />marriage and impact of Christianity following the massive movement of white settlers<br />into the Cherokee territory.</p> ER -