Cree Indian and Nigerian Cultures

Paper Summary:

This paper provides information shared between two friends, a Cree Indian from Canada and a Nigerian. It describes the writers' backgrounds and their various cultures. The paper focuses on two very important aspects of their cultures - one being dance as it relates to their relevant religions and the other being the social order of their cultures and societies.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Outing
My Culture: Cree
My partner's culture: Nigeria
Cultural Exchange
Beliefs, Values and Assumptions
Ambassador Comments
Examples Of An Open Question To Further Conversation
Examples Of Closed-Ended Questions To Prompt For Specifics
Use Of Body Language And Expression
Examples Of Stating What Was Heard
Active Listening
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"It is also important to realize that we can learn a lot from other cultures. For example, we can learn from a culture that may be more relaxed and less stressful about daily activities. It may be helpful for people in the United States to take an hour break after lunch to relax rather than going back to work right away as some cultures do."
"We all talk about the world becoming flatter, and communication between countries expanding through the Internet and other such vehicles. Soon, it will not matter where you live in relationship to someone else. You will be able to communicate as easily with that person across the world as someone next door. It is hoped that this will make the world a better place with more understanding. Many of the problems that exist between countries are due to the fear of something different. Once one sees how similar a group of people are, this mistrust can go away along with all the negative effects this has."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bloomfield, Leondard Sacred Stories of the Sweet Grass Cree. Bulletin 60,
• Anthropological Series, no. 11, National Museum of Canada, Ottawa, 1930.
• Brightman, Robert. Sexual Division of Foraging Labor. Comparative Studies in Society and History, (1996) 38. 4. 687-729.
• Burns, James. My Mother Has A Television, Does Yours? Transformation and Secularization in an Ewe Funeral Drum Tradition. Oral Tradition (2005) 20.2 300-319
• Calverley, Dorthea. Marriage. 29 June 2007. http://www.calverley.ca/part1contents.html

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