iCross-Cult. Citizen Project: Reflecting on our Indigenous World: Cult. Imperialism of Seminoles

Background and Location

Seminoles are a Native American tribe originally of Florida, who now reside primarily in that state and Oklahoma. The Seminole nation began in the 18th century in a process of ethnogenesis but was not recognized as a separate tribe by the United States government until 1957. It was composed of Native Americans from Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama, most significantly renegades and outcasts from the Creek people, as well as African Americans who escaped to Florida from slavery in South Carolina and Georgia. Roughly 3,000 Seminoles were forced west of the Mississippi River under Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830 including ancestors of the present-day Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.

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Mission, Vision, and Values.

Mission: The iCross-Cultural Citizen Project is a cultural anthropology course-based

project meant to raise critical consciousness about the rich cultural diversity in our

indigenous world. Being totally aware of the limitations of being outsiders, we are a

group of multidisciplinary undergraduate students who believe in cross-cultural

sensitivity and participatory agency aimed at disseminating information about

indigenous realities as accurately as possible.

Vision: The iCross-Cultural Citizen Project’s vision is to create an online cross-cultural

space for students, professionals, and youth to learn and exchange cross-culturally

sensitive information about contemporary indigenous experiences. From that outsider

student’s perspective, we will try to theoretically explore possible collaborative solutions

to problems that affect the indigenous populations of our planet. Finally, we hope for the

future creation of a space where indigenous youth can share their experiences and their

realities with us for real mutual collaboration to take place.

Values:

 We value the maximization of benefits to indigenous peoples and other

vulnerable populations in the world.

 We value the respect for persons all over the world.

 We value the equal treatment of people, and we are against the exploitation of

vulnerable groups around the world.

 We value collaborative cross-cultural learning and critical thinking.

iCross-Cult. Citizen Project: Reflecting on our Indigenous World: Cult. Imperialism of Seminoles

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