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A 9 page comparison of these sometimes diverse yet sometimes astonishingly similar cultures. The author of this paper defines the geographic range encompassed by the Appalachians and the unique peoples who presently live there. The author notes that this range was once the homelands of the Cherokee Indians. Specific details are provided on the cultural organization of these two groups, as well as their subsistence patterns, and information about their material culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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not only the differences but also the similarities of various peoples. Sometimes we find that what may at first appear to very distinct cultures have been shaped by many
of the same environmental factors and even through interrelationship with one another. Such is the case when we compare Appalachian culture and that of the Cherokee Native Americans.
The first task at hand in describing the cultures noted above is defining their range. The geographic area referred to as Appalachia or
the Mountain South extends southward from the Appalachian area of eastern Kentucky, through eastern Tennessee, to just below the southern Tennessee border encompassing the northernmost portion of Georgia and
a very small portion of the northeastern corner of Alabama (Gastil, 1975). This area is characterized by populated valleys contrasted with the sparser populations of the mountain tops and
ridgelines (Pudup, Billings and Waller, 1995). The geography of the Appalachian region has shaped the cultures of the area. It
has shaped the economics, the subsistence patterns, the religions, and the art forms. The social justice system of the region is quite unique as well and has played a
significant role in shaping various aspects of the culture. Three parallel belts of distinct geographic zones cross the area from the northeast to the southwest . These belts
are the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Appalachian Valley and the Allegheny-Cumberland Plateau (Pudup, Billings and Waller, 1995). Prior to the arrival of those peoples of primarily European descent, this
area was occupied by the Cherokee Indians. Although Native American influence in the Appalachian region is well known, it is the mountain peoples
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