The Cherokees realized that if they did not adapt to European modes of thinking and addressing problems, they would be unable to protect their culture. One of the main reasons that the Cherokee survived at all (when most Native American Tribes have gone extinct) is that they were able to write newspapers and constitutions, build houses, and negotiate proper treaties with Whites.
more advanced understandings of how life works
India
Asian, European, African, and Chinese
The Olmec had died out long before European settlement.
Well, Roman Catholicism was a major influence on European Civilization, probably one of the biggest influences, if not the biggest one. Europe is an entire continent with Christianity as its foundation, although modern-day Europe has strayed from its Christian roots.
European overlords were unable/unwilling to respect/honor/utilize existing Cherokee names.
Greece
greece
It means that this electronics appliances conform with European Community standards
the chucasalic country.
ancient Greece and Rome
It was not just one European, it was the Spanish Conquistadors lead by Cortes.
more advanced understandings of how life works
European colonization destroyed the Inca civilization above the village level. Many of the villages of Peru are still organized as the Incas organized them.
Ancient Rome
India
the Aztecs