I was forced to research these differences. Culture is our collection of assumptions that we apply to life, living and our pursuit of activities. Culture is our way of viewing things. Culture is our way of communicating. Culture is driven by our principles, beliefs and values that determine our perceptions, attitudes, expectations, language, interactions and patterns of our existence.
Beliefs are basic 'assumptions' of right and wrong.
Beliefs and values shape and mold a culture more than any other factor. They however should not be accepted as true without definitive proof. Values on the other hand are important viewpoints or references for ways of doing things. The absence of European beliefs and values in the Peoples culture is seen as evidence of the inferiority of the people of America. Europeans believed in annihilation or assimilation they have little room for accommodation.