The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail is a long-distance route that follows the path the Cherokee nation took during ...

The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 ...

Another stop on the National Historic Trail, which includes sites outside of the physical path the Cherokees ... in the death of over 4,000 Cherokee. Trail of Tears map courtesy of the National ...

Then began the march known as the Trail of Tears, in which 4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands. By 1837, the Jackson administration had ...

The Cherokee diaspora is memorialized at dozens of sites like Mantle Rock, across nine states and 5,000 miles, by the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. As the American frontier bulged westward ...

Cherokee Nation announced the top honors of the longest-running Native American juried art show during a special reception on ...

In 1830, the Indian Removal Act paved the way for the forced migration of first the Choctaw, then the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Muscogee Creek and Seminole Tribes on the Trail of Tears. We need your ...

The State Historical Society of Missouri will host a discussion on the Trail of Tears in Missouri. Erin Whitson, an archaeologist, will lead the discussion, focusing on archaeological insights ...

Cherokee Nation announced the top honors of ... Gallery at Cherokee Springs Plaza in Tahlequah. The 54th annual Trail of Tears Art Show runs through May 10, featuring a variety of authentic ...