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 ...

For the first time, the Oklahoma Trail of Tears Association marked the graves of Cherokee Freedmen who survived the Trail of ...

Twelve Cherokee citizens are gearing up for a nearly 1,000-mile bicycle journey that traces the historic Trail of Tears, a route their ancestors were forced to walk nearly two centuries ago.

Trail of Tears: The Hymn is a narrative short film on the true story of a Cherokee man who transcribed his grandmother’s hymn ...

Three stops along the Georgia section of the Trail of Tears, a National Park Service site that documents the Cherokee journey, will dispel any ignorance about their distinctive history.

To clear the way for exploration the government forced the Cherokee to leave their land for reservations in Oklahoma. A journey that became known as "the trail of tears." In 1848, gold was ...

Twelve Cherokee riders retrace the Northern Route of the Trail of Tears in a powerful act of cultural remembrance. Get to know the 2025 'Remember the Removal' team participating in this historic ...