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 ...

Stretching from the Deep South to Oklahoma, the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail tells of the forced removal of most of the Cherokee people from their ancestral homeland. The trail passes ...

This summer bike riders from two Cherokee tribes are retracing the Trail of Tears. Along the way they'll learn about the forced removal of their ancestors. Cyclists from two Cherokee tribes are ...

Trail of Tears: The Hymn is a narrative short film on the true story of a Cherokee man who transcribed his grandmother’s hymn into a journal before being forced to walk the Trail of Tears.

It’s directly across the Arkansas River from North Little Rock, where the land and water routes of the Trail of Tears merged. The Arkansas River runs deep and wide at Little Rock. The city’s ...