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"Trail Of Tears" www.richheape.com - Rich-Heape Films, Inc. Nearly a quarter of the Cherokee Nation froze or starved to death on the trail to Oklahoma Indian Territory. This video explores America's darkest period: President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma in 1838. Nearly a quarter of the Cherokee National died during the Trail of Tears, arriving in Indian Territory with few elders and even fewer children. Presented by Wes Studi and narrated by James Earl Jones, "Trail of Tears Cherokee Legacy" has already captured an impressive array of awards including a Nammy for best long video. Known worldwide as "The Nammys" - Nama (Native American Music Awards) is an ultimate celebration of music & video honoring the outstanding achievements of today's leading Native American artists.

Channel: People & Blogs
Uploaded: March 8, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Author: buffa1o1

Length: 00:07:09
Rating: 4.92
Views: 160208

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robbiew8n (December 3, 2008 at 4:59 pm)
my heart aches for your loss, my throat chokes with more tears than a man can ever cry

hell dwells amongst us still and is inflicted by man upon man and yet we NEVER learn to live together making the most of this earth.

"man shall inherit the earth and destroy it and all that lies there-in"

i cannot put things right, i would not patronise with an apology that is not mine to give but i feel the suffering of your ancestors and mine and will not do what they did nor what was done to them.
3BeeJay9 (December 2, 2008 at 9:29 pm)
Hi Suki.. my greatgrandmother was full blood Cherokee. She and some of her family slipped away from the forced march and she married a white logger in Northern Louisiana, on the boundary between Louisiana and Arkansas.I too, would love to know some of my ancestors but we have no documents to prove our heritage.I love coming here and listening to the awesome music and reading about my Cherokee family...
lilshawty10311 (December 2, 2008 at 5:00 pm)
they moved us from kentucky to somewere i forgot
lookingwoman (December 2, 2008 at 11:56 am)
Thank you for this beautiful presentation of what happened to our brothers and sisters who were devastated by the political system.
chofixico (November 30, 2008 at 8:37 pm)
My grandmother's grandmother was Cherokee. She herself looked more Native than white, with black hair and darker skin. She was a feisty old bird and was quite a character, but I digress...

I hope to find information about her one day. All I know is that my grandmother was from northern Alabama.

By the way, great video.
Suki40330 (December 1, 2008 at 1:26 pm)
Yeah. My father's grandmother was full-blood Cherokee...so I am 1/8. That is really all I know about her. It can be really tough to find records on our Native American ancestors due to the way they were treated by some people in this country. I can't even register as a member of the tribe in Oklahoma since I can't find any proof on paper about her that is acceptable to them.
pamlange (November 28, 2008 at 2:27 pm)
Please do not include all whites, there are some of us who recognize the cruelty put upon the people. Some of us are reincarnates of the Native people, would they choose us, if we could not be 'changed'? Love and compassion know no boundrys.
NaturaTerra (November 30, 2008 at 7:19 pm)
Amen!!
OAlittlechief (November 28, 2008 at 1:13 pm)
My ancestors went through many hardships to protect our culture and our land, that's why today I honor them.
tranurse (November 28, 2008 at 7:22 am)
thank you for the help. all i really know is that they ended up in ohio, looking for work. but i have heard about west virginia also. but, now i have a place to start looking. thanks so much.