CHEROKEE FAMILY REUNION
A new play by Larissa FastHorse debuts this summer at the Mountainside Theatre in Cherokee, NC. A white woman marries a Cherokee man and they, along with their ten children, find out what being a family truly means. More at CherokeeAdventure.com.
Legendary Cherokee Family-Fun/Cultural Summer Television Spots
Cherokee, N.C., is home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Cultural District presents some of the most significant and authentic events in the United States, rich in elaborate Native American ceremony, song and dance, traditional arts and crafts, legends and historic traditions. Cultural attractions include one of the longest running outdoor drama in the nation, Unto These Hills, performed at the newly renovated open-air Mountainside Theatre, the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Oconaluftee Indian Village and the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual. For more information about Cherokee, visit CherokeeAdventure.com or call (866) 554-4557.
Cherokee Indian Agency, USA. A coach trip in 1959
Cherokee is a town on the reservation home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation, in western North Carolina. At Oconaluftee Indian Village, the 18th-century Cherokee lifestyle is preserved via live demonstrations. In summer, the drama Unto These Hills tells the tribal story at the outdoor Mountainside Theatre. The nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park features campgrounds and Appalachian hiking trails.
Cherokee, North Carolina: Discover Authentic Native American Culture
Discover the traditional homeland of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Western North Carolina, including Oconaluftee Indian Village, Unto These Hills and outdoor adventure in the Smoky Mountains.
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail | Wikipedia audio article
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Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
00:01:51 1 Historical context
00:04:37 1.1 Jackson's role
00:08:46 1.2 Terminology
00:10:39 2 Legal background
00:15:02 3 Choctaw removal
00:19:35 4 Seminole resistance
00:23:23 5 Creek dissolution
00:27:58 6 Chickasaw monetary removal
00:28:59 7 Cherokee forced relocation
00:36:41 7.1 Eastern Cherokee Restitution
00:37:31 8 Statistics
00:37:40 9 Landmarks and commemorations
00:38:12 9.1 Trail of Tears outdoor historical drama, iUnto These Hills/i
00:38:42 9.2 Commemorative medallion
00:39:06 9.3 In literature and oral history
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The Trail of Tears was a series of forced relocations of Native American peoples from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States, to areas to the west (usually west of the Mississippi River) that had been designated as Indian Territory. The forced relocations were carried out by government authorities following the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830. The relocated peoples suffered from exposure, disease, and starvation while en route to their new designated reserve, and many died before reaching their destinations. The forced removals included members of the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Ponca, and Ho-Chunk/Winnebago nations. The phrase Trail of Tears originates from a description of the removal of many Native American tribes, including the infamous Cherokee Nation relocation in 1838.The Ho-Chunk Nation/Winnebago were surrounded with cannons ready, then forcibly removed at gunpoint. The first of five Trail of Tears for the Ho-Chunk Nation/Winnebago was to Iowa. Their fifth Trail of Tears culminated in Nebraska, at the current location of the Winnebago Reservation.Between 1830 and 1850, the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, and Cherokee people (including mixed-race and black slaves who lived among them) were forcibly removed from their traditional lands in the Southeastern United States, and relocated farther west. Those Native Americans who were relocated were forced to march to their destinations by state and local militias. The Cherokee removal in 1838 (the last forced removal east of the Mississippi) was brought on by the discovery of gold near Dahlonega, Georgia in 1828, resulting in the Georgia Gold Rush. Approximately 2,000–8,000 of the 16,543 relocated Cherokee perished along the way.
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The removal included many members of the following tribes, who did not wish to assimilate: Cherokee, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations, among others, from their homelands to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. The Native Americans who chose to stay and assimilate were allowed to become citizens in their states and of the U.S. The phrase Trail of Tears originated from a description of the removal of the Choctaw Nation in 1831.
Many Native Americans suffered from exposure, disease and starvation on the route to their destinations. Many died, including 2,000-6,000 of 16,542 relocated Cherokee. European Americans (both Christians and Jews), and African American freedmen and slaves also participated in the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek and Seminole forced relocations.
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Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears is a name given to the ethnic cleansing and forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The removal included many members of the Cherokee, Muscogee , Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations, among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory in eastern sections of the present-day state of Oklahoma. The phrase originated from a description of the removal of the Choctaw Nation in 1831.
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