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  1. 6 days ago · The Cherokee Trail of Tears resulted from the enforcement of the Treaty of New Echota, an agreement signed under the provisions of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which exchanged Indian land in the East for lands west of the Mississippi River, but which was never accepted by the elected tribal leadership or a majority of the Cherokee people.

  2. 5 days ago · Cherokee Removal and the Trail of Tears. Primary source set and teaching guide from the Digital Public Library of America. Indian Removal Act: Primary Documents in American History.

    • Jennifer Osorio
    • 2011
  3. 5 days ago · The Cherokee Nation’s heroic fight against removal, its implications for American Indian law, and the suffering and loss of life on their trail of tears are all an integral part of any history of Indian removal. Nonetheless, the Cherokees were far from the only nation to be targeted for removal.

  4. 2 days ago · Running for 80 minutes, the film was produced by Rich-Heape Films, who are known for their award-winning productions like "Trail of Tears Cherokee Legacy" and "Black Indians: An American Story." This documentary dives deep into the historical context and impact of these educational institutions that aimed to eradicate Native American culture.

  5. 4 days ago · The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy [Video file]. Rich-Heape Films. Retrieved May 31, 2024, from Kanopy.

  6. 6 days ago · During the nineteenth century, the U.S. government forced many Cherokee to move westward, away from their homeland on the sad journey known as the Trail of Tears. The Cherokee formed a new government and school systems in Indian Territory, but the U.S. government abolished those when the state of Oklahoma was created in 1907.

  7. 5 days ago · The execution of this removal has gone down in history as an act of ethnic cleansing marked by extreme brutality and negligence. Often referred to as ‘The Trail of Tears’, it saw around 4,000 out of 15,000 Cherokee people die due to exposure, disease and starvation during their journey.