The Story Of The Trail Of Tears

The path the cherokee followed became a national monument in 1987, because of the misfigured pursuit of the indians and how they suffered. The story of the trail of tears is part of american indian history. Throughout the past 200 years, tribes have been educated all too well that acceptance of their dominance starts from scratch with each new presidential administration . The trail of tears point out the route displaced by 15 thousand cherokees during their 1838 deportation and forced to walk from georgia to indian territory (present day oklahoma). in 1971, a u.s. Treaty had recognized cherokee territory in georgia as independent, and the cherokee territory in georgia as independent, and the cherokee people had created a thriving republic