A plot of land in western North Carolina that served as a starting point for the notorious Trail of Tears is being handed ...

The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail traces Cherokee removal across nine states, with deep roots in Western North ...

The Trail of Tears describes the forced removal of Indigenous people from the land starting in the 1830s.

Eighteen members of the Cherokee Nation on Friday finished a 950-mile bike ride that followed the same path their ancestors walked on the Trail of Tears. The annual ride, dubbed Remember the Removal, ...

The Trail of Tears, the forced migration of Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Seminole tribe members, and many others, from their ancestral lands in the US Southeast to allowed territory in ...

Cherokee Nation cyclists participating in the 2026 Remember the Removal Bike Ride were the first such group to stop at the ...

Markers and remnants of the Trail of Tears stretch as a series of scars across the American landscape. The trail’s facilitators stand as a representation of America at her worst; its captives as a ...

The images of Kosovar refugees forced from their homes broke the hearts of many Americans. The thought of ethnic cleansing was offensive. However, a quick review of American history shows how this ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The 53rd annual Trail of Tears Art Show, Oklahoma's longest-running Native American juried art show, is open to the public and has announced this year's award winners. The Trail of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Melba Checote-Eads calls it an emotional time. She was among those at the the fourth annual Trail of Tears Commemorative Walk. "I'm Muscogee Creek nation of Oklahoma," said ...

click image for close-up In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an ...

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 ...