History recalls the United States government’s ethnic cleansing crusade as the Trail of Tears. For Boswell, a park ranger with the Army Corps of Engineers , it is a dark family legacy.

His family lost the home and plantation in the 1830s when state and federal troops forced the Cherokee Nation west on the Trail of Tears. His two-story brick home still stands today. Mary Ellen ...

Three stops along the Georgia section of the Trail of Tears, a National Park Service site that documents the Cherokee journey, will dispel any ignorance about their distinctive history.

Witness their resilience, resistance, and the tragic cost of this dark chapter in American history. Into the Shadows Posted: April 1, 2025 | Last updated: April 1, 2025 ...

The State Historical Society of Missouri will host a discussion on the Trail of Tears in Missouri. Erin Whitson, an archaeologist, will lead the discussion, focusing on archaeological insights ...

TAHLEQUAH — Riders on the “Remember the Removal Ride” rolled into the capital of the Cherokee Nation on Friday after a 950-mile bike ride where they experienced the history of the Trail of ...

In history books, it is known as the trail of tears. The forced removal of nearly one hundred and twenty-five thousand native Americans into Indian territory, today known as Oklahoma.

The statue, designed by a Native artist, is meant to each people about the painful history of ethnic cleansing and foster understanding healing for the small town of Steelville, Missouri.

A new short film on Cherokee history is filming in Prairie Grove, capturing the Trail of Tears' essence. Trail of Tears: The Hymn was filmed in Prairie Grove on April 18.

Now 75 years old, the Muscogee elder and veteran says his family brought Indian peach seeds and planted them when they were done walking The Trail. “That was the beginning of our life and the ...

Marker honoring Cherokee killed during Trail of Tears is aimed at ‘equitable and honest’ retelling of Fayetteville history. Cherokee man fatally stabbed in Fayetteville during Trail of Tears ...