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.

"I am the seventh generation since my ancestors walked the Trail of Tears. So I focus on my family’s grit, resilience and perseverance," Tulsan Shawna Baker said during the ride.

The ride, which began in 1984, retraces the northern route of the Trail of Tears in honor of their ancestors who were forcefully removed from their homelands in the southeastern United States ...

Ten riders finished a 950-mile bike ride Friday that followed the Trail of Tears and ended in Tahlequah.

The disputed treaty ― modern Cherokees argue the signers did not have the authority to reach such an agreement ― triggered the Trail of Tears in 1838.

The 23-year-old Fishinghawk, a member of the Cherokee Nation, was part of Remember the Removal, an annual bike ride that traces the nearly 950-mile-long northern route of the Trail of Tears.

18 cyclists complete 1,000-mile journey on 'Remember the Removal' Ride, retracing the Trail of Tears. Homecoming celebration held for Oklahoma's Cherokee Nation riders.