The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail is a long-distance route that follows the path the Cherokee nation took during ...

Some 15,000 died from starvation, disease and exposure during the difficult “Trail of Tears” journey. This article originally appeared on Oakridger: The Cherokees, Sequoyah and the Trail of Tears ...

The removal, which became known as the Trail of Tears, was a nightmare for the Cherokees, a peaceful tribe that had adopted many white ways. Their homes were burned and many of their possessions ...