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National Trail of Tears Association - Jack Baker

TOTA Pres. Jack Baker talks about the forced removal drawing on the experience of his family

Mr. Baker, a member of the Cherokee Nation, also discussed his own family’s involuntary move to Oklahoma. This talk was part of an all-day conference co-hosted by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, University of Oklahoma Center for the Study of American Indian Law and Policy, and Preservation Virginia.

National Trail of Tears Association - Chuck Hoskin

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. speaks about the Cherokee Nation after the Trail of Tears

Chief Chuck Hoskin focused on how the Cherokee concentrated on rebuilding and strengthening their culture despite much adversity. This talk was part of an all-day conference titled, “John Marshall, the Supreme Court, and the Trail of Tears” that was co-hosted by the Virginia Museum of History and Culture and Preservation.

National Trail of Tears Association - Lindsay Robertson

OU Law Professor Lindsay Robertson discusses the 1830's Supreme Court decisions involving Cherokee Nation removal.

This talk was part of an all-day conference titled, “John Marshall, the Supreme Court, and the Trail of Tears” that was co-hosted by the Virginia Museum of History and Culture and Preservation.

National Trail of Tears Association - Troy Wayne Poteete

TOTA Ex. Dir. Troy Wayne Poteete discusses the Hermitage, home of Pres. Andrew Jackson, as a TOTA certified site.

This talk was part of a Presidential Sites and Libraries Conference at FDR's home in Hyde Park, New York. Mistakes mad and lessons learned were discussed.

National Trail of Tears Association -

The Cherokee Indians and the Supreme Court

Justice Breyer described two Supreme Court cases brought in the early 1830s in response to efforts by the State of Georgia to remove the Cherokee Nation from its tribal land. The court eventually found that the Cherokee had the right to their land, but political pressures hindered enforcement of the decision.

Finding the Trail of Tears in Missouri

DIGADOHI: Lands, Cherokee, and the Trail of Tears

Teaching the Trail of Tears to the Descendants of Those Who Lived It

New Trail of Tears Sign Dedication at Chickamauga Battlefield

Cherokee Almanac: The End of the Trail

Trail of Tears - Bridges Tavern Site

TN Trail of Tears Symposium~2019

Trail of Tears at The Nantahala

Mike Wren - Home Place

David Hampton - Genealogy

Cherokee Almanac:
Red Clay

Betty Crane Show

NPS Officials discuss plans to form TOTA with Prof. J.B. Tate on the Betty Crane Show-Bartow County, GA- 1991.

Betty Crane Show

Cherokee Nation Communications Officer Kim Maloy and Tribal Councilman Troy Wayne Poteete discuss their work and current topics including the Tomahawk Chop, at Red Top State Park Lodge, Cartersville, GA -The Betty Crane Show.

Rivers, Rails & Roads: Transportation During the Cherokee Removal

Amy Kostine with MTSU Office of Historic Preservation offers a fascinating presentation on the various vessels and vehicles that transported the Cherokee and other Indigenous peoples on the Trail of Tears. Offered as the final installment of the 16th annual Moccasin Bend Lecture Series on November 15, 2021.