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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.