A plot of land in western North Carolina that served as a starting point for the notorious Trail of Tears is being handed ...

CHEROKEE - The Trail of Tears is one of the most painful chapters in American and Cherokee history, and Western North Carolina is central to that story. It refers to the forced removal of Cherokee ...

Eighteen members of the Cherokee Nation on Friday finished a 950-mile bike ride that followed the same path their ancestors walked on the Trail of Tears. The annual ride, dubbed Remember the Removal, ...

Markers and remnants of the Trail of Tears stretch as a series of scars across the American landscape. The trail’s facilitators stand as a representation of America at her worst; its captives as a ...

Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park was nationally recognized as a Trail of Tears landmark in December 2025.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Melba Checote-Eads calls it an emotional time. She was among those at the the fourth annual Trail of Tears Commemorative Walk. "I'm Muscogee Creek nation of Oklahoma," said ...

The Arkansas Chapter Trail of Tears Association hosted their annual meeting on August 16, where they also unveiled the Water Route for the Drops that Filled the River: Blood, Sweat and the Trail of ...

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. Cyclists from two Cherokee tribes are ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The 53rd annual Trail of Tears Art Show, Oklahoma's longest-running Native American juried art show, is open to the public and has announced this year's award winners. The Trail of ...