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| Theresa |
Posted - December 02 2006 : 08:44:31 AM
President signs Trail of Tears Study Act into law
President Bush on Friday signed into law the Trail of Tears Study Act, directing the National Park Service to finish research on routes taken by native Indians when they were forced from their ancestrial lands.
The measure sponsor, U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn, said that accurately identifying all routes used "is necessary because the human side" of the removal must be told.
"This development coupled with others, such as Moccasin Bend being added to the National Park Service and even a movie about the Trail of Tears coming out of Hollywood, will show the character and the courage of the Cherokee," Wamp said in a statment after the bill signing.
When the original trail was designated in 1987, two main arteries---the Benge and Bell routes---were missing, as well as other water routes and the emigration depots.
The additional components will allow Americans to see where the original Cherokee villages lay and aid public understanding of the history.
***Hmmm...perhaps another Wes Studi opportunity? I remember him saying, when asked, that he'd love to play Andrew Jackson someday...tongue in cheek I'm sure *** |
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| Bartek |
Posted - May 11 2008 : 6:27:43 PM
quote:
Originally posted by lonewolf
There were many "Trails of Tears" as well as the infamous "Cherokee rail of Tears". My Wyandot (Huron) cousins now live on a reservation in Oklahoma. Their ancestors were marched there from the area of Lake Erie in the mid-1800's under Andrew Jackson's "Indian Removal" policy. They are the Crow and Whitecrow families.
is it not said...? many nations had their "trail of tears". here in Europe - Poles, Serbs, Albanians, UKrainians... centuries passes and we learn nothing... |
| Light of the Moon |
Posted - September 27 2007 : 11:59:21 AM
Next time we go down I'll let you know. It's out in the middle of the desert and there's an enormous volcano 150 miles away but it looks about 40 miles away because of it's size and how flat the land is.
As you're walking the road you pass by volcanic rocks more than 6ft tall and 9ft wide. Kinda' shocks you at first to think the thing got thrown that far. Smells a little like sulfur too. But it was really neat to be there. And the thunderstorms sounded 100x louder than they do in KY. The cool thing is how it echoes off the land and you can hear it fade as it rolls over the land. Really, really cool!
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| Cherokee Girl |
Posted - September 20 2007 : 10:45:17 PM
I would really like to go there sometime. |
| Light of the Moon |
Posted - May 23 2007 : 11:31:32 PM
I think it's wonderful they are making this more known and I will make it a point to walk it one day if they allow it.
And your not alone in your imaginings, Dancer. I do the same thing all the time. Thankfully, my hubby is Mayan and understands my thoughts on the matter. Sometimes I wish I could step back in time to live among the natives when times were peaceful (relatively speaking - there was always land wars and blood vengence and so on). I would have loved it.
Yes, it was no walk in the park. But I've lived without modern day conviences when I stayed with my hubby's family, the Tallamayans in central MX. They have no bathrooms, no electricity, no running water, if you want to eat you work. His grandmother cooked in a pit on the floor, using hot rocks, mocajetes, and stone grinders. Really, really neat to live like that for two years. I have to admit, I miss it. |
| lonewolf |
Posted - May 17 2007 : 8:19:49 PM
Sorry, that's "Cherokee Trail of Tears". My fingers got a bit lazy on the keyboard. LOL! |
| lonewolf |
Posted - May 17 2007 : 8:15:57 PM
There were many "Trails of Tears" as well as the infamous "Cherokee rail of Tears". My Wyandot (Huron) cousins now live on a reservation in Oklahoma. Their ancestors were marched there from the area of Lake Erie in the mid-1800's under Andrew Jackson's "Indian Removal" policy. They are the Crow and Whitecrow families. |
| Dancer |
Posted - December 11 2006 : 09:58:29 AM
This may be a bit off of the topic, but I think the trail should definitely be clearly marked and made known. I can't tell you how many times I have taken a road trip and glanced out the window at the forestry. I find myself wondering what that specific area was like centuries ago. Had it been occupied by a tribe or was it part of a path taken by the Natives of the past. My boyfriend thinks I am a bit odd when I get into my head with these thoughts but I have to say that I find a great sense of peace and content when my mind fades to the past. |
| Dark Woods |
Posted - December 05 2006 : 10:23:33 PM
Sounds like a good project! |
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