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Remember the Removal

A team of Cherokee students retraced the Trail of Tears on a bicycle trip in 2009.

Aired 10/15/2009 | Rating NR

WSIU InFocus

Remember the Removal

Special | 27m 51s

A team of Cherokee students retraced the Trail of Tears on a bicycle trip in 2009.

A team of eight young Cherokee students, their chaperones, and the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, Chad Corntassel Smith, retraced the steps of their ancestors as part of the Remember the Removal bicycling team. Their journey, which began in Georgia and concluded in Tahlequah, Oklahoma took them through southern Illinois where original portions of the Trail of Tears are still visible.

Aired 10/15/2009 | Rating NR

WSIU InFocus is a local public television program presented by WSIU

WSIU InFocus

Remember the Removal

Special | 27m 51s

A team of eight young Cherokee students, their chaperones, and the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, Chad Corntassel Smith, retraced the steps of their ancestors as part of the Remember the Removal bicycling team. Their journey, which began in Georgia and concluded in Tahlequah, Oklahoma took them through southern Illinois where original portions of the Trail of Tears are still visible.

Aired 10/15/2009 | Rating NR

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