The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy (2006)

Name: The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2006-02-01

1h 55m

Running Time

Plot.

Explore America’s darkest period: President Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma in 1838. Nearly a quarter of the Cherokee National died during the Trail of Tears, arriving in Indian Territory with few elders and even fewer children.

Where to Watch.

Free

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Streaming in:
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Cast & Crew.

Wes Studi

Himself

Wilma Mankiller

Herself

Rita Coolidge

Self

Victor Gage

Self

James Garner

Self

Crystal Gayle

Self

Chip Richie

Director

Daniel Blake Smith

Writer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
February 1, 2006

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 55m

Genres
Documentary History

Last updated: 2025-02-09

Wiki.

The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy is a 2006 documentary by Rich-Heape Films. It presents the history of the forcible removal and relocation of Cherokee people from southeastern states of the United States to territories west of the Mississippi River, particularly to the Indian Territory in the future Oklahoma.