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.
Acting
Wes Studi's narration carries ancestral weight.
Production
Survivor testimonies preserved before they're lost forever.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Cherokee were considered one of the 'Five Civilized Tribes' for adopting European customs—assimilation didn't save them.
Wes Studi, a Cherokee veteran activist, took this role specifically because Hollywood kept casting him as every tribe except his own.
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