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Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears
2008·208 pages
A historical account of the Cherokee Nation's forced relocation via the Trail of Tears, exploring U.S. policy and lasting impact.
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A historical account of the Cherokee Nation's forced relocation via the Trail of Tears, exploring U.S. policy and lasting impact.
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In the early nineteenth century, the U.S. government shifted its policy from trying to assimilate American Indians to relocating them, and proceeded to forcibly drive seventeen thousand Cherokees from their homelands. This journey of exile became known as the Trail of Tears. Historians Perdue and Green reveal the government's betrayals and the divisions within the Cherokee Nation, follow the exiles along the Trail of Tears, and chronicle the hardships found in the West. In its trauma and tragedy...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Descriptions of forced relocation and deaths during the Trail of Tears.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation depicted.
Religious content
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Brief mentions of Christian Cherokee during relocation.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central focus on U.S. government policy and Native American injustice.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Detailed accounts of systemic suffering and forced relocation of the Cherokee.
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