The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

IMDb 4.5 2006 • 115 min • DocumentaryHistory

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Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Wes Studi
Wes Studi Himself
Wilma Mankiller
Wilma Mankiller Herself