Northeastern State University's John Vaughan Library will be featuring a commemorative special collection centered around the ...

The Trail of Tears is the story of Cherokee removal, loss and enduring resilience that still echoes today along the journey to Oklahoma.

The statue, designed by a Native artist, is meant to each people about the painful history of ethnic cleansing and foster understanding healing for the small town of Steelville, Missouri. A group in ...

A Springdale fifth-grader is using her newfound knowledge of mapmaking technology to educate people on an important ...

It’s November and it’s unseasonably warm as John John Brown, a Muscogee elder, works to replant peach saplings. “I haven’t had much luck growing them from seed,” he says. The reason, he thinks, is ...

This summer bike riders from two Cherokee tribes are retracing the Trail of Tears. Along the way they'll learn about the forced removal of their ancestors. Cyclists from two Cherokee tribes are ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The 53rd annual Trail of Tears Art Show, Oklahoma's longest-running Native American juried art show, is open to the public and has announced this year's award winners. The Trail of ...

Teaching the Trail of Tears is about more than dates and maps—it’s about helping students connect to the human experiences at the center of this history. By blending survivor perspectives, authentic ...

This major novel by the Cherokee writer Diane Glancy, a companion piece to her 1996 novel Pushing the Bear: A Novel of the Trail of Tears, provides an exploration of faith, love and loss in the ...

American Journey: Even today, people along the path of the 'Trail of Tears' are shaped by the stories of those forced to walk away from their world.