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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trail of Tears memorial at the New Echota Historic Site in Georgia, which honors the Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tears.

The images of Kosovar refugees forced from their homes broke the hearts of many Americans. The thought of ethnic cleansing was offensive. However, a quick review of American history shows how this ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Melba Checote-Eads calls it an emotional time. She was among those at the the fourth annual Trail of Tears Commemorative Walk. "I'm Muscogee Creek nation of Oklahoma," said ...

A local playwright is helping a new generation understand one of the most significant and heartbreaking chapters in Native American history through the power of theater. Sulli Mariah Lee, writer and ...

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 ...

Last Thursday afternoon, Kacey Fishinghawk pedaled her Trek Domane road bike into Stilwell, Okla. The 23-year-old Fishinghawk, a member of the Cherokee Nation, was part of Remember the Removal, an ...

Boone County Judge arrested by ASP for role in stolen government funds Boone County Judge Robert Daniel Hathaway was arrested on February 27, following an investigation by the Arkansas State Police ...

A new short film rooted in Cherokee history is in production in Prairie Grove, where filmmakers say the location itself is part of the story. Trail of Tears: The Hymn is a narrative short film on the ...

DURANT, Okla. (KTEN) — A group of cyclists set out on a 400-mile pilgrimage from Mississippi to trace the tears of history. They ride honoring their Native American ancestors to ensure that their ...