Tsalagi Freedom

Forced to abandon their Georgia homeland during the harsh winter of 1938 and escorted by federal troops, over 15,000 Cherokee set out on a grueling 1,200-mile trek to Oklahoma. Most traveled on foot, wearing only scant clothing and lacking food and provisions for the journey. They weren't allowed to rest or tend their ill. Over 4,000 died of starvation and disease. In their native Tsalagi language, Cherokees refer to this tragic event as nu na hi du na tlo hi lu i. The trail where they crie...