The Trail Of Tears A hundred and fifty years after the Cherokee were forced from the southern Appalachians to Oklahoma; one man of Cherokee descent revisited the old capital of New Echota. He wrote “ My whole body chills as I face once again the fact that an entire nation was moved to another part of the country like wild horses to the dog food company.” The Cherokee Indians were not the only native Americans to …showed first 75 words of 693 total…

…showed last 75 words of 693 total…the time the number was estimated to be around four thousand, a recent statistic estimated the total to be around eight thousand. (Scott-green 93) Only those on the trail can fully understand the pain and tragedy that was experienced on their journey. The life lost and the dignity destroyed has had a huge impact on generations of Cherokees. The Trail of Tears is a constant reminder of the ancestors that suffered for the price of gold.