Hoig, Brand new Cherokees as well as their Chiefs: Regarding Aftermath out of Kingdom (Fayetteville, AR: University away from Arkansas Push, 1998), 132
Interest 5: American indian Relocation The Cherokee were only one of the many tribes forced to relocate from their homes and travel to a strange land. Divide the class into four groups and have each group research the history of one of the following tribes now living in Oklahoma, making sure that each tribe is covered: Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole. Ask each group to compare the culture of the tribe it researched, and its forced removal experiences, to that of the Cherokee. Have each group appoint a spokesperson to report its findings to class, including a brief update on its tribal nation in the 21st century. This activity may be expanded by having the class work together to create an exhibit for their school or local library telling the story of the five tribes‘ journeys from their traditional homelands to Indian Territory.
By the taking a look at the Walk of Tears and the Pressed Relocation of one’s Cherokee Country, people learn about one of many stories of this elimination of Western Indians from their homelands of the United states Government.