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Podcast: Native ChocTalk
Episode: Season 4, Episode 17, Part 2: “Jack D. Baker (Cherokee) on the Trail of Tears and the Strength of the Cherokee People”
Description: Part 2 of 2
At one time, they inhabited 40,000 square miles within the Appalachian Mountains. But in 1835, 12,000 of their people were gathered and placed into stockades until it was time for their removal away from their homelands.
The journey took 6 to 7 months, killing 2,000 of their people on what is now termed “The Trail of Tears”.
Today, they are the largest tribe in the United States, with 440,000 members. They are the Cherokee people, and their endurance and strength continues on today.
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