Trail of tears : Cherokee legacy: Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma. Shows the suffering endured by the Cherokees as they lost their land and the difficult conditions they endured on the trail. Describes how thousands of Cherokees died during the Trail of Tears, nearly a quarter of the nation, including most of their children and elders.
Rated TV-PG.|||adult
Chip Richie; Steven R Heape; Wes Studi; James Earl Jones; Gregg Howard; Gayle Ross; Mill Creek Entertainment.
Originally released separately: 2006, 2001, 2004, and 2008.
Trail of tears : Cherokee legacy: narrator, James Earl Jones ; host, Wes Studi ; celebrity voices, James Garner, Crystal Gayle, John Buttrum, Douglas Wilder.
Black Indians: narrator, James Earl Jones.
Native American healing in the 21st century: narrator, Gregg Howard.
Our spirits don't speak English: narrator, Gayle Ross.
Trail of tears : Cherokee legacy: written by Daniel Blake Smith ; produced by Chip Richie and Steven R. Heape ; directed by Chip Richie.
Black Indians: written by Daniel Blake Smith ; directed by Chip Richie.
Native American healing in the 21st century: written by Howard Fisher ; produced and directed by Chip Richie.
Our spirits don't speak English: written by Dan Agent ; directed by Chip Richie.
DVD; Region 1, NTSC.
Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy: 2007 Silver World Medal for History, New York Festivals, 2006 Best Documentary, American Indian Film Festival; Black Indians: An American Story: 2005 Award of Distinction, Indian Summer Festival, 2002 Best Documentary, Native American Music Awards; Native American Healing in the 21st Century: 1999 Best Inter-cultural Documentary, Communicator Award, 1999 Award of Excellence, Telly Awards; Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School: 2008 Best Feature Documentary, International Cherokee Film Festival, 2008 Best Documentary, Columbus International Film Festival.
