Trail of tears : Trail of Tears National Historic Trail / a presentation of the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service ; an Aperture Films Ltd. production ; directed by Josh Colover produced by Josh Colover Joseph Erb written by Shane Smith
"Trail of Tears" exposes one of the darkest chapters in American history: the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation from the southeast United States to a new home in the West and the Cherokee people's determined struggle to maintain their cultural identity. Stories of hardship endurance love and loss come alive as a Cherokee grandfather endures the Removal experience with his granddaughter. Filmed on historic groud Trail of Tears depicts the homeland that the Cherokee lost the trail they followed and the modern Cherokee people of today.--
