Riding the Trail: Cherokees Remember the Removal
All throughout June, we’ll be following the bike readers cycling 950 miles along the northern route of the Trail of Tears, beginning in New Echota, Georgia—the former capital of the Cherokee Nation—and ending June 19 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The ride was established in 1984 as a cultural and leadership program, challenging participants both physically and emotionally, giving them a small glimpse into the hardships their ancestors faced on foot.
Award winning author Traci Sorrell (Cherokee Nation) took photos from the May 26 sendoff ceremony which we will post soon.
In a new book coming out in August, Traci and debut author Will Chavez, a Cherokee Nation and San Felipe Pueblo citizen, chronicle the 2021 Remember the Removal bike ride, during which four Indigenous teenagers commemorate the history of the Trail of Tears.
You can follow these inspiring riders on Facebook.
