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The Trail of Tears : Cherokee Legacy

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Widescreen format.
Introduction -- Pre-1800's -- Sequoyah/the phoenix -- Cherokee government -- Jackson's policies -- Eve of removal -- Tradgedy [i.e. tragedy] of removal -- Removal camps -- Life on the trail -- Tradgedy [i.e. tragedy] of the trail -- Aftermath.
Narrator, James Earl Jones ; host, Wes Studi ; celebrity voices, James Garner, Crystal Gayle, John Buttrum, Douglas Wilder.
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.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned. Primarily in English; some segments in Native American language with English subtitles.

PUBLISHED
Dallas, TX : Rich-Heape Films, c2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Richie, Chip.
Heape, Steven R.
Smith, Daniel Blake.
Jones, James Earl.
Studi, Wes.
Garner, James.
Neel, James.
Rich-Heape Films.
Walela (Musical group)

SUBJECTS
Trail of Tears, 1838.
Cherokee Indians -- History.
Cherokee Indians -- Relocation.
Cherokee Indians -- Government relations.
Documentary videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.