Trail of Tears

 

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We walked that trail,

the tears in our eyes,

dragging our feet in weariness.

How could we have believed all their lies?

 

Leaving nothing but blood,

they slaughtered our mothers and daughters,

and after all was gone,

they claimed this land was their "Father's."

 

We believed their evil smiles,

and believed that they would save us,

and now we know the truth,

nothing can save the lost.

 

They took our spirit,

and fulfilled our every fear,

killed our hope,

and now we walk

the Trail of Tears.

 

The Legend of the Cherokee Rose

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The Cherokee rose represents the suffering of the women who walked on the "Trail of Tears" when it was forced upon them in 1838. Being unable to care for their children, the mothers hearts were broken. Their grieving was so deep that the Elders prayed to the Creator for a sign to give the mothers strength and faith. The next day, as they walked along the trail, a beautiful, white flower grew wherever a mother's tear fell and touched Mother Earth. The white flower is a white rose, called the "Cherokee Rose", which still grows along the route of the "Trail of Tears".   

 

 
Trail of Tears Prayer
 
We are now about to take our leave and bid a kind farewell to our native land, the land that The Great Spirit gave our Fathers; we are on the eve of leaving that country that gave us birth. It is with sorrow that we are forced by the authority of the white man to quit the scenes of our childhood, we bid a final farewell to it and all we hold dear.

George Hicks

Cherokee leader on the Trail of Tears

November 4, 1838

 

 

 

 

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