![]() The Treaty of New Echota promised one year of subsistence provisions yet supplies were irregular. Indian TerritoryĪfter the 1838-1839 detachments crossed into Indian Territory many went to designated disbandment depots such as the one near Stilwell. He was an active advocate for Cherokee Nation political reunification in their new lands. He built his cabin near Sallisaw in 1829. Sequoyah, the creator of the Cherokee syllabary (alphabet), moved to Indian Territory before forced removal. Cannon detachment that passed through Cane Hill in 1837. Some of these party members traveled in the B. ![]() Others who chose to leave early included those in the Treaty Party, a dissident group of Cherokee that negotiated a treaty with the federal government (signed at New Echota in 1835) accepting millions of dollars and agreeing to move west. These “Old Settlers” established their own government. Still faced with discrimination those Cherokee relocated again, this time to Indian Territory (part of today’s Oklahoma). Some Cherokee recognized the likelihood of forced removal and moved west to Arkansas prior to the Trail of Tears in 1838-1839. ![]() Depending on how much time you spend at each site, this is a one- or two-day itinerary.Ĭontact each site for visiting information, including hours of operation. Use this itinerary to retrace the path of those arriving in Indian Territory and rebuilding the Cherokee Nation. Water route detachments passed by Fort Smith and with one glance left behind the US and entered Indian Territory. Arrival in Indian Territory, Rebuilding the Cherokee NationĮach site in this itinerary focuses on the western end of the Trail of Tears as detachments arrived in Indian Territory.
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