Portland Trail Blazers

The Indian Trail Of Tears Close one’s eyes and imagine that the government move’s one out of his/her home because one is considered a problem. In May of 1830, President Andrew Jackson issued The Indian Removal Act also known as The Trail of Tears, to fix the Native American Problem (pg.293). The Indian Removal Act is the government’s solution to the problem. The Indian Removal Act is an important part of Native American History because of how it took place, why it took place and what happened as…

Why the Trail of Tears? The Trail of Tears was the name, given by the Cherokee Indians, to the forced march from their lands in the southeastern United States to the Indian Territory during 1838-1839. This event is a huge black spot in American history. This is only one instance in the history of man where domination of a weaker race of man occurred. Through enslavement, mandatory assimilation or just the taking of the resources of these people, the white man roamed the world conquering others…

The Education of Little Tree; A Book Review The book “The Education of Little Tree”, by Forrest Carter, highlights the invasion of and mistreatment inflicted upon Native Americans, specifically the Cherokee tribe. The book is set in the 1930’s depression era, and begins by telling the story of Forrest and his life with his grandparents, due to the passing of his parents. One day, as Forrest rode the bus with his “granpa and granma” as he called them, an example of racial discourtesy arose. The…

heartbreaking events in United States history occurs while Andrew Jackson presides in office, the Trail of Tears. During the Trail of Tears, thousands of Native Americans are forced off of their land and travel westward into ominous land. Thousands die on the despairing march knows as the Trail of Tears. Consequently, the United States of America receive all of the land east of the Mississippi River. The Trail of Tears impacts both Native Americans, and the United States. In 1814, Andrew…

The Indian Removal Act, or Trail of Tears, was a massive forced migration of many Indian tribes in the southeastern United States in the mid 1800’s. The Indian Removal Act caused a massive disturbance in the Native American tribes of the southeast United States. In the early 1830’s thousands of Cherokee Indians lived on a vast expanse of the southeastern United States, however, in the end of the 1840’s hardly any remained as a result of the Indian Removal Act (History). The Indian Removal Act…

The events of the Trail of Tears are some of the most tragic in the history of the country, but also the least talked about. While Native American relocation took roughly two years, the events that led to the removal of the Native Americans from their land can be traced back decades. From Andrew Jackson’s treaty after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, to the establishment of a new Cherokee capital in Oklahoma, the story of Indian relocation is a sad one but is still an ultimately American one. The…

For many years in the newly developing America, there was a lot of debate about what to do with the so called “Indian problem”. Americans sought out various ways to remove the Indian population from lands in the east and eventually the west too as they continued to expand. There were four primary ideas that were proposed: to exterminate the Indian population, to assimilate them into American culture, to protect them on their ancestral lands (which just wasn’t likely to happen), or to move them…

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Cheyenne Indian and past U.S Senator, once said, “treaties are promises between two nations. And whether they are going to be valid or not, and whether they are going to last or not, is based on the heart and belief of the people that are participating.” (Harjo,221). This short statement is packed with reference to historical treatment and intent of American Indian treaties, acknowledgement of the continued power of treaty making in the present and the lasting social,…

Did you know that when the settlers came to the North-West it caused conflict between the Natives and the Settlers.Well in the 1800´s the U.S. government and the Native Americans negotiated 500 treaties throughout the U.S.to give up their land and get ¨benefits¨.Plus the settlers had no idea of the Natives cultural beliefs about the land and friendships so they caused most of the conflict because the settlers didn´t know their beliefs. The Natives and settlers beliefs of land ownership were…

Isolation: The Struggle to Find One’s Self In Into The Wild, Jon Krakauer investigates a young man’s struggle between isolation and forgiveness. This book shows the compelling, incredible adventure of Chris Mccandless, who leaves his home, family and money to disconnect himself from society and live the life he has always wanted. A simple young man, McCandless has a burning desire to live a simplistic nomadic lifestyle and explore the United States. This is a characteristic his family, his…