The Trail of Tears was the forced removal of around 60,000 Native Americans—including the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole—from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to designated “Indian Territory” west of the Mississippi River during the 1830s. Ordered under the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and carried out under President Andrew Jackson, the march was brutal: thousands lost their lives from disease, exposure, starvation, and exhaustion. The Cherokee alone lost

Nikki Apostolou on Instagram: "Where are the natives? 🤔 You may not know it, but November is Native American heritage month in the United States. We as native people do not have the attention or recognition from the media, corporations, or even in the classroom. Our history heritage and culture is often swept under the rug or a passing thought like on Thanksgiving day or when people argue about Columbus Day. The month of November has been established as need of heritage month for almost 30 year