Supporting The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Supporting The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

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Trail segment along the Northern Route at Pea Ridge National Military Park in northwestern Arkansas. The wayside exhibits overlooking the Arkansas River at Fort Smith National Historic Site, located on the Water Route in western Arkansas, depict in 5 individual panels the removal stories of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminole Nations. The award-winning Trail of Tears exhibit at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah, OK, includes a tactile "bead wall," with each bead representing one removed Cherokee, totaling 16,000 beads. Also, life-cast figures depict the travel along the Trail of Tears.

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15th Annual Trail of Tears Association
Conference & Symposium


Harrah's Casino, Hotel, & Riverfront Events Center
Metropolis, Illinois

September 20 – 23, 2010

Each year a national conference is hosted by the Trail of Tears Association in conjunction with one of the nine state chapters. At these conferences, attendees have the opportunity to learn about new discoveries and current research along the Trail, as well as experience cultural activities, through lectures and tours.

LODGING
Guntersville State Park Lodge
1155 Lodge Drive
Guntersville, Alabama

Special room rates are available for TOTA conference attendees. See details in the "Conference Information" link below. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-548-4553.

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1100 North University, Suite 143
Little Rock, AR 72207
Phone: (501) 666-9032
Fax: (501) 666-5875
E-mail: TOTA@arindianctr.org


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