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The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy (2006)

Name: The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2006-02-01
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Wes Studi, Wilma Mankiller, James Earl Jones

The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy (2006), directed by Chip Richie, starring Wes Studi and Wilma Mankiller.

02/01/2006 BR Documentary and History 1h 55m

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Synopsis

This two-hour documentary explores one of the great historical tragedies of America's aboriginal people. In 1830, eager to gain access to lands inhabited by Native Americans, President Andrew Jackson enacted the Indian Removal Act which forced the Cherokee Nation to leave their homeland and to relocate into uncharted territory. Many of these forced settlers suffered from exposure, disease, and starvation, and upon arriving in Indian Territory, they arrived with no past and no future.

Chip RichieDirector
Steven R. HeapeProducer
James NeelOriginal music
Daniel Blake SmithWriter

About the film

The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy is a 2006 documentary by Rich-Heape Films. It presents the history of the forcible removal and relocation of Cherokee people from southeastern states of the United States to territories west of the Mississippi River, particularly to the Indian Territory in the future Oklahoma.

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Historical context

This removal in the 1830s has been popularly referred to as the "Trail of Tears." It followed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This action was part of a larger United States policy of Indian removal.

Appearances

Actor Wes Studi as on-camera presenter James Earl Jones narrated the film. Other celebrities providing voices for the film include James Garner, Crystal Gayle, and Wilma Mankiller. Native American and other history professors make on-camera narrative observations. The film includes speech in the Cherokee language.

Details

MPAA rating: none

Running time: 115 minutes

Awards received

2007 Silver World Medal for History, New York Film Festival

2008 Best Documentary, American Indian Film Festival

External links

Allmovie.com site for film

The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy at IMDb

PBS article on Indian removal

Text from The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trail_of_Tears:_Cherokee_Legacy

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It premiered on February 1, 2006, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h55 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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Chip Richie Director
Steven R. Heape Producer
James Neel Original music
Daniel Blake Smith Writer

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What is The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy about?

The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy: This two-hour documentary explores one of the great historical tragedies of America's aboriginal people. In 1830, eager to gain access to lands inhabited by Native Americans, President Andrew Jackson enacted the Indian Removal Act which forced the Cherokee Nation to leave their homeland and to relocate into uncharted…

Who directed The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy?

The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy was directed by Chip Richie in 2006.

Who stars in The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy?

The cast of The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy includes Wes Studi, Wilma Mankiller and James Earl Jones.

How long is The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy?

The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy runs for 115 minutes, or 1h55.