This summer bike riders from two Cherokee tribes are retracing the Trail of Tears. Along the way they'll learn about the forced removal of their ancestors. Cyclists from two Cherokee tribes are ...

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The three federally recognized tribes of the Cherokee have joined in a resolution opposed to any new building on Moccasin Bend and called for the preservation of land sacred to the tribe and its ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. — Founded in 1948, the Museum of the Cherokee Indian is one of the oldest tribal museums in the U.S., and for the first time since 1998, the museum is getting a major renovation. It's ...

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Cyclists from two Cherokee tribes are retracing the Trail of Tears this month. They stop at landmarks where their ancestors camped and an estimated 4,000 tribal members died during the forced removal ...