03 Trail of Tears

it is a story at the heart of America one richer and more surprising than we've been

told American Experience presents a story that spans 300 years and a vast continent the greatest thing a person can have is the power it's scary it is a story of Hope courage and survival we were about to be obliterated culturally our spiritual way of life our entire way of life was about to be stamped

out every tribe in this country has a time of horror absolutely abute horror when they were confronted by this Invader what we did to the Southeastern Indians it's it's ethnic cleansing fire it was dun to them so they did it back but bitter whatever means and manner we could since the Europeans arrived here we've had to fight for our

survival an epic history of America seen through native eyes too remarkable too inspiring to ever forget the master of life has appointed this place for us to light our fires and here we shall

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well gentlemen I'm quite concerned he was called Kang de the one who goes on the Mountaintop or simply the ridge ciens will need to take action in The Long struggle between Indians and Americans few native leaders clung to the hope of peaceful coexistence longer in the council few others invested more in the professed protections of the