Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 4.9
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 4.9
- Material type
- Newspaper Clippings
- Date
- 1988-10-09
- Description
- Mentions how the Indians faced hunger, death, sickness, and separation during their journey along the Trail of Tears. Most causes of death were due to exposure to various illnesses such as whooping cough, measles, dysentery, and pneumonia. Others were killed when trying to escape being captured and removed from their lands, another cause was exhaustion. A commemoration was held for the 150th anniversary of the Trail of Tears. Dances, dress, drama, speeches, prayers, and other forms of display.
- Author or creator
- Dot Robertson
- Subjects and names
- Trail of Tears, 150th anniversary, Oklahoma, Indian Nation, Cherokee, Immigration.
For collection-level context and related materials, view the complete MS-188 finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
