Series: American Experience
Season: Season 21
Episode Number: 7
Air Date:
Duration: 55 min
The Cherokee would call it Nu-No-Du-Na-Tlo-Hi-Lu, “The Trail Where They Cried.” On May 26, 1838, federal troops forced thousands of Cherokee from their homes in the Southeastern United States, driving them toward Indian Territory in Eastern Oklahoma. More than 4,000 died of disease and starvation along the way.
Chris Eyre
Director
Jackson Walker
Daniel Ross
Josh Blaylock
Young John Ross
Benjamin Bratt
Narrator (voice)
William J. Finley
Elias Boudinot
Wesley French
John Ridge
Robert Hatch
Missionary
Ryan Lewis
Wealthy Plantation Owner
Emily Podleski
Sarah Northrup
Wes Studi
Major Ridge