THE MISSION

The mission of the Trail of Tears Association is to promote and engage
in the protection and preservation of the Trail of Tears National
resources to encourage awareness of the Trail’s legacy

ARKANSAS CHAPTER

The Arkansas Chapter focuses on all five tribes: Cherokee, Muscogee,
Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw as they all moved through the
state during their removals from their homelands.

THE STORY

In the spring and summer of 1838, more than 15,000 Cherokees were removed
by the U.S. Army from their ancestral homelands in North Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, and Alabama…

EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upcoming Grant Meeting

Old State House Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas

February 1, 2025

Upcoming Board Meeting

To be announced.

2025 Spring Public Meeting

To be announced.

2025 Annual Meeting

To be announced.

ABOUT ARKANSAS TRAIL OF TEARS ASSOCIATION

The Trail of Tears Association is a non-profit membership organization formed for the development of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. The mission of the Trail of Tears Association is to promote and engage in the protection and preservation of Trail of Tears National Historic Trail resources to encourage awareness of the Trail’s legacy. The Trail of Tears Association covers all five tribes, including the removal stories of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek, and Seminole, and perpetuates the management and development techniques that are consistent with the National Park Service’s trail plan.

RESOURCES

 

Sequoyah National Research Center

Arkansas Sites

National Park Services, Trail of Tears

National Trail of Tears Association

Dawes Rolls

Cherokee Nation

PROGRAMMING REQUEST

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