TY - ADVS AU - Garner,James AU - Heape,Steven R. AU - Jones,James Earl AU - Neel,James AU - Richie,Chip AU - Smith,Daniel Blake AU - Studi,Wes ED - Rich-Heape Films. ED - Walela (Musical group) TI - The Trail of Tears: Cherokee legacy PY - 2006/// CY - Dallas, TX PB - Rich-Heape Films KW - Cherokee Indians KW - Government relations KW - History KW - Relocation KW - DVD KW - Trail of Tears, 1838-1839 KW - Documentary videos KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Widescreen format; Introduction -- Pre-1800's -- Sequoyah/the phoenix -- Cherokee government -- Jackson's policies -- Eve of removal -- Tradgedy [i.e. tragedy] of removal -- Removal camps -- Life on the trail -- Tradgedy [i.e. tragedy] of the trail -- Aftermath; Director of photography, Bob Tullier ; editor, Michael Losurdo, Jr. ; score, James Neel ; music contributed by Walela; Narrator, James Earl Jones ; host, Wes Studi ; celebrity voices, James Garner, Crystal Gayle, John Buttrum, Douglas Wilder; Rating: Not rated N2 - Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma. Shows the suffering endured by the Cherokees as they lost their land and the difficult conditions they endured on the trail. Describes how thousands of Cherokees died during the Trail of Tears, nearly a quarter of the nation, including most of their children and elders ER -