We hope you take time to visit our website and consider becoming a member of the Alabama Chapter Trail of Tears Association

NOTE: December meeting has changed to January 16th

            - Birmingham Museum of Arts, Birmingham, Alabama

                 10:00 A.M. - Board Meeting

                11:00 A.M. - Membership Meeting

The Trail of Tears Association (TOTA) is a non-profit, membership organization formed to support the creation, development, and interpretation of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Designated as a national historic trail by Congress in 1987, the Trail commemorates the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their homelands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1838 - 1839.

In 1993, the Association entered into a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service (NPS) to promote and engage in the protection and preservation of Trail of Tears National Historic Trail resources; to promote awareness of the Trail's legacy, including the effects of the U.S. Government's Indian Removal Policy on the Cherokees and other tribes (primarily the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek, and Seminole); and to perpetuate the management and development techniques that are consistent with the National Park Service's trail plan.

TOTA, a citizens' organization of national and international members, has state chapters in the nine states through which the Trail traverses. These states are Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. State chapters address the more specific issues in each state, such as membership development, chapter organization and other efforts that assist the Association and the National Park Service in achieving their goals and objectives.

Read about the story of the Trail of Tears

Beautiful Cherokee flute music and video pertaining to the Trail of Tears

From "Andrew Jackson - The Atrocious Saint" - Submitted by Christopher Hedge featuring David Grisman and R. Carlos Nakai. Performed by R.Carlos Nakai, this is edited from the film "Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and the Presidency" by Carl Byker and Mitch Wilson.

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The Alabama Chapter

Trail of Tears Association

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Officers & Board Members

• Gail King, President

• Robert Thrower, Vice President
• Sharon Freeman, Secretary
• Larry Smith, Treasurer
• Lamar Marshall
• Ellen Musselman
• Mike Wren

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