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Detail of beadwork from an Ojibwe medicine pouch

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Trail of Tears


This picture shows the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
I like how it defines the emotions they have when they were forced to move.

4 comments:

makenzie kozojet said...

I can't believe that people who were here first where all forced out of their homes and onto reservations. Its not very fair.

rbreaux said...

not to mention that the government thought this was right to do.

danield said...

i cant believe they did that its so terrible

Mister Dee said...

Makenzie, if the Spanish knew there would be millions of new souls to convert, they would gladly accept the Indians. But the Spanish were unaware of smallpox, so they accidentally killed most Indians through their own "help"