![]() Superintendent Aaron Mahr with the National Park Services and Trail of Tears also welcomed the group to Macon County. Other local dignitaries in attendance included Macon County Commissioner Ronnie Beale, North Carolina Senator Kevin Corbin and North Carolina State Representative Karl Gillespie. “This route, which has not been certified by the National Park Services an important step that has been discussed with the department, presents a unique opportunity for diverse partnerships to develop public assess corridors, greenways and trails so that more people can experience the original trail as it was or as close as possible to what it was so people can understand ancient Cherokee homeland.” “New evidence has led to the identification of a Trail of Tears (TOT) route through 40 miles of Macon County with many miles of original trail surviving on lands currently owned by the state, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), Mainspring Conservation Trust or U.S. ![]() “We as a department are interested in bringing more attention to the story of the Trail of Tears and teaching future generations about this important history.” “As the secretary one of my top priorities across our department is to ensure that we tell more inclusive, accurate, and representative stories about the people and history of our state, a long and rich and sometimes complicated history that began with the American Indians,” said Wilson. Reid Wilson, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Jim Tate, Macon County Commissioner Chairman, delivered the welcome address from Macon County followed by the greeting on behalf of North Carolina by D. The group was welcomed to Franklin by Master of Ceremonies, Bob McCollum with the Nikwasi Initiative. The group traveled from Harrah’s Convention Center in Cherokee to Franklin to the historic Nikwasi to begin the pilgrimage. TOTA, a citizen’s organization of national and international members, has state chapters in nine states through which the Trail traverses.Īttending the pilgrimage were members of TOTA from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Tennessee. ![]() The Trail of Tears Association (TOTA) is a non-profit, membership organization formed in 1993 to support the creation, development, and interpretation of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. The three-day event was held in conjunction with the 25 th Annual Trail of Tears Association Conference & Symposium in Franklin, Bryson City and Cherokee. Western North Carolina hosted the Nikwasi-Cherokee Cultural Heritage Corridor Pilgrimage. ![]()
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