Trail of Tears

       Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) by Paul Revere & the Raiders, 1968 (*) They took the whole Cherokee nation Put us on this reservation Took away our ways of life The tomahawk and the bow and knife Took away our native tongue And taught their English to our young And all the beads we made by hand Are nowadays made in Japan Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe So proud to live, so proud to die They took the whole Indian nation Locked us on this

Cherokees have killed all of Spanish who came to visit their towns and burnt their forts. After that Spanish retreated to the coast. During the War who opposite French colonies and English colonies of North America, Cherokees help England, and there are with them during the War of Independence in America. In 1785, they negotiate a treaty of peace with United-states, but the Cherokee’s resistance during 10 years. In 1791, a new treaty confirms the last, and the Cherokees give a part of their territory to

The trail of tears [pic] The trail of tears signifiant ( la piste des larmes ou « la piste ou ils ont pleuré ».)  C’est le déplacement de plusieurs peuples amérindiens décidé les États-Unis entre 1831 et 1838. Ces populations vont à l'ouest du Mississippi et leurs anciennes terres sont remises à des colons blancs, en application de l’Indian Removal Act. Les Cherokees sont actuellement le plus important groupe indien du pays. Plusieurs dates importantes sont marquées durant ce mouvement :

CHIEF JOHN ROSS Reference: Chief John Ross Chapter Yearbook 2003-2004 Named in honor of his grandfather, John McDonald, John Ross was born October 3, 1790. He was the third child of Daniel and Mary (Mollie) McDonald Ross. John Ross was educated by John Barbour Davis in a private school established by Daniel Ross. After completing the course of study at the private school, John and his brother, Lewis, completed curriculums at the Presbyterian School in Maryville, TN, and then at school in Kingston

« La piste des Larmes » (= The trail of tears) [pic] Ce nom évocateur a été donné par les Cherokees après leur déportation de 1838 vers le Territoire Indien dont une partie est devenue l’état d’Oklahoma. _Le 10 mai 1838, sur ordre du Président Martin Van Buren, le Général Scott arrive avec 7.000 soldats et fait un discours-ultimatum aux Cherokees résistants du nord de la Georgie, pour leur annoncer leur migration forcée. _Le 18 mai, la limite fixée au printemps par le Traité de New Echota étant

Stratford with Toby Stephens playing the role of the eponymous hero[1]. Outside the theatre, huge posters showing Stephens’ bloodied face, bore the words, «He too was a natural born killer». This was an obvious publicity ploy to attract spectators by linking the production to Oliver Stone’s mass-audience film Natural Born Killers released earlier that year. More recently, Kate Bassett, in her Independent review[2] of Dominic Dromgoole’s 2006 production of the play at the Globe Theatre in London, wrote

we didn't have any kind of prison. Because of this, we had no delinquents. Without a prison, there can be no delinquents. We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were no thieves. When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift. We were too uncivilized to give great importance to private property. We didn't know any kind of money and consequently, the value of a human being was not determined

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Margot at the Wedding by Noah Baumbach 1 INT. TRAIN CAR - DAY 1 A cashier hands a boy, 13, his change across a counter. The boy stuffs the coins in his pocket. He lifts the cardboard tray with two hot dogs, a bag of chips, and two Cokes. This is Claude. We follow him: He carefully carries the meal down the aisle, balances it in one hand as he opens the door. The train noise blares as he traverses the area between cars. He enters the new car repeating the balancing act. He waits

for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added little Amy, with an injured sniff. "We've got Father and Mother, and each other," said Beth contentedly from her corner. The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly, "We haven't got Father, and shall not have him for a long time." She didn't say "perhaps never," but each silently added it, thinking of Father far away, where the fighting