Maple and Associates   Trail of Tears Exhibition



The Trail of Tears Exhibition, is located at the Cherokee Heritage Center, in Tahlequah, OK.

The project mandates included groundbreaking Universal Design principles and telling the story from a Cherokee perspective. The exhibit uses traditional exhibitry methods to present this perspective along with the theatrical audiovisual techniques of object theater and Pepper's Ghost.

The exhibit explores the forced removal of their ancestors from their indigenous territory to "Indian Territory" through six galleries:

  • War of Words
  • Rude Awakening
  • Prisoners With No Crime
  • Many Tribes,Many Trails
  • Removal
  • Starting Over

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Trail of Tears Museum
 

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