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DIGADOHI: Lands, Cherokee, and the Trail of Tears

1 X 60 Documentary Film - Available SVOD on the PBS app, PBS.org, & Your Local PBS Station

DIGADOHI means lands in Cherokee and the story of their removal is recorded in the documents and archaeology at places along the Trail of Tears like the Snelson-Brinker farm in Missouri, and in the traditions and family histories of the Cherokee today. July 4th, 2017 the historic Snelson-Brinker cabin was burnt to the ground. A witness site to ethnic cleansing, the farm is one of the few sites on the Trail of Tears to be studied. Using cutting edge archaeological methods, STEM, and archival research, a group of community activists and Cherokee leaders work to rescue a historic property from the arsonist's flames and identify the graves of the Cherokee who died there.

Native American Heritage Program

Major funding for this film was provided by the Missouri Humanities Council, as part of its comprehensive Native American Heritage Program, which supports programs and projects that increase our understanding of the American Indian experience in Missouri through preservation, interpretation, and public programming. The MHC has been working for several years in partnership with the Cherokee Nation, the National Trails of Tears Association and the Missouri chapter, and the National Park Service, to identify and interpret the Trail of Tears through Missouri.