DIGADOHI : lands, Cherokee, and the Trail of Tears / produced and directed by Monty Dobson.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Dobson, Monty, director, editor, producer.

Heritage Broadcasting Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trail of Tears, 1838-1839--History.

Trail of Tears, 1838-1839.

Cherokee Indians--Missouri.

Cherokee Indians.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Cherokee Indians--Trail of Tears, 1838-1839.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Genre:

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (56 minutes)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Eugene, Oregon] : Heritage Broadcasting Service, [2019]

System Details:

digital

Summary:

"Digadohi" means "lands" in Cherokee. The story of their removal from their native lands in 1838 is recorded in the documents and archaeology at places along the Trail of Tears, such as the Snelson-Brinker farm in Missouri, and in the traditions and family histories of the Cherokee today. On 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 that has actually been studied. Using cutting-edge archaeological methods 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.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on August 29, 2024).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.