and one of the executioners of major ridge was james hare. so, the trail of tears is an example of what can happen when prejudice combines with greed. it was a direct result of the supreme court decision in worcester vs. georgia being ig in order. while we as cherokees faced a great adversity of the forcd removal, we survived. we immediately began to re-establish our nation. we were able to adapt to our new lands and prosper in them, and chief hoskins after lunch will talk about the rebuilding of our nation and where we are today. so, this ability of our people to survive and adapt is a true story of the trail of tears and how we wish it to be remembered. thank you. >> so, are there any questions? >> i'd like now to thank you for sharing with us that very tragic story. my name is steven atkins, and it just really illuminates the bloodthirsty, land grabbing invaders that set foot at jamestown on may 14, 1607. and less than three years later, lord delaware ore ordered the annihilation of a tribe and by 1699, nine out of ten of the virginia wood

troubling with cold, i'd like to tell you how the removal effected my fourth grade grandfather, james hare, family tradition is that his mother-in-law, lindsey ratley gave birth to a baby girl after the round-up started, and after being driven to one of the internment camps, she became too weak to cross the stream and she was stabbed by one of the soldiers and died soon after. and reverend butler reported in his journal almost the exact same story. he states, we also learned when the last company were taken over the river at ross's landing, a woman in the pangs of childbirth stood as long as possible and then fell in the river. and the soldier stabbed her with his bayonet and soon caused her death. james had married her daughter only a few months before and lindsey's other five children accompanied james and his wife on the forced removal and was by them. so in mid-june, three groups of about 800 each started west from ross's landing in chattanooga, tennessee, two without. one by mocsen bend and the others crossed an old road. of that group only 635 arrived in the west. with 146 deaths and