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Remember the Removal Bike Ride celebrates 40 years
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Cherokee Nation
Every Cherokee inherits a commitment – an ongoing challenge – to move forward as we remember our past. Even as our tribe discovers new prosperity and growth, we remember our ancestors and the traditions they strove through hardship to preserve.
Acknowledging this challenge, it’s more important than ever to seek connections to our past. Cherokee Nation offers more and more opportunities to connect, including through events such as Cherokee National Holiday, online Cherokee language classes or simply conversing with our elders at monthly luncheons. It is vital to our growth that citizens actively engage with these cultural offerings.
One of the most incredible connections to our past, the Remember the Removal Bike Ride, celebrates a 40th anniversary this year. The annual event honors the legacy of 16,000 Cherokees who were forcibly removed from their homeland in 1838 and the 4,000 – one out of four – who perished during the brutal march.
The Remember the Removal Bike Ride is one of the most valuable cultural activities Cherokee Nation supports, deeply connecting youthful Cherokees to our history. Participants journey to Cherokee Nation’s former capital, New Echota, Georgia. There, they meet with Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians leaders and riders before starting out on a three-week path along the Trail of Tears.
Today, we kicked off the 2024 Remember The Removal Bike Ride with a special send-off ceremony for this year’s cyclists!…
Posted by Cherokee Nation on Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Taylor Armbrister, 25, Kansas
- Shawna Baker, 46, Tulsa
- Jaslyn Christie, 19, Park Hill
- Camerin Fite James, 24, Fort Gibson
- Heather Fite, 46, Fort Gibson
- Jasmine Goodman, 24, Fort Gibson
- Kiyah Holmes, 24, Muskogee
- Lexi Melton, 23, Vinita
- Ashawna Miles, 50, Tahlequah
- Hannah Neugin, 19, Lost City
- Kristy Ross, 49, Locust Grove
- Jaxen Smith, 22, Tahlequah
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Chuck Hoskin Jr.
is the 18th elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the largest Indian
tribe in the United States. He is only the second elected Principal Chief of the
Cherokee Nation from Vinita, the first being Thomas Buffington, who served from
1899-1903. Prior to being elected Principal Chief, Hoskin served as the tribe’s
Secretary of State. He also formerly served as a member of the Council of the
Cherokee Nation, representing District 11 for six years.
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