[news] Retracing a Grim Past-- The Trail of Tears

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ROUND VALLEY RESERVATION, Calif. - It is known, to those who know it at all, as California's Trail of Tears. In 1863, U.S. soldiers rounded up Indian tribes across Northern California at Chico Landing in Butte County. Then they marched them across the sweltering Sacramento Valley, over the rugged North Coast mountains, to what was known then as the Nome Cult Reservation. Of 461 Indians who set out under guard, only 277 completed the 100-mile, 14-day trek. Many were abandoned, too sick to continue. Some escaped. Others were killed. For decades, some descendants tried their best to forget. These days, they make a point of remembering.

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2004/9/19/135948/134