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The Cherokee Rose relates to our area because the Trail of Tears went through Missouri. They started east of the Mississippi river and walked all the way to Oklahoma Territory.

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They lost everything when the treaty was signed

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They lost everything when the treaty was signed

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White man wanted the indians removed and that is what they had got. They had taken away their homes, sacred lands, and way of life.

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Summer turned to winter and they were still walking but while walking they were freezing. They did not have any blankets, or the right necessities to keep warm.

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The Cherokees prayed and prayed that a sign would come to ease the pain for them, so maybe just maybe ,they would be able to care for their children again.

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One morning when the Cherokees woke up and started walking they began to see white roses along the trail. It was like they had sprung up overnight the petals were white, some compared it to their tears. The center of the roses were yellow which they though represented the gold greedy white man who took them from their hills.

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On each rose there were seven petals just as there were seven clans in the cherokee nation. This sight of these roses brought a strange peace to the cherokee women.

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A tiny little miracle like the roses gave them peace and hope. Even though they suffered much of the rest of the way to Oklahoma Territory which is now called the Trail of Tears.Some how they always kept hope that better days would come for the Cherokee.