Trail of Tears Beaded Earrings

In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.

These earrings are a symbol of the Trail of Tears. They have red and black earrings that have been shaped into a hexagon with beaded fringe on the bottom.