Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma; explores issues of racial identity between the mixed-descent peoples of both Native American and African American heritage; examines the crossover of ancient native remedies to present-day medical practices; documents the 1869, U.S. government-enacted policy of educating Native American children in the ways of western society.

Streaming video

Trail of Tears : Cherokee legacy (2006, 105 min.) / written by Daniel Blake Smith ; produced by Chip Richie, Steven R. Heape ; directed by Chip Richie -- Black Indians : an American story (2001, 52 min.) / written by Daniel Blake Smith ; directed by ChipRichie -- Native American healing in the 21st century (2004, 52 min.) / written by Howard Fisher ; produced and directed by Chip Richie -- Our spirits don't speak English : Indian boarding school (2008, 53 min.) / written by Dan Agent ; directed by Chip Richie.