Trail of Tears Association

The Trail of Tears Association (TOTA) is a non-profit, membership organization formed to support the creation, development, and interpretation of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. In 1987, Congress designated a national historic trail commemorate the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their homelands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1838 - 1839.

The Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association is one of nine state chapters which have been chartered to assist the Trail of Tears Association with its many tasks.

Each chapter has its own board of directors, including officers. This body organizes the chapter for meetings, research, and activities. Activities of the Georgia Chapter include documenting sites relating to the Cherokee people and the Trail of Tears.

Announcements

170th Anniversary Proclamation
Signed by Governor Perdue

Learn more about the 170th Anniversary Proclamation

New Chapter Membership Benefit

The TOTAbase has been developed to help communications and to provide an avenue by which all members can view research conducted on behalf of the Georgia Chapter. Among other things members will be able to use a dynamic Google Earth map of The Cherokee Nation in Georgia which has been created by and will be updated frequently by our President, W. Jeff Bishop; view site inventories, photographs, documents, and resources. This is a work in progress so you'll want to visit the TOTAbase frequently.

TOTAbase (ver 05-26-2008) is available to only Georgia Chapter members of the TOTA. Active members (dues have been paid for the current year) will be issued a username and password as soon as the webmaster receives word of payment from National. If you have have not received your login information, please contact the webmaster.

Georgia Chapter Newsletters

Photo Galleries

Snapshots from the Georgia Chapter Meeting in Cedar Town, May 10, 2008
A small photo gallery from the 2007 TOTA Conference & Symposium in Rome, Georgia
Conference planning meeting at New Echota
Snapshots from the Georgia Chapter Meeting in Rome, January 2007

Images of Georgia Chapter getting The Forum ready for the conference

Getting Ready for the Conference at the Forum in Rome, Georgia (11/5/2007)

Georgia Chapter, TOTA, Meetings

July 12 at 10:30 AM
Interpretive Center, Sweetwater Creek Park
Douglas County
Speaker: Michael Wren

September 13 at 2:00 PM
Etowah Mounds
Cartersville
Speaker: Dr. White
Program: Creek & Cherokee History

November 8 at 10:30 AM
Paulding County
Place and program to be announced

170th Anniversary of the Trail of Tears

Proclamations observing the 170th anniversary of the Trail of Tears have been signed by numerous, city and county officials as well as the Governor of Georgia.

Threatened Native American Sites

Do you know of a Native American site that is threatened or burials that are being disturbed?

Visit the Web site for Georgia's Council on American Indian Concerns. The Councils site provides links to Georgia Laws and related details. In addition "Cemetery Information Links" are provided by the Georgia Historic Preservation Division.