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When we speak about the trail of tears, we have to remember the fact that the Cherokee nation did win the rights to stay on their ancestral and territorial lands when they took the case to the Supreme Court. Native American and indigenous people are often painted out to have always won the war, but in this case legally, the natives were the ones that won. However, Andrew Jackson disregarded all of the legal proceedings and use military powers to enforce the forced migration. This directly went against the law. And when we teach history about Native American and indigenous people, we also have to remember the complete disregard for the law that allowed much of this to happen. #nativehistory #indigenouspeople #nativeamericanView all 2,501 comments