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DIGADOHI: Lands, Cherokee and the Trail of Tears
2020 • Feature Film • Awaiting ReleaseHistorical, DocumentaryDIGADOHI means lands in Cherokee and the story of their removal is recorded in
the archaeology at places like the Snelson-Brinker farm in Missouri, and in
the traditions and family histories of the Cherokee today. July 4th, 2017 the
historic Snelson-Brinker cabin was burnt to the ground. A criminal
investigation was launched. Using cutting edge archaeological methods, STEM,
and archival research a group of community activists and Cherokee leaders work
to rescue a historic property from the arsonist's flames and identify the
graves of the Cherokee who died there on the Trail of Tears. Filming for
DIGADOHI began in November of 2017 at archaeological and historic sites along
the route from Cherokee homelands in the East, to Oklahoma.
DIGADOHI means lands in Cherokee and the story of their removal is recorded in
the archaeology at places like the Snelson-Brinker farm in Missouri, and in
the traditions and family histories of the Cherokee today. July 4th, 2017 the
historic Snelson-Brinker cabin was burnt to the ground. A criminal
investigation was launched. Using cutting edge archaeological methods, STEM,
and archival research a group of community activists and Cherokee leaders work
to rescue a historic property from the arsonist's flames and identify the
graves of the Cherokee who died there on the Trail of Tears. Filming for
DIGADOHI began in November of 2017 at archaeological and historic sites along
the route from Cherokee homelands in the East, to Oklahoma.
