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I remember sitting at home and hearing papa say to mom that we were in trouble, all because my brother found a peace of gold in the river and now people were burn parts of our tribe. Papa is mad because now there is this thing called the Indian removal act; papa said we might have to leave. I heard papa talking to mama I did not understand what he was saying but he kept saying this was genocide and mama kept crying. One day we heard screaming and running and horses ridding, the door swung open and these soldiers came in and grabbed us out of our house, I was crying. They kept pushing me with the end of their guns and yelling at me, calling me a wondering savage. I looked back and saw other soldiers going into our homes and taking stuff, I wanted to yell at them but I was scared. Mama said that we were going to a better place west of the Mississippi, but I knew that she was scared too. Papa said it was because the Americans wanted more land, but if they did why did they keep calling us these mean names. I was tired and freezing I kept asking momma when we would get there but all she said was soon. Then I heard a soldier shouting at a member of our tribe, he kept saying hurrying up u immoral freak the papa covered my hears so I could not hear, brother told me that that member was not with us anymore. I cried because I thought I was next. Then brother got sick and papa kept asking the soldiers for help but they just hit papa and made brother hurry up as well, brother dies three days later. It was snowing again and I was so cold that I could not feel my feet, mama said if I kept walking the feeling would come back but if didn’t. When we finally got there the soldiers left, papa said that out of the 50 that came with us 20 died and mama said she should do something to respect them, we did. Ill never forget the day they took me out of my first house and ill never forgive them for that.