Trail of Death

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Potawatomi_people
gptkb:Potawatomi
gptkbp:caused_by gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act
gptkbp:cultural_impact trauma in Potawatomi history
gptkbp:date 1838
gptkbp:distance approximately 660 miles
gptkbp:duration approximately 60 days
gptkbp:event_type mass displacement
gptkbp:government_type military escort
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
westward expansion of the United States
removal policies of the 19th century
gptkbp:historical_impact loss of land for Potawatomi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trail of Death
gptkbp:is_a_route_for from Indiana to Kansas
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in memorials and historical markers
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:U._S._government
gptkb:Potawatomi_people
gptkbp:judges survivor accounts
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:educational_curricula
cultural preservation efforts
community activism
scholarship and research
documentary films
cultural exchange programs
artistic representations
social justice movements
reparations discussions
cultural revitalization
land acknowledgment practices
historical education initiatives
commemoration events
community healing efforts
public history projects
historical preservation advocacy
historical fiction and literature
intertribal solidarity efforts
Potawatomi Nation's resilience
environmental justice connections
ongoing discussions about indigenous rights
gptkbp:location gptkb:Indiana
gptkbp:outcome death of many Potawatomi
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Treaty_of_1836
gptkb:Black_Hawk_War
gptkb:Treaty_of_Chicago
gptkbp:significance part of the larger Trail of Tears
gptkbp:type forced relocation