The Trail of Tears Commemoration Walk and Motorcycle Ride

WHEREAS, the State of Alabama is the home of nine recognized Indian tribes, whose traditions and heritage have greatly contributed to the culture and history of this state; and

WHEREAS, the Indian people of Alabama were subject to the Indian Removal Act of 1832, and were forced to leave on the “Trail of Tears;” and

WHEREAS, the Trail of Tears Corridor of North Alabama recognizes the J.C.S. Hood Route, which encompasses Ross’s Landing in Tennessee to Waterloo, Alabama; and

WHEREAS, the Alabama-Tennessee Trail of Tears Association held the first Trail of Tears Commemoration and Motorcycle Ride in 1993; and

WHEREAS, this Ride brings thousands of motorcycle riders and tourists to North Alabama to honor the hardships and sacrifices experienced through Indian Removal; and

 

WHEREAS, at this year’s event, there will be a commemorative walk at Waterloo, Alabama in which visitors will be allowed to see and walk on the path that the Indian people made as their forced journey to Indian territory began:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby commend

The Trail of Tears Commemoration Walk and Motorcycle Ride

on their 19th Annual Commemorative Ride.

 

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 21st day of February 2012.

 

      

Governor Robert Bentley