WHAT:
The Cherokee Nation will host a ceremony for the Cherokee cyclists returning from their 950-mile journey retracing the northern route of the Trail of Tears through seven states.
WHEN:
Friday, June 19 at 11 a.m.
WHERE:
Cherokee National Peace Pavillion
177 S. Water Ave.
Tahlequah, Okla.
WHO:
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Deputy Chief Bryan Warner
Council of the Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Cabinet
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians officials
2026 Remember the Removal cyclists
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation will honor the cyclists who are returning from their 950-mile “Remember the Removal Bike Ride” journey in downtown Tahlequah. Cherokee Nation’s 12 cyclists are joined by six cyclists from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from North Carolina.
The cyclists began their memorial ride in New Echota, Georgia, and traveled through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. They will officially complete their trip on Friday morning when they return to the Cherokee National Peace Pavillion in downtown Tahlequah.
During their ride, the cyclists retraced the northern route of the Trail of Tears in honor of their ancestors who were forcefully removed from their homelands in the southeast more than 180 years ago.
For more information on the Remember the Removal Bike Ride, visit https://www.facebook.com/removal.ride.