Mastodawn

Not trying to make it heavy in here but for #footpathfriday I wanted to share this stretch of path from one of the “Trail of Tears”. According to the signs, this is one of the best preserved stretches of the Trail of Tears and it was a sobering and reflective experience to think about all of those Natives who were forcibly removed from their homes and land. It bothers me Everytime I think about it.

#photography #nature #trail #trailoftears #forest #woods #footpath #fujifilm #nativehistory #history

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Bluejay 1d ago

@FlashF1R3 Thanks so much for sharing this. And it absolutely should bother us. For settler colonies like the US and others, “nation-building” has often meant the ethnic cleansing of the people who were already there. I hope more and more people make the connection to other events in history as well as to what’s happening today in places like Gaza.

Also these are really good, well-composed shots. The curve of the tree shadows is striking.

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Anthony

@[email protected] You’re welcome, and Thank you. And yeah, even though this happened almost 200 years ago, it never really stopped. It also makes me mad that this cursed(I meant to type current but it changed to that and fits) administration is trying to whitewash museums and parks. I was honestly kind of surprised they had as many informational signs about the Trail of Tears as they did. I will try to post one here.