HO-CHEE-NEE Trail of Tears Chapel Traditional Cache
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HO-CHEE-NEE Trail of Tears Chapel
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This cache is hidden at the Cherokee Heritage Center area South of Tahlequah. There is a museum , store, Trail of Tears Exhibit, and a 1710 Cherokee Village (Diligwa). The village is open during the summer months.
The park is open all year.
Located near the Tsa La Gi Amphitheater on the Cherokee Heritage Center grounds is a small round building. This building is the Ho-Chee-Nee Trail of Tears Memorial Prayer Chapel. Jimalee Burton, a poet and an artist, funded the chapel in 1978 as a memorial to the Trail of Tears and a place for people to meditate. Inside you will find elements of both Cherokee and Christian traditions. For example, there are seven poles supporting the roof to represent the seven clans. They are supported at the top by three vertical poles representing the Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Ghost.This chapel is in memory of the Cherokee people who didn't complete their journey over the "Trail where they cried".1838-39 This chapel is a memorial bequest by Jimalee " HO-CHEE-NEE" Burton, 1913-1977
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