Trail of Tears Symposium

Les Tate (ltate@hiwaay.net)
Tue, 12 Mar 1996 20:33:38 -0600


The Trail of Tears Symposium will be held in conjunction with the Inaugural
Meeting of the Trail of Tears Association at the Riverfront Hilton Inn in
North Little Rock, Arkansas on April 17-18, 1996.

The following is a synopsis of the schedule. (To save space, I am using ToT
as abbreviation for Trail of Tears)

Tuesday April 16 6:30pm Early Bird Reception

Wednesday April 17 8:30am ToT Association Plenary Session
9:30am Introduction to the Trail of Tears
10:15am ToT Assn State Caucus Meetings
11:45am Keynote Luncheon
1:00pm Welcome and Introduction
1:15pm Early Indian Settlement to Governmental
Policy Focusing on Jacksonian policy
2:15pm The Cherokee Removal
3:15pm The Creek Removal
4:00pm The Choctaw Removal
6:00pm Reception
7:00pm ToT Assn Benefit Dinner ($50/person)

Thursday April 18 8:30am ToT Assn Plenary Session (gen'l business)
10:00am Notable Trail Sites in Arkansas
11:00am New Research - New Findings: Recent ToT Research
12:00 Luncheon
1:30pm Panel Discussion (symposium speakers)

Registration deadlineis March 22: after this date add $5/person late
fee.Non-member registration, $50/person; Members, $30/person. Make checks
payable to Trail of Tears Association. Mail name, address, etc. (and check)
to Trail of Tears Symposium, American Indian Center of Arkansas, 1100 N.
University, Suite 133, Little Rock, AR 72207-6344. Vendors and display space
available at $50/unit. Call AICA at (501) 666-9032 for details.