Gorget - Mother's Tear Greg Stice and stars into the physical

and stars into the physical landscape

The turtle represents longevity and prosperity in Cherokee culture

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hand beaded earrings by Cherokee artist Leena Flores

In 1819 and 1820 several hundred Cherokee - led by Duwali

Gorget - Mother's Tear Greg Stice and stars into the physical"The Mother's Tear Gorget is a symbol of a mother's love, past, present, and future. Imagine if you will soldiers show up at your door on horseback. You are then ordered to gather everything you can carry, your children and your family. You have just been forced from your home, the only home you know, the town your grandparents built, the woods you played in as a kid, fished, and hunted in. This is the beginning of the Trail of Tears. Many a mother