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“The Trail Of Tears” This name (“The Trail of Tears”) comes from the Cherokee phrase “Nunna daul Tsuny”, which means “The Trail Where They Cried”. In 1829, white settlers discovered gold in Georgia on Cherokee land. They wanted the land for themselves and requested the removal of the Cherokee. Supporters of President Andrew Jackson, who was an Indian fighter, helped pass the Indian Removal Act of 1830 in congress. Their new land, in what is now Oklahoma, became known as the Indian Territory. In 1835 some agreed to move and signed the treaty with the government, but most of the Indians, led by the Cherokee leader John Ross, wanted to stay. Beginning May 23, 1838, the U.S. Army forced the Cherokee into stockades to prepare for removal. In June of 1838 the first group of Cherokee was forced to move west under Federal guard but, the removal was abort