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Trail of Tears Pow-Wow coming up in Hopkinsville

By Dan Modlin

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-859216.mp3

Hopkinsville, Ky – The annual Trail of Tears Pow-Wow is being held in Hopkinsville this weekend. In this report, Dan Modlin tells us about the event in western Kentucky, and we hear from retired WKU History Professor Robert Haynes, who talks about the history behind the Trail of Tears and forced Native American resettlement.