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Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean
The Cherokee Trail of Tears bean memorializes the forced relocation of the Cherokee Indians in the mid-nineteenth century. They carried this bean throughout this infamous walk, which became the death march for thousands of Cherokees; hence the ‘Trail of Tears.’
In the face of its poignantly dismal history, the shiny, jet-black seeds are used with pride in many traditional American Indian dishes. The seeds are encased in six-inch, greenish-purple pods. These small attractive beans are dried before consumed, and have a delicious rich flavor.
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Decorah, IA
Seed Savers Exchange
3094 North Winn Road
Decorah, IA 52101
Phone: 563-382-5990
www.seedsavers.org
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