Pushing the Bear explores the lives of the Cherokee as they are forced to leave their land along what series carried out by various government authorities?
Pushing the Bear Pushing the Bear is a historical novel by Diane Glancy which explores the lives of the Cherokee in 1838/39 during their forced removal from their land along the Trail of Tears in the United States. The book was published in 1996 by Harcourt.
Federal Indian Policy Federal Indian policy establishes the relationship between the United States Government and the Indian Tribes within its borders. The Constitution gives the federal government primary responsibility for dealing with tribes. Some scholars divide the federal policy toward Indians in six phases: coexistence (1789-1828), removal and reservations (1829–86), assimilation (1887-1932), reorganization (1932–45), termination (1946–60), and self-determination (1961–85).