In conjunction with the Arkansas Trail of Tears Association (ARTOTA) annual meeting on Saturday, July 25 at the Arkansas Studies Institute in Little Rock, the staff of the Sequoyah National Research Center (SNRC) in Little Rock will host a Research Day, Friday, July 24. The Research Day is free and open to the public, however, seating in the SNRC reading room is limited, so participants are asked to preregister for ONE of two sessions: 8:30 a.m.-noon OR 12:30-4:30 p.m. Each session is limited to 30 participants. The sessions will be devoted to research activities only; SNRC director Dr. Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. asks that participants come with research goals in mind. To preregister for the Research Day, email ARTOTA board member Carolyn Kent, carolke5@aol.com.
SNRC has the largest collection of Indian removal documents outside of the National Archives. The center also houses the American Native Press Archives -- the world's largest collection of tribal newspapers-and the J. W. Wiggins Native American Art Collection. SNRC is located on the UALR campus, University Plaza, Suite 500, 5820 Asher Avenue. To learn more about SNRC, visit http://www.ualr.edu/sequoyahcenter or http://www.anpa.ualr.edu.
The ARTOTA annual meeting on Saturday, July 25 begins at 1:00 p.m. at the Arkansas Studies Institute in Little Rock. The programs are free and open to the public. Attendance certificates will be available for teachers interested in professional development credit. The Arkansas Studies Institute is located at 401 President Clinton Avenue in downtown Little Rock.
Topics include:
- Ten on the Trail: Arkansas Locations on the Trail of Tears,Carolyn Kent, ARTOTA research coordinator
- Arkansas Heritage Trail Initiative,Marilyn Heifner, Heritage Trail Partners board of directors
- News from the National Front, Jerra Quinton, Trail of Tears Association executive director
- Removal of the Other Four Tribes through Arkansas, Daniel F. Littlefield Jr., Sequoyah National Research Center director
Susan Young
Secretary/Treasurer
Arkansas Trail of Tears Association

