2 The other is acid or alkaline forming foods, which means the acid or alkaline forming ability of foods to affect the body or to say differently, the pH condition foods cause in the body after being digested. This is the one that will be the focus in changing the body's pH.
There were numerous Cherokee leaders during the Trail of Tears. John Ross was, however, the elected Principal Chief at the time the Trail took place. His wife, in fact, died on the Trail of Tears. Notable leaders during that time though were Stand Watie (although maybe a little bit later). Major Ridge.
Trail of Tears. In the early 1800s, the Cherokee tried to assimilate, along with their neighbors the Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws and Seminoles. Most of the leaders were convinced that to survive they would have to adopt white ways. These tribes became known as the Five Civilized Tribes.