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.
By 1700, the Cherokee Nation claimed most of the land in southwestern Virginia, but they were forced to give up their land to the United States government in 1768 under the Treaty of Hard Labor. Through the Indian Removal Act in 1830, the Cherokee were forced to relocate on foot to Oklahoma. Thus, the Trail of Tears. But some of the Cherokee hid in the mountains and later became U.S. citizens. They are now known as the Eastern Band of Cherokee, now living in North Carolina.