Social Question
Near Asheville, NC: Way to hike while learning about the genocide against the indigenous people?
Can anyone recommend any good ways to hike near Asheville, NC while learning about the Trail of Tears, Indian removal, and related events, in a way that is compatible with the wishes of (most of) the descendants of the affected people?
Ideally I would like to find ways to do this that also support the people currently living there and/or could happen under their control.
The stuff that’s most compelling to me is the various large-scale acts of military resistance to Indian removal.
I know there are some trail markers and interpretive sites, but I was wondering whether there might be, for example, any good hiking trails that go by a lot of these sites, or that would help give a perspective on the planning/resistance/conflicts that took place during that period or the issues that exist as a result today. But I also don’t know whether that would be frowned upon by a lot of the locals (or descendants of the displaced) today.