And So We Walked is a frank， heartwarming， and inspiring story about a contemporary Cherokee woman and her father who embark on an incredible 900-mile journey along the Trail of Tears to truly understand her own identity and the conflicts of her nation。 The play recounts the six-week journey， which retraced the path her great-great-grandparents took in the 1830s during the forced relocation of 17，000 Cherokee from their homelands。 And So We Walked is a powerful， multifaceted dramatic memoir that draws on extraordinary interviews， historical research， and the artist's personal experience to convey the complexities and conflicts with which the Cherokee wrestle。