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.
Report Abuse. 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.
As a researcher whose work focuses on African-American and Native American histories, I have encountered this resistance. A few years ago, I spoke on the subject of Blacks in the Cherokee removal at a conference of the National Trail of Tears Association.he Trail of Tears is an epochal moment not only in Cherokee history, but also in Black history. Descendants of slaves owned by Native people therefore claim this story as rightful heirs.