The fifth grade Gifted and Talented students at Science Hall participated in a web conference on December 14, 2009. The web conference was a new way of distance learning for our students; we connected through webcams on computers. The conference was facilitated by James Yasko from The Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee and the students learned about the Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears. The students explored how and why native populations were removed from the land they had lived on for generations. Mr. Yasko shared information about the Cherokee and all the legal steps they took to remain on their land, but were still removed. Did you know the Cherokee had a newspaper that was first published in 1828? It was called the Cherokee Phoenix and is still in publication today. Our students really enjoyed this opportunity and we are grateful to Mr. Yasko and The Hermitage for this experience.