Nobel Peace Center

In the conflict between Native Americans and white settlers in the USA, hunger played an important role. Dr. Brett Riggs is an archaeologist and an expert on the Cherokee. Here, he talks about the Cherokee resistance to their forced removal and the factors leading to hunger and mortality during the Trail of Tears. The interview is a part of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize exhibition about the World Food Programme and how food is used as a weapon in conflict. By: Jessica Barlindhaug Angstreich and August Myrseth