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The Navajo Long Walk

The Navajo Long Walk. By: Laura Cutler, Maddie Dugan, Megan Partridge, and Rosemary Barnhart. Summary. Indian removal effort 1863-1864 Forced out of their land Viewed Americans as weaklings. Causes of the Navajo Long Walk. Treaty after war Navajo lived in new American land

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The Navajo Long Walk

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  1. The Navajo Long Walk By: Laura Cutler, Maddie Dugan, Megan Partridge, and Rosemary Barnhart

  2. Summary • Indian removal effort • 1863-1864 • Forced out of their land • Viewed Americans as weaklings

  3. Causes of the Navajo Long Walk • Treaty after war • Navajo lived in new American land • Were forced to leave • Many died along the way • Travel more than 450 miles

  4. People Involved • Navajos-the native Americans • William T.H. Brooks-new commander of fort defiance • Manuelito- Lead the Navajos leadership • General James H Carleton-New Mexico’s US army commander • Kit Carson-directed the destruction of Navajos property and directed and organized the long walk

  5. Background Information • Also known as the Bosque Redondo • Made to rehabilitate the Navajos • 8,500 Navajos • Walked 500 miles • From Arizona to New Mexico

  6. Background Information Continued • Miserable failure • Sovereignty in the treaty of 1868 • Returned to land hungry • Territory reduced • Few allowed to return to native lands

  7. Outcome • Didn’t work • Many Navajos died of disease • Land was reduced • Returned to land Hungary and in land • Angry with settlers

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