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It became known as the Long Walk. Escorted by the U.S. Army ... tribe,” according to one history of the Navajos. A crucial blow came in January, 1864, when Carson’s men swept through Canyon ...
In 1864, Lincoln signed the second Pacific ... He co-wrote a book about his journey called "Send a Runner: A Navajo Honors the Long Walk." Bird flu outbreak kills 95% of Hickman's Arizona chickens ...
After the U.S. seized their lands more than 150 years ago, the Diné (Navajo) people embarked on the Long Walk—a 300-mile trek to exile. Photographer Dakota Mace shares their stories. In 1864 ...
HERE’S TODD KURTZ. THIS IS A BRUTAL STORY TO HEAR. IT’S HARD TO EVEN FATHOM WHAT NAVAJO PEOPLE ENDURED LEADING UP TO THE LONG WALK. HISTORIANS SAY KIT CARSON WAS ORDERED TO DEFEAT THE NAVAJO.
The answer is a hard one to hear.Learn more: New exhibit remembering the Long Walk opens in New MexicoHistorians say in the 1800's Kit Carson was ordered to "defeat" the Navajo People. Historians ...