"The Long Walk.", Navajo Code Talkers, Navajo Nation, Navajoland & Four Corners. Díyín diné'é (The Holy People) -The Diné are an ancient people with a fascinating history and tradition. They believe they were created from Mother Earth and Father Sky. They are a part of the land, a part of their weaving, and a part of their Mother's beauty. Every Indian nation has its unique story of catastrophic contact with the expanding European settlement of the continent, however reappears in these stories topic, like the forced removal of Native communities by foot to distant reservations so that their more favorable native grounds could be taken by the government, settlers, or commercial interests. The Long Walk was the opening salvo of a more general policy "manifest destiny" to establish many different Indian reservations, preferably in areas containing few resources of interest to Anglo-Europeans. The Apache and Navajo were simply the most visible tribes upon which to try out this experiment. The Mescalero Apaches were also at war with the US government and were the first group to be taken to Fort Sumner. The Cherokee, Choctaw, and Seminole nations walked a Trail of Tears in 1838 when forcibly removed from their homeland. Tens of thousands of Indigenous people have died in forced "relocations" and environmental desecration that drove them from their homes. General Carleton's growing malevolence toward Native Americans turned into brutal in his dealings with them.The physical and ...

• published: 25 Apr 2011
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