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The larger answer is: The Long Walk was part of the larger effort by the US government to remove all the native peoples from their lands in order to take them for settlers use and for the resources on them.
The Navajo answer might be: as in the previous worlds that they emerged from, fighting in this world led to becoming no longer in a state of hózhǫ́. This led to disaster.
The proximate answer is: After Narbona was killed in 1849 the Navajo came into conflict more and more with the new American government and settlers who had come with the end of the Mexican American war. The American army established forts in Navajo lands, something the Mexicans and Spanish had not done. They tried to reduce Navajo lands with the treaty of 1858 and a pro Navajo Indian agent was reassigned to West Point at that time.
William T. H. Brooks of the U.S. Army began a destructive cycle of raids and counter-raids with the Navajo culminating in the near-sacking of Fort Defiance by approximately 1,000 Navajo warriors under the leadership of Manuelito and Barboncito on April 30, 1860.
Colonel Manuel Chaves, commander of Fort Wingate had 30 Navajo killed in a dispute over a horse race. After that plans for the Long Walk began by General James H. Carleton. The Bosque Redondo "reservation" or internment camp was established on October 31, 1862 by Congress.
But it probably would not have happened if then the Civil War was coming to New Mexico. This brought Carleton into power in New Mexico and he instituted his plan once the Rebels in New Mexico had been easily defeated and there was little else for his command to do.
Some people think:
"I think that will depend upon who you ask. Two things comes to mind surrounding this event with the Navajo and the current dominant culture: first, invading Europeans firmly believed in "Manifest Destiny" and for the Navajo it was the beginning of the effects of spiritual disconnectedness from Diety."
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoit began because only some of the navajos were attacking the white and Spaniards
I would have to disagree with the foregoing statement as it seems to be a biased opinion and not historically sound. I would like to refer you to a book researched and written by Raymond Friday Locke, "The Book of the Navajo".
Due to encroachment upon Native American lands, Apaches (of which the Navajos are a part) did what other tribes did before them, They responded to encroachment, family members taken into captivity and sold into slavery, and finally murder to rid the lands of Natives by Spaniards. However, the hispanic settlers could not overcome the Apache so they finally appealed to European settlers to address their duress.
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∙ 9y agoSoldiers were trying to chase them off their land and made them walk from Fort Defiance to Fort Sumner.
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Who was the leader in the Navajo long walk?
an animal
How many people were in the long walk?
how many people were in the Navajo Long Walk? 234534 people
Who was the president during the long walk?
Abraham LIncoln was the President in 1864 when the long walk of the Navajo took place.
Did the Navajo lived during the long walk?
Yes, but many died.
When were the Navajo relocated?
we were never relocated. after the long walk, we returned to our homeland.
In 1864 the US Army led the nation on the Long Walk?
The Navajo's
What are some major events that happened to the Navajo Indians?
The Long walk in 1862
What year did the Navajo long walk happen?
Between spring 1864 and spring of 1865 about 8,500 people walked in 53 different groups over 7 different routes.
Which states did the navajo occupy before the long walk?
Arizona,New Mexico,and Colorado
What was the long walk of the 1900?
The Long Walk was in 1864. 53 groups of Navajo people were forced to walk the 450 miles between August 1864 and the end of 1866. The Navajo people were held by the US Army in Bosque Redondo until they were allowed to return back to their lands in June 18, 1868. I have never heard of a Long walk of 1900.
How are the Trail of Tears and the long walk the same and how are they different.?
The trial of tears is from tribes from florida like the Seminole and the other of the 5 civilized tribes & the long walk is from the navajo
Summary of the book Navajo long walk?
"The Navajo Long Walk" recounts the forced relocation of the Navajo people by the U.S. government in the 1860s. During this brutal journey, known as the Long Walk, thousands of Navajo were marched from their ancestral lands in Arizona to a reservation in New Mexico. The book explores the hardships faced by the Navajo during this period, as well as their resilience in preserving their culture and traditions despite the adversity.
