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It is not known exactly how many died on the actual walk but it is thought that during the walk and the four years internment at Bosque Redondo about 1/3 of the 10,000 died. It was a very traumatic experience for the Navajo people.
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When did the long walk take place for the Navajos?
The "Long Walk" was between Fort Defiance and Fort Sumner in 1864.
The theme of Navajo long walk?
there is no theme. why would there be a "theme" to suffering navajos back then. the long walk is in a way showing how evil, cruel, and heartless people can get. when they think other cultures or people are just "savages". the long walk is also showing you not to take anything for GRANTED!!!
Did the Navajo lived during the long walk?
Yes, but many died.
How long did the Navajo Indians long walk last?
This was a 450 mile trek that lasted about 22 days . At least 200 Navajos died of cold and starvation. 53 different groups of Navajo made the trip there. Each group walked a slightly different route. Between 8,000 and 9,000 people traveled the route with a peak population of 9,022 in Bosque Redondo by the spring of 1865. After they arrived at the Fort Sumner New Mexico, many more died. The land was not suitable to agriculture and neither were the Navajos so four years later, the government allowed the Navajo to return to their homes. Actually more than 3,500 navajos died of starvation, cold weather, no food or water, no medicines. but the trip actually took 18 days because some of the army 'privates' forced the navajos to walk 20 miles a day or in some cases more.
What lands did the Navajos cover during the Long Walk?
They covered the Navajoland,Bear Spring,Rio Grande,Albuquerque,Pecos River,Fort Defiance,and fiiinally Fort Sumner.
How did the Long Walk began?
the long started because us navajos were standinq in the way of wat white men wanted tryn to erase our taditional stories and beliefs. and our native tongue but they wanted our land so they destroyed our homes
How many pages does The Long Walk have?
The Long Walk has 384 pages.
Who was in the long walk of the long Navajos?
More than 3000 people died in the battles, walk and internment in the years between 1863 and 1868. The exact number can't be known. There were about 8,500 Navajos who were forced to move to Bosque Redondo (Round Woods in Spanish, Hwéeldi in Navajo- "place of suffering" ) . Kit Carson led, at the direction of General Carleton, a scorched earth campaign to starve the Diné out and force them into internment camps. The march was about 300-400 miles for most people. They traveled in 53 different forced marches between August 1864 and the end of 1866. They traveled on seven different routes. They were forced to walk as much as 13 miles a day. It is not known exactly how many people died on the trips. It is thought to be about 200-400 died over the 18 day trip. It is not known how many died of starvation and disease and gunshot while fighting Kit Carson and his men. Some Navajos evaded them. They fled to Navajo Mountain, the Grand Canyon, the lands of the Chiricahua Apache, and to parts of Utah. The most famous group was led by Hoskininni. He and his people later settled in the Monument Valley and Kayenta areas. Once at Bosque Redondo, the conditions were horrible. There were disease epidemics, starvation, crops failed, there were floods, army worms, 500 Mesquelero Apache who were enemies were there, Comanche attacked over and over, the army men stole the food and money. In all about 2700 died during the time there. The Diné were allowed to return home in 1868.
How many people were in the long walk?
how many people were in the Navajo Long Walk? 234534 people
How many children in the world have to walk a long way to school?
it depends if they want to walk
How long would it take to walk 185 miles?
It depends on how fast you can walk, and how many hours you can do without a rest, how long you rest.
How many miles were the Cherokees forced to walk?
The long and often fatal journey of these Native American tribes is known as the Trail fo Tears. The Cherokee nation was forced to leave their land and were made to march 1200 miles. Many died from starvation, the cold, and diseases. About 4000 died on the journey
