What happened after the long walk?

Answer 1

The Long Walk ended at Bosque Redondo in New Mexico. They had no shelter. The water was bad. The crops didn't grow well in this area. Their livestock had been killed. Many got sick. Some died. They were dependent on US government food supplies. The tradition of fry bread comes from this time as does the style of velveteen top with tiered skirt. The US Army who guarded them stole and sold the food and supplies. It became a huge scandal. The US government wanted them to move to Oklahoma. They refused and said they would rather die than live beyond their four sacred mountains. There were some officers and government officials to whom Navajo people and culture was very appealing. They got them permission to return to their homeland. In 18, 1868 they were allowed to walk home. They cried when they saw Mt Taylor, the sacred mountain of the south, on the horizon. They were granted 3.5 million acres. Later they added to that and now have the Navajo Nation, a semi-autonomous territory covering 27,425 square miles. There are 300,000 Navajo today.