Treaty of Bosque Redondo
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The Treaty of Bosque Redondo also the Navajo Treaty of 1868 or Treaty of Fort Sumner, Navajo Naal Tsoos Sani or Naaltsoos Sání was an agreement between the Navajo and the US Federal Government signed
First page of the Treaty of Bosque Redondo
Navajo under guard at Bosque Redondo
Marker where the signing of the treaty took place
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Long Walk of the Navajo
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The Long Walk of the Navajo, also called the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo, was the deportation and forced relocation of the Navajo people by the United States federal government and the United States a
Treaty of Bosque Redondo
…Government signed on June 1, 1868. It ended the Navajo Wars and allowed for the return of those held in internment camps at Fort Sumner following the Long Walk of 1864. The treaty effectively established the Navajo as a sovereign nation. Following conflicts between the Navajo and US forces, and scorched earth…
Manuelito, studio portrait, c. 1897
Barboncito, c. 1865
Undated photo of Kit Carson from the Library of Congress