The Long Walk (Navajo)

The Long Walk refers to the forced relocation of the Navajo people by the U.S. government in the 1860s. Following a series of conflicts known as the Navajo Wars, approximately 8,000 Navajos were marched over 300 miles from their homeland in what is now Arizona to a barren area in eastern New Mexico, known as Bosque Redondo. The journey was harsh and resulted in significant suffering and loss of life. The Long Walk symbolizes the struggles of the Navajo people against oppression, and it has had lasting cultural and historical significance in their collective memory.