Event

Long Walk of the Navajo

1864 · 19th century

The Long Walk of the Navajo was the forced removal of the Navajo people by the US Army in 1864 from their homeland in present-day Arizona and New Mexico to the Bosque Redondo reservation. Some 9,000 people were marched about 480 km on foot in many groups, and hundreds died on the way. Their return in 1868 is remembered as a turning point in Navajo history.

Long Walk of the Navajo
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Navajo Nation

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Long Walk of the Navajo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/long-walk-of-the-navajo
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“Long Walk of the Navajo.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/long-walk-of-the-navajo. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Long Walk of the Navajo.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/long-walk-of-the-navajo.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Long Walk of the Navajo’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/long-walk-of-the-navajo (Accessed: ).

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