>> genial james carlton has decided to stop the indian warfare in new mexico by having kit carson force the entire navajo nation on to the reservation. through a devastating scorched earth campaign the navajos have starved into submission and relocation begins. >> history refers to this as the long walk. and it was similar to a lot of ornate tive removals because it was a hard journey full of disease and danger. >> in all, 9,000 malnourished and sick men, women and children are forced to leave their homes and march 3, '00 miles in the bitter co -- 300 miles in the b cold. nearly 300 die during the trip and more perish once they arrive. to this day the navajo have