The 1868 agreement allowed the Diné people to return to their homelands after they were forcibly removed several years before. The event, known as The Long Walk, stretched hundreds of miles and forced thousands to live in Bosque Redondo within an eastern New Mexico military base. The treaty permitted the Navajo to return to 5,300 acres of their land.
“To our Navajo people, Please take time to reflect on our history and to offer a prayer for our ancestors who endured many hardships so that we could be there today,” Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said yesterday.