The Navajo (Diné) Long Walk

Join Kelli as she finally starts tackling the impact of westward expansion on indigenous populations in the United States. In this episode, we focus on the Navajo, or Diné, who were forcibly removed from their homeland starting in the winter of 1863.

Get ready for a nice, long historical context! :) 

Sources:

Books

• Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West by Hampton Sides
• Diné: A History of the Navajos by Peter Iverson feat. photographs by Monty Roessel
• Navajo Stories of the Long Walk Period, publ. By Navajo Community College Press

Articles

• Hwéeldi - The Long Walk - https://Dinélanduse.org/hweeldi/

Documentaries/Videos

• The Long Walk: Tears of the Navajo (2009) on PBS
• Sisnaajini: A Navajo Story - Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve on YouTube

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