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Jun 8, 2018 through Jun 9, 2018
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Bosque Redondo Memorial: Commemorating 150 Years since the Treaty of 1868
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner

 

Friday June 8th will offer a once in a lifetime opportunity for Navajo and Mescalero Apache visitors to shape a museum’s interpretation of their cultural history. On Saturday, June 9th visitors will have a chance to participate in a recreation of the Navajo return to the homeland to promote solidarity and reconciliation.

Also on Saturday, the 150th Treaty celebration will host cultural dances, respected speakers from tribal and state government, along with tribal elders sharing their oral traditions as they pertain to the hardships and resilience of life both during the reservation era as well as the post reservation era.  Traditional foods and artisans will be on site in support the event and the culture.

After the event, visitors will have the option to participate in a 6.5-mile walk/run, led by DCA, from Bosque Redondo Memorial to Fort Sumner High School in honor of the Navajo return to the homeland.  Upon arriving at the high school, visitors can choose whether to continue the 350-mile walk back to Window Rock, AZ or remain at the high school for refreshments.     



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My Father's Torture by Shonto Begay with permission from the artist
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The Long Walk story told pictorially in quilts by Navajo artist Suzanne Hudson. Photos; NM Department of Cultural Affairs.
The Long Walk story told pictorially in quilts by Navajo artist Suzanne Hudson. Photos; NM Department of Cultural Affairs.
The Long Walk story told pictorially in quilts by Navajo artist Suzanne Hudson. Photos; NM Department of Cultural Affairs.
Samuel L. Tappan (1831–1913), an officer with the Indian Peace Commission, was one of the authors of the Treaty of Bosque Redondo. The recently verified copy is in his own handwriting and is in the possession of his great-grandniece, author and historian
The Manchester, Massachusetts home of the Tappan family, where Samuel L. Tappan’s great-grandniece C.P. Kitty Weaver lives today. The newly verified, last-remaining copy of the 1868 Treaty of Bosque Redondo had been in a trunk in the house since the India
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Young Man with Bow
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Young Woman with Baby
Navajo woman and baby at Fort Sumner, Bosque Redondo Era, New Mexico
The Long Walk I, Painting by Shonto Begay, with permission from the artist
The Long Walk 2, Painting by Shonto Begay, with permission from the artist
Participants in The Longest Walk 3 (2011) arriving at the Bosque Redondo Memorial Courtesy: NM Historic Sites
Participants in The Longest Walk 3 (2011) arriving at the Bosque Redondo Memorial Courtesy: NM Historic Sites
Participants in The Longest Walk 3 (2011) pray over the Bosque Redondo Memorial for the health of Navajo and Mescalero Apache to increase awareness of Type II diabetes, a post-contact disease. Courtesy: NM Historic Sites
Participants in The Longest Walk 3 (2011) arriving at the Bosque Redondo Memorial Courtesy: NM Historic Sites
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Classroom with Native Children


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