Navahos often got their wealth from raiding the Mexicans to the south. They had been retaliating against the Mexicans because of the fact that the Mexicans would steal their children and make them into slaves.

Later the Americans came and built Fort Defiance at the mouth of Canyon Bonito. The

Navahos neglect to keep animals out of the pastures that belonged to the fort, forced the soldiers into battle. The Navahos of course were no match for the advanced weaponry the Americans had. It wasn't until 1861 the Americans gained peace with the Indians.

Peace did not remain for long, Kit Carson, once a good friend with the Indians, was given an order from Star Chief Carleton to prepare a war against the Navaho. Carson was reluctant but soon followed the ord

A few Navahos were killed and nineteen women and children captured. The next morning Navahos arrived at Carson's camp and surrendered. As winter came more and more Navahos surrendered. During March, the Long Walk of the Navahos to Fort Sumner and the Bosque Redando began. On the way many died of the severe snowstorms.

They remained hiding in the mountains to see what would happen. The ones who surrendered were sent to the Bosque Redondo. On January 6, 1864 Captain Albert Pfeiffer led a small force to invade Canyon de Chelly.

ers and began the scorche- earth program, the destruction of crops and grain fields. Later one of the Carson condoned scalping. Later one of the Navaho Indian leaders, Delgadito, surrendered. Its people were starving, cold and had no shelter. Barboncito, and El Sordo the other leaders, were not willing to give up

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