Navajo War
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American Indian History
- Geographical Location: New Mexico
- Date: September, 1863-November, 1866
Article abstract: Disputed grazing lands helped lead to this conflict, which resulted in Navajo relocation to the barren Bosque Redondo.
Disputed grazing lands near Fort Defiance were a major factor leading to the 1863-1866 war. The site was favored for rendezvous by Navajo medicine men who collected herbs there. For generations, these lands were also used as pasture for Navajo livestock. Shortly after the establishment of Fort Defiance on September 18, 1851, soldiers who wanted to pasture their horses on these lands shot the Navajo-owned horses. Revenge was...
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