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Fort Sumner and the Navajo Long Walk Lesson PlanFort Sumner and the Navajo Long Walk Lesson Plan
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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Duration
2 days
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Year
2005
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Fort Sumner and the Navajo Long Walk

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Students research the Fort Sumner campaign against the Navajo; why the campaign took place; the details of the forced march to Fort Sumner; conditions at Fort Sumner; length of imprisonment; details of life in prison, and circumstances of release.

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the navajo people, native american tribes, native americans

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navajo, us history, social studies

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Uen: Fort Sumner and the Navajo Long Walk

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Nmsu: Historic Documents: Status Report of the Condition of the Navajos

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A digitized copy of the official status report on the terrible condition of the Navajos at Fort Sumner in 1868 and the recommendation by U.S. Indian Agent for Navajo Indians that they are given a reservation in New Mexico and Arizona...
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New Mexico Office of State Historian: 1864 Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo

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Explains the military's attempts to stop Navajo raids and the eventual evacuation of the Navajo to Bosque Redondo, the Navajo Long Walk. Hyperlinks for additional information.
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American History: Documents: Navajo Treaty of 1868

University of Groningen
This site from the University of Groningen provides the text of the original document of the Navajo Treaty of 1868 signed by President Andrew Johnson.
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Audio

Npr: The Navajo Nation's Own 'Trail of Tears'

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NPR report on the Navajo long walk. Pictures and audio are included.
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Navajo Leaders: Manuelito (1818 1893), Navajo Chief

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Written by a former United States Marine who was part of the Navajo Code Talkers this is an impressive outline of the life of Manuelito.
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Uen: Manuelito's Role as a Leader

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Manuelito's role as a leader can be discovered through this lesson plan as well as the treaty between the Navajo in Fort Sumner and the United States. This lesson explores the traditional Navajo life with our modern world's ways of living.
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Explore Pa History: The Philadelphia Campaign Valley Forge

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Learn about the people and events surrounding the Battle at Valley Forge in this detailed account of Pennsylvania history. Included in this site are links to audio and pictorial images of this era.
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Legends of America: Navajo Long Walk to the Bosque Redondo

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This essay is about the Najavo Long Walk.
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Canyon De Chelly: The Long Walk

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An interesting compilation of information about the Navajo Long Walk as told to the author by his Navajo grandparents. Good insight into Navajo culture.
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