What was the Navajo Long Walk? Respond in at least 3-5 complete sentences.(5 points)

Answer 1

The Navajo Long Walk was a forced relocation of thousands of Navajo people by the US government in the 1860s. They were marched over 300 miles from their homeland in Arizona to a reservation in New Mexico. The journey was marked by harsh conditions, including lack of food and water, exposure to extreme temperatures, and mistreatment by US soldiers. Many Navajo people died or suffered greatly during this forced relocation. The Long Walk had long-lasting negative effects on the Navajo population, as it disrupted their way of life, caused trauma and loss of cultural identity, and led to poverty and disease on the reservation.