The navajo peace treaty, 1868 /
by Marie Mitchell.
- First ed.
- New York : Mason & Lipscomb, 1973.
- xi, 145 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- 9(73)(=97) (NLA) .
Includes index.
Cont. : xi, 145 pages illustrations 22 cm. Contents: The first americans were Indians -- The invaders -- The mexican revolution -- The army of the west -- Fort defiance -- Tensions mount -- The civil war period -- Destroy and conquer -- Invasion of canyon de chelly -- The bosque redondo -- The treaty of peace -- A new beginning -- Gradual process -- The railroad -- Dogged perserverance -- Years of fulfillment.
"The Navajo Peace Treaty, negotiated between the United States government and the Navajo tribe, June 1, 1868 brought to an end one of the most tragic and dramatic periods in history. During the spring of 1864, more than 7,000 Navajo men, women, and children were driven across the barren plains of New Mexico to Fort Summer, where a reservation held them prisoner for four years of hardship, disease, and near starvation -- before their plight reached the ears of the newly organized Peace Commission in Washington, DC."--Preface.