Bosque Redondo Memorial: Commemorating 150 Years since the Treaty of 1868

Jun 8, 2018 through Jun 9, 2018

This summer marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Bosque Redondo between the United States and many Navajo leaders which will be commemorated at the Bosque Redondo Memorial in June.  This free event is hosted by the Navajo Nation, the Mescalero Apache Tribe and by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs parent agency of New Mexico Historic sites which includes the Bosque Redondo Memorial. 

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My Father's Torture by Shonto Begay with permission from the artist

My Father's Torture by Shonto Begay with permission from the artist

The Long Walk story told pictorially in quilts by Navajo artist Suzanne Hudson. Photos; NM Department of Cultural Affairs.

The Long Walk story told pictorially in quilts by Navajo artist Suzanne Hudson. Photos; NM Department of Cultural Affairs.

The Long Walk story told pictorially in quilts by Navajo artist Suzanne Hudson. Photos; NM Department of Cultural Affairs.

Samuel L. Tappan (1831–1913), an officer with the Indian Peace Commission, was one of the authors of the Treaty of Bosque Redondo. The recently verified copy is in his own handwriting and is in the possession of his great-grandniece, author and historian

The Manchester, Massachusetts home of the Tappan family, where Samuel L. Tappan’s great-grandniece C.P. Kitty Weaver lives today. The newly verified, last-remaining copy of the 1868 Treaty of Bosque Redondo had been in a trunk in the house since the India

Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner

Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Young Man with Bow

Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Young Woman with Baby

Navajo woman and baby at Fort Sumner, Bosque Redondo Era, New Mexico

The Long Walk I, Painting by Shonto Begay, with permission from the artist

The Long Walk 2, Painting by Shonto Begay, with permission from the artist

Participants in The Longest Walk 3 (2011) arriving at the Bosque Redondo Memorial Courtesy: NM Historic Sites

Participants in The Longest Walk 3 (2011) arriving at the Bosque Redondo Memorial Courtesy: NM Historic Sites

Participants in The Longest Walk 3 (2011) pray over the Bosque Redondo Memorial for the health of Navajo and Mescalero Apache to increase awareness of Type II diabetes, a post-contact disease. Courtesy: NM Historic Sites

Participants in The Longest Walk 3 (2011) arriving at the Bosque Redondo Memorial Courtesy: NM Historic Sites

Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Classroom with Native Children

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