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The Long Walk: The Forced Navajo Exile

by Jennifer Denetdale

Series:Landmark Events in Native American History

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Chronicles the events that led to the Navajo Nation's forced removal from their homeland to a reservation in eastern New Mexico in the 1860s, and discusses the lasting impact that relocation had on the Navajo psyche.

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Canonical title: The Long Walk: The Forced Navajo Exile

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Genre: Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 978.9004 — History & geography History of North America Western United States New Mexico
LCC: E99 .N3 .D367 — History of the United States America Indians of North America Indian tribes and cultures
BISAC: JNF JUVENILE NONFICTION People & Places United States Native American

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Languages: English
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Published: 2008
Genre: Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 978.9004
LCC: E99 .N3 .D367

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Jennifer Denetdale

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