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2) The Navajos
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Describes the history, daily life, customs, relations with the United States government and more of the Navajo people.
4) The Navajo
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Discusses the history, culture, beliefs, changing ways, and notable people of the Navajo.
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Presents an overview of the history of the Navajo Indians, with a detailed account of how the United States Government, represented by Kit Carson, forced them on a 300-mile walk from their homeland in the Southwest to a prison camp at Bosque Redondo, NewMexico, in 1864, and their eventual return home after the United States-Navajo Treaty of 1868.
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Dzanibaa saw her happy childhood come to a terrifying end when U.S. soldiers attacked and forced thousands of Navajo to walk to Fort Sumner, 450 miles from their home. Told in both Navajo and English languages, the story is illustrated in full-color paintings that show the Navajo's despair and determination during their days at the fort.
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Examines the history of the Navajo people, discussing their beliefs, communities, family life and marriage, homes, food, animals, clothing, and weaving and other arts; discusses the changes forced on the Navajo by the U.S. government; and looks at the modern-day status of the Navajo nation.
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