Liam O'Mara IV, PhD2d ago
Following the genocidal #LongWalk and four years held in the #FortSumner #ConcentrationCamp, the #Diné / #Navajo peoples signed the #TreatyOfBosqueRedondo on #ThisDayInHistory in 1868, accepting an autonomous #reservation (another prison) on some of their former land. #LandBack
New Mexico NomadSep 5, 2024

Billy the Kid (presumably). Vandalism issues - https://roadtrippers.com/stories/billy-the-kid

#travel #AmericanWest #history #roadtrip #daytrip #FortSumner

In this American graveyard lies a grave that's been behind bars for over 130 years

At the Old Fort Sumner Museum you’ll notice a grave that’s caged and secured more than a tiger in a zoo… And it’s for good reason.

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