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*'''1849:''' Treaty | *'''1849:''' Treaty | ||
*'''1858:''' Manuelito, an Navajo leader, discovered his livestock had be shot by U.S. Soldiers. He confronted the Major at Fort Defiance, claiming the land and water. Soldiers from Fort Defiance, with Zuni mercenaries, burned Manuelito's village and fields. | *'''1858:''' Manuelito, an Navajo leader, discovered his livestock had be shot by U.S. Soldiers. He confronted the Major at Fort Defiance, claiming the land and water. Soldiers from Fort Defiance, with Zuni mercenaries, burned Manuelito's village and fields. | ||
*'''1860:''' Attack [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Defiance,_Arizona Fort Defiance] , lead by Manuelito. | *'''1860:''' Attack [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Defiance,_Arizona Fort Defiance] , lead by Manuelito. | ||
*'''1862:''' Kit Carson began scorched-earth offensive | *'''1862:''' Kit Carson began scorched-earth offensive | ||
*'''1863''': New Mexico was cut in half, to create the Territory of Arizona. | *'''1863''': New Mexico was cut in half, to create the Territory of Arizona. | ||
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*'''1880:''' Navajo Reservation expanded again in Arizona. Railway travel into the southwest creates new market for Navajo weaving. | *'''1880:''' Navajo Reservation expanded again in Arizona. Railway travel into the southwest creates new market for Navajo weaving. | ||
*'''1882: '''December 16, President Chester Arther removed some 4,000 square miles of land in northern Arizona from the public domain and made it a reservation for the Maquii (Hopi) Indians. This order formed the legal basis of the present day Navajo-Hopi land conflict. | *'''1882: '''December 16, President Chester Arther removed some 4,000 square miles of land in northern Arizona from the public domain and made it a reservation for the Maquii (Hopi) Indians. This order formed the legal basis of the present day Navajo-Hopi land conflict. | ||
*'''1884:''' Navajo Reservation expanded into Utah | *'''1884:''' Navajo Reservation expanded into Utah | ||
*'''1900 and 1901:''' the Navajo Reservation was expanded into Arizona | *'''1900 and 1901:''' the Navajo Reservation was expanded into Arizona | ||
*'''1905:''' The Navajo Reservation was again expanded in Utah | *'''1905:''' The Navajo Reservation was again expanded in Utah | ||
*'''1907:''' The Navajo Reservation was aging expanded in New Mexico and Arizona. | *'''1907:''' The Navajo Reservation was aging expanded in New Mexico and Arizona. | ||
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*'''1922:''' Oil discovered on Navajo Reservation. | *'''1922:''' Oil discovered on Navajo Reservation. | ||
*'''1924:''' Passage of Indian Citizenship Act. | *'''1924:''' Passage of Indian Citizenship Act. | ||
*'''1923-1936:''' Stock Reduction Program, The U.S. government killed more than 250,000 Navajo sheep and goats the horses. Part of soil conservation; "an acre could have no more than 6 sheep". | *'''1923-1936:''' Stock Reduction Program, The U.S. government killed more than 250,000 Navajo sheep and goats the horses. Part of soil conservation; "an acre could have no more than 6 sheep". | ||
*'''1934:''' The Navaho Mounted Police was formed. | *'''1934:''' The Navaho Mounted Police was formed. | ||
*'''1936:''' Window Rock, Arizona chosen as the site for the Navajo Central Agency. Now the Navajo Tribal Council. | *'''1936:''' Window Rock, Arizona chosen as the site for the Navajo Central Agency. Now the Navajo Tribal Council. | ||
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*'''1951:''' Uranium discovered on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico and Arizona. | *'''1951:''' Uranium discovered on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico and Arizona. | ||
*'''World War II:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_talker Navajo Code Talkers] | *'''World War II:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_talker Navajo Code Talkers] | ||
See also www.lapahie,com/Timeline.html | |||
==== Navajo Clan System ==== | ==== Navajo Clan System ==== | ||