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The preceding introductory section has been a brief overview that described the general history of the indigenous peoples of the Four Corners region. The following sections cite a series of incidents that the tribes have incorporated into their internal oral histories and traditions.
The following information is provided to give some insight into the Hopi and Navajo points of view, and their collective outlooks. Not every outrage or indignity listed here has been documented by the standards of lawyers or most historians. There are listed “events” that may never have occurred. To the Native American, it matters not so much what the Court of Western History would say has occurred. What matters is what three centuries of Hopi or Navajo tradition believes has occurred. As Whites, we may have explanations, excuses, and skepticism about various atrocities listed below. As Hopi or Navajos, the tribe “knows” what our European ancestors, dating back to the Spaniards, did to their nation, lands and people.
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Contents, including illustrations, copyright T. K. Reeves, 1997.
on 5 April, 1997.
