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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: Trail to commemorate 'Long Walk' divides tribes By FELICIA FONSECA,Associated Press Writer AP - Sunday, June 14 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - In a culture that teaches not to revisit suffering, a proposal to memorialize routes that Navajo and Mescalero Apache Indians marched as they were forced from their homelands has stirred up painful memories. ADVERTISEMENT The march in the 1860s from tribal lands to a desolate tract in eastern New Mexico, known as the Long Walk, led to the deaths of thousands of American Indians. So while the federal designation as a national historic trail is supported by some tribal members who believe that healing and appreciation for the resilience of their ancestors will come only through education, memorializing such an event goes against some elder members beliefs. "For those who are willing to talk about that, it's a form of healing," said Judy Martin, a cultural specialist for the Navajo Department of Historic Preservation. "But the older people, they still treat it as taboo" to revisit a site associated with death, she said. "It will bring bad effects on you, evil effects on you, bad dreams," Martin said. "It could disrupt your well-being. In that, that's where they really draw the line." Public meetings across the Navajo Nation this week will complete a study that the National Park Service will turn over to Congress. Lawmakers will then decide whether to add the Long Walk to the list of 30 historic and scenic trails within the National Trails System. If designated, it would be the second historic trail to commemorate the forced removal of American Indians from their homeland. The Trail of Tears that led the Cherokees from the Southeast to present-day Oklahoma in the late 1830s was named a historic trail in 1987. Frank Norris, a historian with the National Trails System, said the Trail of Tears is now viewed as a testament to the cohesiveness of the Cherokees. "To a large extent, that has happened with every other Indian nation, too," he said. The U.S. military took action against the Mescalero Apaches after years of intertribal warfare, according to the park service. After the Mescaleros were imprisoned, the military led by Christopher "Kit" Carson turned to the Navajos, destroying their crops and livestock and forcing them to surrender. More than 8,000 Navajos were marched 300 miles from the Four Corners area to Bosque Redondo, where 400 Mescaleros were being held captive. Navajos call the land near the Pecos River "Hweeldi," which means a place of suffering and fear. Those who couldn't keep up along the journey were killed. Disease, the harsh winters and unfamiliarity with how to prepare foods also led to deaths. Many say that although the Long Walk is one of the darkest parts in the tribe's history, it's important to understand what their ancestors endured before they were able to return to their homeland, which is within four mountains the Navajos consider sacred. "We can't sweep it under the rug," said Etta Arviso, whose grandmother marched on the Long Walk as a 3-year-old. The Mescalero Apache, who were more familiar with the land around Bosque Redondo, did not stay long in the area. They evaded military guards on Nov. 3, 1865, and were not recaptured. The Navajo, however, were held until the signing of a treaty in 1868, when they were freed and the U.S. government acknowledged the tribe's sovereignty. Holly Houghten, historic preservation officer for the Mescalero Apache tribe, said tribal members don't want to glorify the Long Walk but support the trail designation to help ensure that history doesn't repeat itself. "They are interested in learning about their past, the good and the bad," she said. "The elders think it was good to learn about the difficult times and what made them strong." At Bosque Redondo, a museum shaped like a hogan and a tepee, and an interpretive trail help tell the story of the Long Walk. A group of Navajos rides motorcycles to the site each year in honor of their ancestors. Clifford Jack of Shiprock, N.M., who is leading the group this year, says he sees the trauma the Long Walk has brought upon Navajos in his work at a domestic violence shelter. He says the only way to address it is to acknowledge and talk about it. "We celebrate that our ancestors survived the horrible conditions so that we can be free people within our four sacred mountains," he said. "I don't see anything wrong with going back there. It's a healing process." 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