Treaty of Bosque Redondo

When

1 Jun 1868

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

18.70° N, 100.18° W

Description

1868 agreement between the Navajo and the US Federal Government

1868 US treaty ending the Navajo Wars

The Treaty of Bosque Redondo also the Navajo Treaty of 1868 or Treaty of Fort Sumner, Navajo Naal Tsoos Sani or Naaltsoos Sání) was an agreement between the Navajo and the US Federal Government signed on June 1, 1868. It ended the Navajo Wars and allowed for the return of those held in internment camps at Fort Sumner following the Long Walk of 1864. The treaty effectively established the Navajo as a sovereign nation.

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