In 1864 eight thousand Navajo men, women and children were marched at gunpoint to a barren reservation along the Texas border. This forced relocation was aimed at crushing American Indian resistance in the Southwest. Hundreds of Navajo died during the march and the four years of forced isolation. The Navajo remember this tragedy as “The Long Walk."

"The Long Walk: Tears of the Navajo," a KUED documentary by award-winning producer John Howe tells one of the most important stories of the American West. It's a story of heartbreak and triumph against enormous adversity. The film focuses on the U.S. military's campaign against the Navajo in the early 1860s, the events leading to it, and the aftermath of the Treaty of 1868 - all of which would change the world of Navajos. (57 minutes)