Immigration of Native AmericansThe Navajo
The Navajo today are the largest Indian tribe in North America. ... According to archeologists, Native Americans resided in what is now northwestern Canada and Alaska some 2,000 years ago. ... By the mid-19th century, Americans started to arrive in Navajo country due to the United States victory in the Mexican War of 1846-48. ... The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought rapid change to the Navajo world. ... If any Navajo put up resistance they were abused or even shot. ... ” On June 1, 1868, the Navajo representatives signed a treaty with the U. ... The treaty established the initial boundaries of the Navajo reservation, which included only about one-fourth of the tribe’s territory before, but they were returning to their land. The government also offered the Navajo seeds and farming equipment, and to purchase 15,000 sheep and goats, and 500 beef cattle for the Navajos use. In turn, the Navajo agreed not to oppose any construction of railroads or roads through the reservation and not to raid any non-Indian settlements.