Remembering 1974 – March in Farmington, NM
In 1974, three Navajo men- John Earl Harvey, Herman Dodge Benally, and David Ignacio, were brutally beaten and murdered by white teenage settlers in the bordertown of Farmington, New Mexico. It was an act known as “Indian rolling.” Diné grassroots leaders rose to this injustice by creating the Coalition for Navajo Liberation and the long hot summer of 1974 ensued. The marches and boycotts against the settlement of Farmington would go on to stand prominently in red power history and echo future generations of Indigenous resistance.
Saturday, September 21, 2024, the march and event Remembering 1974: Paths to Healing was organized by Diné elders who were present in 1974 and in coodrination with other Navajo organizations who continue tarditions of Indigenous resistance today.
@ervinredhouse7074
March 11, 2025 at 4:46 am
I was there as a kid, with my little brother. I witnessed the chaos, & saw white police officers beat & shot a unarm young native man in the back alley. I took my little brother to hide ourselves, from the chaos fighting. This incident never leaves my mind. If l were older. I would have helped the young native man, fight the enemy. I was only 11 yo, & my little brother was just 9 yo. When the fight broke out during the parade. We got separated from our mother. Today, there is still racism in that town. A town that is supported financially by thousands of natives. I hope for unity, peace, growth and healing, among us humans. 1492 to date. ❤
@luciaignacio14
March 11, 2025 at 4:46 am
Thank you Red Nation for recording this video now I can share among my extended family that weren't there with us during the event. Thank you from Ignacio's families❤
@hilohahoma4107
March 11, 2025 at 4:46 am
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@GladiolaGirl
March 11, 2025 at 4:46 am
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