Remembering 1974: Navajo Liberation vs. Farmington
The Red Nation Podcast
The Red Nation
4.8 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2024
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
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 the history of Red Power and heralded 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 coordination with other Navajo organizations who continue traditions of Indigenous resistance today.
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Tracklist:
01. TRN-KREZ 1680AM Morning Show
02. Chili Yazzie
03. March conclusion
04. Demetrius Johnson
05. Esther Keeswood
06. John Redhouse
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March live stream: watch here
Theater event live stream: watch here
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| 0:00.0 | What amo, morning show? |
| 0:04.0 | Oh, young and old woman! |
| 0:07.0 | The sword is breached and the wagons are burning. |
| 0:12.0 | What does it call minutes to see the truth and tell indigenous peoples that he doesn't give up about their rights? |
| 0:18.0 | Free winter health, sure, you want to bring Palestine. |
| 0:22.0 | It's a good day to be indigenous. |
| 0:24.0 | K-R-E-Z-1680 |
| 0:27.0 | A.m. |
| 0:28.0 | Sengue T-T-T-T-T-R-E-Z-16-80 A.m. |
| 0:30.0 | Welcome to the TRN K-E-E-Z 1680 AM Morning Show. |
| 0:35.8 | Today is Monday, September 23rd, 2024. |
| 0:39.6 | This past Saturday, we were on the ground |
| 0:42.0 | at Remembering 1974 Paths to Healing, an event |
| 0:46.5 | and March in Farmington, New Mexico or Tautant. Remembering 1974 was the 50th year commemoration of the protests and boycotts of Farmington |
| 0:57.9 | after the Choke Cherry murders in which three Navajo men, John Earl Harvey, Hermann Dodge Benali, and David Ignacio were brutally |
| 1:08.1 | beaten and killed by white teenage settlers, an act known as Indian Rolling. |
| 1:14.2 | What ensued was the long hot summer of 1974 |
| 1:17.8 | where Denea grassroots leaders called |
| 1:19.8 | upon the American Indian Movement. Deneer Rights, UNM Kiva Club, N AACP, and other human rights |
| 1:28.4 | supporters to form the Coalition for Navajo Liberation. |
| 1:33.0 | The marches and boycotts of that summer were to be known as a moment of Dene greatness. |
| 1:41.0 | We want to welcome everybody here this morning. |
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