Five hours north of the city of Phoenix, and only a few miles from the town of Chinle, Arizona, a stunning, windswept canyon splits the earth in two. This is Canyon de Chelly, a national monument, a park, a homeland, and an important part of the story of the Navajo Nation. 

Why is this place so significant? What role does it play in the story of Manifest Destiny and Indigenous genocide? What happened here?

Join along to hear the story of this important place. 

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Sources used in this episode:

1. The National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/cach/index.htm


2. Discover Navajo.com: https://discovernavajo.com/canyon-de-chelly/


3. First People.us https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/SpiderRock-Navajo.html


4. Wikipedia: Navajo Nation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_Nation


5. Wikipedia: Canyon de Chelly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon_de_Chelly_National_Monument


6. Wikipedia: Battle of Canyon de Chelly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Canyon_de_Chelly


7. Wikipedia: Fort Sumner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sumner


8. Wikipedia: Long Walk of the Navajo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Walk_of_the_Navajo


9. Wikipedia: List of U.S. States and Territories by Area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area