“Hwéedi: Naaltsoos Sáni’ Fort Sumner: Treaty of 1868"
The exhibit portrays the historical event at Bosque Redondo known as Hwéeldi, the Long Walk to Fort Sumner by Diné people. The exhibition presents Diné oral history past down through generations
and images relating to this horrific event. We introduce our twelve Diné Chiefs and seventeen Council Headmen who signed the Treaty of June 1, 1868 with Commissioner General W. T. Sherman and
Samuel F. Tappan representing the United States.
After the return to Diné Bikéyah (Navajoland), Diné people return to their cultural and traditional way of life through their language and ceremonies. This exhibit is to educate our Diné people,
youth and leaders in understanding their history and for our Diné people who survived and prevailed in maintaining their way of life.
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An exhibit presented by the Navajo Nation Museum, describes some of the knowledge basic to the Navajo culture pertaining to the four stages of the Navajo way of life which includes the cornfield
as a sacred place and the ceremonial basket as a symbol of growth, prosperity, and great knowledge. The Navajo philosophy is complex, and it includes rules to maintain harmony and balance for
the mental, physical, and spiritual health of the Dine, (The People).
The exhibit features museum collections that are property of the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Tribal Museum first opened to the public on August 27, 1961, and has been expanding the collections
since. The museum is still accepting family heirlooms related to the Navajo people of the Four Corners Region. This exhibit is a forerunner of the Museum's permanent exhibition.
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