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MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2002

Although former Army Colonel Kit Carson and his men forced 9,000 Navajos to walk 300 miles to an interment camp where more than 1,000 died, it turns out he could have killed many more had he just put his mind to it.

John Carson, Carson's great-grandson, tells The Albuquerque Journal that not only was Carson a friend to Indians, he didn't follow orders from his superiors. Because if he had, "it could have turned out much nastier than it did."

An attempt to have Carson's home near Taos studied in consideration for a state monument was killed last month by Navajo lawmakers.

Get the Story:
Navajo Lawmakers Derail Effort To Make Carson Home a Monument (The Albuquerque Journal 3/3)

Relevant Links:
The Navajo Long Walk - http://www.zianet.com/snm/redondo.htm

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