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Originally appeared on spirituality.com
Back in the early ‘70s, a longstanding battle between Navajos and Hopis in the American West flared up over common reservation boundaries.
Not unlike the disagreement between Israelis and Palestinians, both tribes demanded property rights for the disputed territory. Tempers raged, and the federal government had to step in and settle the issue, in part by forcing Navajos off land that the Hopis claimed belonged to them.
As winter approached, more than 100 displaced Navajo families were shuttled to a makeshift camp in the tribal capital at Window Rock, Arizona.
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