#Throwback - The Red Nation Podcast
Sep 23, 2024 - Remembering 1974: Navajo Liberation vs. Farmington
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.
Tracklist:
01. TRN-KREZ 1680AM Morning Show
02. Chili Yazzie
03. March conclusion
04. Demetrius Johnson
05. Esther Keeswood
06. John Redhouse
Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Listen and download for free on Libsyn!
Watch the livestreams of the march and theater event on our YouTube channel!
March live stream: watch here
Theater event live stream: watch here
The Long Hot Summer of 1974 is written about in the upcoming publication Bordertown Clashes, Resource Wars, Contested Territories: The Four Corners in the Turbulent 1970s by John Redhouse, launching July 1, 2025! Go to the Red Media website for book launch event information!
Author John Redhouse and Melanie Yazzie in conversation:
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