Navajos harassed at spring gathering

0 Comments | Indian Country Today (Lakota Times), June, 2004 | by Norrell, Brenda

Norrell, Brenda Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 06-02-2004 BIG MOUNTAIN, Ariz. - In a climate of increased militarization on American Indian lands by federal agents, an FBI agent interrogated Navajos at the home of the late Roberta Blackgoat on Big Mountain, during a spring gathering honoring the late matriarch who fought forced relocation of Navajos. "The FBI agent terrorized me for sure, all I could think of was Ruby Ridge and Waco," said Danny Blackgoat, son of Roberta Blackgoat, who follows his mother's path of nonviolent resistance. "We don't need any more harassment from the Hopi Rangers or FBI.

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