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Navajo and Apache Massacre Cave at Canyon Diablo

by | Jan 11, 2019 | True West Blog

When a group of Apaches raided a Navajo encampment near the Little Colorado River in 1878 and killed all but three people, the Navajo leaders sought vengeance. Twenty-five Navajo warriors were sent to find the attackers and take revenge. They eventually tracked them down in a cave near Canyon Diablo. The Apache had sought shelter for themselves and their horses but the Navajo sc


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