Padre Canyon incident

Padre Canyon Incident
DateNovember 11, 1899
LocationNear Leupp, Arizona, United States
Deaths3

The Padre Canyon incident was a skirmish in November 1899 between a group of Navajo hunters and a posse of Arizona lawmen. Among other things, it was significant in that it nearly started a large-scale Indian war in Coconino County and it led to the expansion of the Navajo Reservation. It was also the final armed conflict during a land dispute between the Navajo and American settlers, as well as one of the bloodiest.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "MNA exhibit revives memory of Padre Canyon Incident of 1899". Betsy Bruner. 22 January 2003. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "Two Guns, Arizona by Gladwell Richardson". Gladwell Richardson. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  3. ^ Iverson, Peter; Monty Roessel (2001). Diné: A History of the Navajos. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 9780826327154.