Moqui Tribe

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History
An ancient one. They have been civilized for at least 1,000 years. They have lived in the northeast of Arizona for a very long time. After the white invasion, tribes from the east were forced westwards looking for new lands. They came into contact with them and some of the contact was of a violent nature. The Spanish whites intruded them but were driven out around 1680. They may be realated to a tribe living in the Mexican State of Baja California Sur who are known historically as the Monqui Indians. It is the similarity in the names.

Brief Timeline

 * 1000: Living civilized in their present location.
 * 1300: An event occurred which forced them to flee their villages:
 * 1540: Met the white invaders for the first time.
 * 1629: The Franciscan Period commenced.
 * 1680: The whites were driven out.
 * 1700: Large numbers of Indians from the east settled near them.
 * 1850: They negotiated with the government of the United States for the first time. The large numbers of eastern Indians relocating near them was a major concern.
 * 1882: On December 16, 1882 the Hopi Reservation was established. It occurred almost one week before the Turtle Mountain Reservation was established on December 21, 1882. The Reservation was surrounded by the Navajo Reservation which was established on June 1, 1868, which indicates some problem occurred sometime between 1868 and 1882.
 * 1886: Start of the children being forced to attend white controlled schools. The children were forced to lose their tribal identity and stop speaking in their native language. Many of the parents were enraged. The children were also forced to attend white Christian churches. Many of the parents were outraged and prohibited their children from attending school.
 * 1890: Federal tropps are sent in to force the parents to let their children attend the schools. The parents knew their children would lose their nationality and their true language.
 * 1894: At the village of Oraibi federal troops arrested 19 parents for not allowing their children to attend white controlled schools. They were sent to Alcatraz Prison for a year.