Remembering 1974: Paths to Healing

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The community is invited to mark 50 years since the Chokecherry Murders with Remembering 1974: Paths to Healing on Saturday, September 21, 2024, beginning at 10:00am.
In this public, community-led event, reflect on our painful history of racial conflict, honor those we've lost, and continue on the path of healing. Organized by local ministers and community members, this event has a two-fold purpose, as Chili Yazzie shared: “We want to affirm the sacredness of every human life regardless of color, ethnicity, culture, of origin, and to acknowledge the history of racism in our border town community that resulted in the torture and killings of these three Diné men." The 1974 Chokecherry Murders represent a painful chapter of injustice and violence. Three Navajo men were brutally beaten and killed - John Earl Harvey, Herman Dodge Benally, and David Ignacio.

The murders were racially motivated, stemming from deep-seated racism by certain residents of the Farmington community. This episode remains a poignant reminder of the ongoing struggles for human rights by the Indigenous Peoples of these lands.

Venue

Downtown Farmington
1 Main Street
Farmington, NM
87401

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Dates

The event runs from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on the following dates.
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