Chokecherry Canyon Massacre, Memorial Prayer Walk, Farmington, New Mexico

Chokecherry Canyon Massacre, Memorial Prayer Walk, Farmington, New Mexico

April 11, 2026

In Memory of Herman Benally of Kirtland, John Earl Harvey of Fruitland, and David Ignacio of Blanco, three Navajos tortured and murdered by white teenagers in Farmington in April of 1974, and in memory of all victims of bordertown hate crimes.

Read more at Censored News:

John Redhouse Pinpoints Coal-Fired Racism in Farmington
Censored News, July 7, 2025, Part III in our series

FARMINGTON, New Mexico -- John Redhouse, Dine' and Ute, described the Long Hot Summer of 1974, during the launch of his new book, describing the resistance to the torture murders of Navajos in the bordertown of Farmington by white teenagers.
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/07/on-fourth-of-july-john-redhouse.html

'Remembering 1974: The Racism in Farmington Never Ended'
Photos of 1974 resistance, and memorial gathering in 2024, Censored News
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/09/bordertown-racism-remembering-murders.html