Clarkdale AZ (January 10, 2020) – The start of a forced 180 mile journey to the San Carlos Reservation began on February 27, 1875. 1500 Yavapai and Apache were removed from the Rio Verde Reservation located about 3 1/2 miles south of Peck’s Lake. General George Crook had been responsible for the “rounding up” of the “hostiles” by the federal government and the journey led over the Mogollon Rim on low rations and in snow. Considerable suffering and deaths occurred. It was a cruel undertaking and very surprising that any of them reached their destination.
Vincent Randall’s ancestors were part of the people taken from their homeland. On Friday, February 7, 2020 at 10 AM – 12 PM, he will share the stories of his people’s return to the Verde Valley in 1900 to find their land and home had been taken from them and occupied by others. The talk will be held at the Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum, 900 First North St, Clarkdale, Arizona 86324. Randall is currently Cultural Director at the Yavapai-Apache Nation Cultural Center in Camp Verde.