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March honors three men slain in Farmington Chokecherry Massacre

Monday, Apr 7, 2025 3:32 PM MT

Updated Monday, Apr 7, 2025 7:50 PM MT

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Mike Roy, member of the Diné Bikeyah Chapter of the American Indian Movement, raises his fist as he marches with fellow supporters on San Juan Boulevard in remembrance of the April 1974 Chokecherry Massacre on Saturday in Farmington. Herman Benally of Kirtland, John Earl Harvey of Fruitland, and David Ignacio of Blanco were beaten and killed by three white Farmington High School students. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)
Mike Roy, member of the Diné Bikeyah Chapter of the American Indian Movement, raises his fist as he marches with fellow supporters on San Juan Boulevard in remembrance of the April 1974 Chokecherry Massacre on Saturday in Farmington. Herman Benally of Kirtland, John Earl Harvey of Fruitland, and David Ignacio of Blanco were beaten and killed by three white Farmington High School students. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)
Members of the Diné Bikeyah Chapter of the American Indian Movement and their supporters march on San Juan Boulevard in remembrance of the April 1974 Chokecherry Massacre on Saturday in Farmington. Herman Benally of Kirtland, John Earl Harvey of Fruitland, and David Ignacio of Blanco were beaten and killed by three white Farmington High School students. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)
Members of the Diné Bikeyah Chapter of the American Indian Movement and their supporters march on San Juan Boulevard in remembrance of the April 1974 Chokecherry Massacre on Saturday in Farmington. Herman Benally of Kirtland, John Earl Harvey of Fruitland, and David Ignacio of Blanco were beaten and killed by three white Farmington High School students. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)

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