Hubbell Trading Post
A Bridge Between Cultures:
In the late 1800's the number of trading grew across the southwest. Traders provided supplies and helped local tribes whose lives had been changed drastically by the U.S. Government. John Lorenzo Hubbell's contribution and influence as an Indian trader was significant. For over 50 years he was known for his neighborly friendship, honest business dealings, and wise counsel to American Indians. Explorers, artist, writers, scientists, even President Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed the atmosphere of this trading post and ranch and the hospitality of the Hubbell family.
In the late 1800's the number of trading grew across the southwest. Traders provided supplies and helped local tribes whose lives had been changed drastically by the U.S. Government. John Lorenzo Hubbell's contribution and influence as an Indian trader was significant. For over 50 years he was known for his neighborly friendship, honest business dealings, and wise counsel to American Indians. Explorers, artist, writers, scientists, even President Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed the atmosphere of this trading post and ranch and the hospitality of the Hubbell family.
Hubbell Bridge Cultures By:
What was the Navajo Long Walk? |
Don Lorenzo began trading in Ganado Arizona in 1876, this was a critical time for the Navajo people. Hubbell came to Ganado as the Navajo people struggled to adjust to reservation life following the brutal ordeal of the 1864 Long Walk to Hweeldi, Bosque Redondo(Fort Sumner), in New Mexico Territory, and their four year imprisonment. They returned home in 1868 to their destroyed homesteads-- hogans, herds, and crops gone. Because of this devastation, trading for food and products became important.
The History of Hubbell:
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