Indigenous peoples are drawn into the American Civil War on both sides, especially in Indian Territory, or what is now Oklahoma

 Approximately over 10,000 Navajos were rounded and forcibly marched to Bosque Redondo starting in the winter of 1864; continuous marches would occur until 1866

Treaty was negotiated and signed (Navajo Treaty of 1868); they began to return to their homeland beginning fall of 1868

Decentralization of Laguna Pueblo

Agent A.J. Curtis reached an agreement where Mescaleros were allowed to retain all their stock, get a school, and retain land for cultivation in return for remaining at peace in the vicinity of Fort Stanton.

A reservation consisting mostly of the eastern slopes of the White and Sacramento Mountains was created by executive order.

Manuelito and Juanita (his wife) lead a Navajo delegation to Washington, D.C. to advocate for more reservation land and the Diné people

The 1873 Decision was abrogated

Smallpox epidemic

Day school established at Mescalero

Mescalero ordered to Fort Stanton

is produced by LAI as a series of one-hour programs of international, award-winning Mexican television and documentary films intended to highlight all aspects of Mexican life and culture.

is established under the guidance of Dr. Gabrielle Palmer, with support from the NEH and NM State Highway and Transportation Department. The project preserves and uncovers the Camino Real from Santa Fe to Ciudad Chihuahua.

first secretariat is established at UNM under the leadership of Prof. Tolmen. Initially numbering 300, to data BRASA has more than 600 members in the US, Brazil, Europe, and other countries in Latin America.

signs general agreement with UNM, under which UNM staff and faculty assist counterparts in the general secretariat of the OAS with development of educational, scientific, and cultural programs.

prints, posters, and illustrated ephemera are acquired by UNM in the hundreds from the landmark Mexican printmaking cooperative.

grants are awarded by the US Department of Education to the LAII to support two innovative projects: the Latin American Knowledge Harvester and La-Energaia.

is established at the LAII upon the passing of Dr. Greenleaf, a distinguished scholar and dear friend, who provides an endowment to the LAII to support an annual symposium on Latin America. The first symposium considers "Africans and their Descendants in the Early Modern Ibero-American World."

focus of annual conference at the LAII, with invited speakers from Rethinking Schools addressing topics of multicultural education, advocacy, critical pedagogy, and anti-bias in K-12 classrooms.

focuses on expert witness testimony in Latin American asylum cases, fostering effort to create nationwide network of trained practitioners to work with asylum seekers.