). ▁ ▁C ather ▁port ray s ▁the ▁ab original ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁P ue bl os , ▁the ▁Hop i ▁and ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁sympath et ically , ▁including ▁a ▁discussion ▁of ▁the ▁Long ▁Walk ▁of ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁( ment ioned ▁as ▁a ▁rem in isc ence ▁of ▁the ▁dying ▁Lat our ▁of ▁his ▁N ava jo ▁friend ▁E us ab io ▁and ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁leader ▁Manuel ito ). ▁Lat our ▁reflect s ▁that ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁N ava jos ▁was ▁a ▁wrong ▁compar able ▁to ▁" black ▁sla very ," ▁and ▁the ▁narr ator ▁describes ▁Kit ▁Car son ' s ▁actions ▁with ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁as ▁" mis gu ided " ▁and ▁" a ▁soldier ' s ▁brut al ▁work ." ▁C ather ' s ▁characters ▁express ▁the ▁near ▁fut ility ▁of ▁overlay ing ▁their ▁religion ▁on ▁a ▁mill enn ia - old ▁native ▁culture . ▁For ▁example , ▁while ▁caught ▁in ▁a ▁snow st orm ▁with ▁his ▁native ▁guide ▁Jac into ▁( who ▁dwell s ▁in ▁the ▁P ec os ▁P ue blo , ▁which ▁in ▁reality ▁was ▁already ▁desert ed ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Lam y ), ▁Lat our ▁and ▁Jac into ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁night ▁in ▁a ▁cave ▁sacred ▁to ▁Jac into ' s ▁people . ▁Lat our ▁initially ▁finds ▁a ▁disag ree able ▁sm ell , ▁and ▁the ▁un exp la ined ▁actions ▁of ▁Jac into ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁make ▁him ▁une asy . ▁ ▁Historical