Report on Indian Affairs by the Acting Commissioner for the Year 1867;
Subject
Indians of North America; Indian Reservations; Federal Government; Black Hawk, approximately 1832-approximately 1890; Whites--Relations with Indians; Land Use; Agriculture; Indians of North America-Education; Annuities; Tribal government;
Place names
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.); Fort Bridger (Wyo.); Nevada; California; Arizona;
Keyword
Indians of North America; Indian Agency/ Reservations; Federal Government; Annual Report; Ute Indians; Shoshone Indians; Kanosh; Black Hawk; Indian/White Relations; Language; Names; Tabby; Black Hawk; Land; Land Use; Farming; Agriculture; Treaties; Children; Education; Indians of North America--Education; Tribal Funds; Washakie;
Tribe
Ute; Shoshone;
Band
Bannock; Uintah;
Description
Excerpts concerning Utah from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. The Secretary of the Interior reports that salaries within the Bureau of Indian Affairs are insufficient and that a system must be devised by which "civilization" among the Indians can be fostered. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs presents reports on various superintendencies across the U.S. The Commissioner reports that the population of Indians in Utah is diminishing but that they are peaceable. The Commissioner asks that funds be appropriated to the Shoshones and Bannocks. The Utah Superintendent of Indian Affairs provides demographic data, descriptions of the condition of each tribe and band, and reports on confrontations, especially those involving Black Hawk. The Superintendent describes conditions on the Uintah Ouray , including agricultural progress and the status of tribal accounts. Uintah Ouray Reservation Agent Rhoades makes recommendation regarding the disbursal of tribal funds and the distribution of land. Ft. Bridger agent Luther Mann describes relations between the various Shoshone bands. Various other reports provide details about Black Hawk's affairs and whereabouts, confrontations with "hostile Indians", etc;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1867;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.); Fort Bridger (Wyo.); Nevada; California; Arizona;
