Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the Year 1868;
Subject
Indians of North America; Federal Government; Indian Reservations; Whites--Relations with Indians; Indians of North America-Education; Annuities; Land use; Black Hawk, approximately 1832-approximately 1890;
Place names
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
Keyword
Indians of North America; Federal Government; Indian Agency/ Reservations; Annual Report; Indian/White Relations; Treaties; Culture; Shoshone Indians; Ute Indians; Black Hawk; Livestock; Education; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; Farming; Agriculture;
Tribe
Ute; Shoshone;
Band
Uintah;
Creator
Taylor, N. G. (Nathaniel Green), 1819-1887;
Description
Excerpts concerning Utah from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs proclaims that moving Utah Indians to reservation lands is desirable for the federal government and will provide them with a more sufficient means of subsistence. The Commissioner also discusses potential ways to "civilize" American Indians. The Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Utah submits reports regarding the Uintahs, Pah-Vents, and Eastern, Western, and Northwestern Shoshones. The Superintendent reports depredations committed by Indians and proclaims that there is a lack of reservation schools. The Superintendent also submits data regarding livestock and farming;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Contributors
Browning, O. H. (Orville Hickman), 1806-1881;
Date.original
1868;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
