Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1876;
Subject
Annual Report; Indian Reservations; Federal Government; Indians of North America; Maps; Work; Natural Resources; Land Use; Allotment of Land; Treaties; Agriculture; Timber; Health; Indians of North America--Social life and customs; Water Rights;
Place names
Whiterocks (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Washington (D.C.); Utah;
Keyword
Annual Report; Indian Agency/ Reservations; Federal Government; Maps; Indians of North America; annuities; Employment; Indian/White Relations; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; Alcohol; Health; Livestock; Agriculture; Education; Indians of North America--Education; Inter-tribal Relations;
Tribe
Ute;
Band
Uncompahgre;
Creator
Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Smith, John Quincy, 1824-1901;
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 comments on the level of "civilization" among the Indians, the need for an increase in Indian agents' salaries, employment among American Indians, the proposed removal of Indians in western states to Indian Territory, and the question of granting U.S. citizenship to Indians. The agent from the Los Pinos Indian Agency in Colorado submits a report regarding the Uncompahgre Utes. The White River, Utah agent reports benign relations on the reservation and good health among the Indians and describes operations on a new boarding school and agricultural pursuits;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1876;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
