Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1879;
Subject
Indian Reservations; Federal Government; Indians of North America; Meeker Massacre, Colo., 1879; Indians of North America--Treaties; Land Use; annuities; Whites--Relations with Indians; Agriculture; Livestock;
Place names
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
Keyword
Annual Report; Indian Agency/ Reservations; Federal Government; Indians of North America; Ute Indians; Employment; Work; Treaties; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; annuities; Trade; Travel; Livestock; Agriculture; Indian/White Relations; Meeker Massacre; Ouray;
Tribe
Ute;
Band
Uintah;
Creator
Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Critchlow, J.J.; Hayt, E. A. (Ezra Ayres), 1823-1902;
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 describes the restrictions on gun and ammunition sales to Indians, Indian freighting, etc. The Commissioner discusses the events and correspondence leading up to the Meeker Massacre and outlines the 1878 meeting of the Ute Commission. The Uintah Valley agent submits a report regarding farming operations, property and livestock belonging to the Indians, the enrollment and performance levels of Indian schools, etc. This document also contains a copy of an agreement drafted between the federal government and the Muache, Capote, and Weeminchee Utes;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1879;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
