Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1879

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Title Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1879
Subject Indian reservations; Federal government; Indians of North America; White River Massacre, Colo., 1879; Indians of North America--Treaties; Land use; Annuities; White people--Relations with Indians; Agriculture; Livestock; Ute Indians; Employment (Economic theory); Work; Treaties; Travel; Ouray; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.)
Keywords Annual Report; Indian Agency; Reservations; Land Rights; Trade; Indian; White Relations; Meeker Massacre; Native Americans
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 1879
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Language eng
Coverage Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.)
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ID 369825
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xm1b69