Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1885;
Subject
Indian Reservations; Federal Government; Indians of North America; Maps; Land Use; Allotment of Land; annuities; Indians of North America--Education; Agriculture; Livestock; Employment; Work; Trade; Religion; Treaties; Whites--Relations with Indians; Timber; Hunting; Crime; Water Rights; Irrigation;
Place names
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
Keyword
Annual Report; Indian Agency/ Reservations; Federal Government; Indians of North America; Maps; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; Allotment; annuities; Tribal Funds; Health; Education; Indians of North America--Education; Agriculture; Livestock; Employment; Work; Trade; Religion; Treaties; Indian/White Relations; Inter-tribal Relations; Timber; Hunting; Gathering; Food; Railroads; Missionaries; Crime; Water Rights; Irrigation;
Tribe
Ute;
Band
Uintah;
Creator
Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Gardner, J. Howland (John Howland), 1871-1944; Atkins, John D. C. (John Dewitt Clinton), 1825-1908; Davis, Eliza; Gardner, J.F.;
Description
Excerpts concerning Utah from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. Commissioner of Indian Affairs John D.C. Atkins provides descriptions about the amount of land being cultivated by Indians and what he perceives to be subsequent cultural improvements, the particulars of the policy of allotment distribution, the qualifications for being granted U.S. citizenship, the establishment and maintenance of Indian schools, flaws in the system of jurisdiction, the official borders of each reservation, and economic conditions on various reservations. Commissioner Atkins also lists Stanley Stokes as the teacher presiding over the Ouray School and outlines cultivation efforts at the Uintah Valley School. J.F. Gardner and Elisha W. Davis provide reports regarding Utah Indians. Gardner reports that cultivation decreased since the previous year, claims success in raising stock, and describes the "experiment" of opening the Ouray School. Davis provides demographic data pertaining to the Uintah Agency and describes inter-tribal relations, the outcome of farming efforts, the consumption of alcohol on the reservation, and the construction of an irrigation ditch;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1885;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
