Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1886;
Subject
Indian Reservations; Federal Government; Indians of North America; Indians of North America--Education; Land Use; Allotment of land; Whites--Relations with Indians; Crime; Religion; Agriculture; Livestock; Treaties;
Place names
Fort Duchesne (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
Keyword
Annual Report; Indian Agency/ Reservations; Federal Government; Indians of North America; Education; Indians of North America--Education; Treaties; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; Allotment; Work; Employment; Crime; Religion; Farming; Agriculture; Livestock; Treaties; Fishing Rights; Indian/White Relations; Superintendency;
Tribe
Ute;
Band
Uintah; Uncompahgre; White River;
Creator
Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Atkins, John D. C. (John Dewitt Clinton), 1825-1908; McKewen, Wm. A.;
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 submits a report regarding the "Peace Policy" and its effectiveness, irrigation projects and land cultivation, allotment distribution, tribal government, criminal court cases, and employment in Indian agencies. The report is accompanied by a letter from the Indian school superintendent and tables outlining demographic data, livestock raising, crop production, religious affiliation, crime, allotment distribution, etc. Uintah Ouray Agent William A. McKewen describes the condition of buildings and other property on the reservation, a perceived lack of "civilization", threatened outbreaks of violence at Fort Duchesne, and the outcome of agricultural pursuits;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1886;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Fort Duchesne (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
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ANNUAL REPORT
I COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
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I TO TEE
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR '
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THE YEAR 1886. I
WASHINGTON:
CfOVEBNMENT PRINTINU OFSIUE.
1886.
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