Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1887;
Subject
Indian Reservations; Federal Government; Indians of North America; Indians of North America--Education; Courts; Allotment of Land; Land Use; Railroads; Timber; Whites--Relations with Indians; Health; Railroads; Timber; Annuities; Horses; Crime; Missionaries; Irrigation; Grazing; Alcohol; Livestock; Agriculture; White River Massacre, Colo., 1879; Natural Resources;
Place names
Salt Lake City (Utah); 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; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; Allotment; annuities; Tribal Funds; Language; Education; Indians of North America--Education; Timber; Resources; Employment; Work; Navajo Indians; Ute Indians; Grazing; Religion; Missionaries; Agriculture; Crime; Courts; Railroads; Meeker Massacre; Tabby; Water Rights; Irrigation; Colorow; Inter-tribal Relations;
Tribe
Ute; Navajo;
Band
Uintah; White River; Uncompahgre;
Creator
Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Atkins, John D.C.; Byrnes, T.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 provides demographic data and estimates regarding necessary congressional appropriations. The Commissioner also discusses the effects of the general allotment act, the process by which agents should be chosen for employment at the Indian agencies, the progress and demographic data of Indian schools, the use of Indian lands for agricultural pursuits, the system of law enforcement and judicial action on reservations, and the development and use of railroads (including on the Uncompahgre Reserve). Uintah Ouray Reservation Agent T.A. Byrnes submits a report describing the consolidation of the Ute agencies, the disposition of the Uintah and White River Utes, the increase in enrollment in Indian schools, the construction of Ft. Duchesne and various buildings at the Uintah Ouray Agency, and confrontations with Colorow and his band;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1887;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Fort Duchesne (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
SECRETAIlY OF THE INTERIOR
POR
THE YEAR 1887'.
WASHINGTON:
G~VERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
8375 r A 1287.
