Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1889;
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; Natural Resources;
Place names
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; Employment; Work; Health; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; Allotment; Agriculture; Farming; Trade; Grazing; Railroads; Crime; Tribal Funds;
Tribe
Ute;
Band
Uintah; Uncompahgre;
Creator
Commissioner of Indian Affairs; 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 discusses schools in great detail, including the application and hiring process for teachers, the construction of buildings, the importance of higher education, and enrollment and performance data. The Commissioner also discusses the construction of rail lines on Indian land, cases involving depredations by Indians, and the amount of money allotted to the various tribes. The Uintah Ouray Reservation Agent reports the number of Indians living on the reservation, the distribution of rations and payments, progress in agriculture, and thefts and depredations. Ouray Agent Byrnes describes the discovery of minerals such as "gilsonite", ration distribution, the condition of buildings at the agency, and the absence of a school on the reservation;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1889;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
