Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1894;
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; Natural Resources;
Place names
Colorado; 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; Work; Employment; Allotment; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; Irrigation; Water Rights; Tribal Government; Railroads; Timber; Missionaries; Religion; Crime; Alcohol; Family; Inter-tribal Relations; Courts; Livestock; Superintendency; Farming; Agriculture;
Tribe
Shoshone; Ute;
Band
Uintah; Uncompahgre;
Creator
Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Browning, Daniel M.; Day, David F.; Blackly, Frank C.; Randlett, James F.; Waters, Lewis D.;
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 distribution and use of appropriated funds, enrollment and performance at schools (especially government-operated boarding schools), the use of unallotted land, the construction of rail lines, employment in the Indian service, logging practices, and court decisions regarding Indian lands. The Commissioner discusses House and Senate bills designed to create allotments on the Uintah and Uncompahgre Ute Reservations. The Southern Ute Agent in Colorado reports the condition of the agency's buildings, the outcome of missionary efforts, the construction of ditches and roads, the conclusions of certain court cases, the consumption of alcohol, etc. The Uintah Ouray Reservation agent describes conditions at the reservation school, the perceived lack of farming and irrigation on reservation land, and consumption of alcohol. The Ouray School Superintendent also submits a brief report;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1894;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
