Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1895;
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
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.); Whiterocks (Utah);
Keyword
Annual Report; Indian Agency/ Reservations; Federal Government; Tribal Funds; Indians of North America; Education; Indians of North America--Education; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; Allotment; Indian/White Relations; Irrigation; Water Rights; Agriculture; Religion; Missionaries; Railroads; Timber; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing Rights; Alcohol;
Tribe
Ute; Shoshone;
Band
Uintah; Uncompahgre; Bannock;
Creator
Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Browning, Daniel M.;
Description
Excerpts concerning Utah from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. Commissioner Browning discusses enrollment in schools, allotment distribution, the issuing of patents, protocol regarding timber and logging, and conditions on various reservations across the country. The Commissioner outlines the policy for assigning allotments on the Ouray Reservation and reports that no new leases had been approved on that reservation in the past year. The Commissioner also discusses fishing and hunting rights for the Shoshones and Bannocks in Wyoming. The Uintah Ouray Agent submits a report describing improvements made to the boarding school, advances toward cultural "civilization", the use and maintenance of allotment lands, and the perceived lack of missionaries on the reservation;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1895;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
