Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1903 (Pt I);
Subject
Annual Report; Indian Reservations; Federal Government; Indians of North America; Maps; Work; Land Use; Allotment of Land; Treaties; Agriculture; Timber; Health; Indians of North America--Social life and customs; Water Rights; Natural Resources;
Place names
Kanab (Utah); Whiterocks (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Washington (D.C.); Utah;
Keyword
Annual Report; Indian Agency/ Reservations; Federal Government; Indians of North America; Education; Indians of North America--Education; Tribal Funds; annuities; Treaties; Trade; Alcohol; Allotment; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; Railroads; Resources; Timber; Mining; Culture; Agriculture; Employment; Work; Religion; Missionaries; Alcohol; Superintendency;
Tribe
Ute;
Band
Uintah; White River;
Creator
Commissioner of Indian Affairs;
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 calculations regarding appropriations and expenditures, the system of education on and off reservations, the perceived importance of industrial and agricultural training, the dissolution of agencies, the creation and effects of various treaties, the successes and shortcomings of the allotment system, and the processes by which land may be inherited, sold, and irrigated. Captain W.A. Mercer provides demographic data about the Uintah Ouray reservation and describes the reservation's schools, rations, wages, and liquor traffic. The Superintendent of the Uintah School describes agricultural conditions, while the Superintendent of the Ouray School provides a report regarding the health and progress of the pupils under his supervision. The Special Agent to the Kaibab Indians also submits a report in which he describes their culture, dress, and subsistence practices. The School Superintendent among the Shivwits Indians also submits a report regarding progress in schools and the lessons taught by missionaries;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1903;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
ANNUAL REPORTS
OP TEE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
IrOR TEE
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1903.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
PART I.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER,
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