Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1917;
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
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Washington (D.C.); Utah;
Keyword
Annual Report; Indian Agency/ Reservations; Federal Government; Indians of North America; Military/War; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; Farming; Agriculture; Livestock; Grazing; Education; Indians of North America--Education; Trade; Tribal Funds; annuities; Health; Employment; Work; Allotment; Irrigation; Timber; Water Rights; Courts; Mining; Treaties; Missionaries; Religion;
Tribe
Ute;
Band
Uintah;
Creator
Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Sells, Cato, 1859-1948;
Description
Excerpts concerning Utah from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. Commissioner Sells suggests taking an individual rather than a collective approach to Indian policy in order to find solutions that work for all parties involved. Commissioner Sells also describes Indian involvement on behalf of the U.S. in WWI, efforts to stop the spread of infectious diseases, the importance of establishing sustainable farming practices, provisions made for the homeless, court decisions involving land access and land rights, etc. The Commissioner provides statistical data to supplement his report, including data pertaining to Utah and the Uintah Ouray Reservation;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1917;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
Language
eng;
Coverage
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
