Letter from Utah Superintendent L.W. Page to Commissioner of Indian Affairs C.J. Rhoads;
Subject
Indians of North America; Indian Reservations; Federal Government; Correspondence; Land Use; Grazing; Livestock;
Place names
Fort Duchesne (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
Keyword
Indians of North America; Indian Agency/ Reservations; Federal Government; Correspondence; Ute Indians; Land; Land Use; Land Rights; Grazing; Livestock; Names
Tribe
Ute;
Band
Uintah; Uncompahgre;
Creator
Page, L.W.;
Description
Superintendent L.W. Page informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that a council of Utes has decided to allow all members of the tribe, including the Uncompahgres, access to grazing grounds. Page forwards with his letter previous correspondence and a signed certificate from the Ute council;
Publisher
Digitized by: J.Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date.original
1933-03-13;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
File name
2of2-1933-SS001
Language
eng;
Coverage
Fort Duchesne (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.);
Rights
Digital image copyright 2011, University of Utah. All rights reserved;
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FIELD SERVICE
Uintah & Ouray Agenoy
Fort Duchesne , Utah
March 13, 1933
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1
Washington, D. C.
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Dear Mr - Commissloner:
Reference is made to your communication of November 14, 1932,
covering the question as to the rights of the Uncompahgre Ute
Indians of the Uintah reservation in the tribal grazing reserve
of approximately 250,000 acres established by Joint Resolution of
June 19, 1902. The Office, no doubt, understands that there has
been a controversy carried on among these Indians for years as to
whether the Uncompahgres had a right in the tribal grazing reserve.
This controversy has at times oaused considerable feeling, and
I am sure has had a great tendency to prevent advancement of many
of the Indians along the stock-raising line. It is a pleasure for
me, however, to advise that under date of March 11, a general
council was held at this agency in which approximately two hundred
adult Indians were in attendance. This number included practically
all of the leading Indians cf the three bands under this jurisdiction.
The matter of the rights of the Uncompahgres on the
tribal grazing ground was taken up and had been taken up at one
or two other general oouncils. However, the outcome of the voiee
of the Indians under date of the 11th instant was very gratifying .
in view of the fact that out of the total number in attendance
there were only two dissenting votes in whioh it was decided that
all Indians enrolled on this date at this agency would have equal
rights on the tribal grazing ground. In faot, the oounoll went
further and expressed a desire that not only would all the Indians
have a right in the present grazing lands but in any other tribal.
property of which they might at this time be in possession or
which they might acquire at some future date.
I am sure, in my own mind, that this is a great step forward
and that it will have a tendency to relieve the unfriendly feeling
that has existed for many, many years. I am also sure that it will
have a considerable bearing on the expenditure of the Claim Funds
when they are available to interest a great many of the younger
people without allotments to purchase cattle and sheep and get
started in stock work.
Very truly yours,
LWP/rb L.' W. Pa£e
Superintendent
