Southern Ute Indian Reservation

of the Ute tribe and known as a man of peace; According to oral history passed down by Ute elders, he was born on a gloriously clear night when a display of meteor showers came across the sky. The elders believed it was a sign; a message from above of good things to happen. Ouray’s mother was apart of the Uncompahgre Ute and his father Guera Murah was half Jicarilla Apache. Ouray grew up in Taos areal; spanish and english were the languages spoken, he would later learn the to speak the Ute and Apache

When The Legends Die SETTINGS The story begins in Piedra Town, Arboles, on the Southern Ute reservation, in Southwestern Colorado. When Tom, the protagonist, turns five, his parents take him to Horse Mountain. After his parents pass away when he is still young, he is taken back to Piedra Town against his wishes and forced to attend school. He manages to run away to Horse Mountain in order to search for his lost friend, a bear cub. When he finds nothing left of his lodge, he returns

Bears Ears contains thousands of intact archaeological, cultural and ritual sites. The monument is said to be managed by just the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management but five Native American tribes: the Hopi, Ute Mountain Ute, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Pueblo of Zuni, and the Navajo Nation also manage the area because of their historical ties to the land (Mens Journal). The Grand Staircase-Escalante monument is important because many historical discoveries have been

the monument should not have been created over the objections of the citizens of Utah. Not all the citizens of Utah objected to the creation of this monument. Bears Ears is a sacred site to local members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi, Zuni, and Ute Mountain Ute tribes. They want Bears Ears to have protections

The Ute otherwise known as Nuciu, “The People” are a Native American tribe. They live in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and parts of Arizona, Nevada, and Wyoming. They inhabited 225,000 square miles, covering most of Utah, western Colorado, southern Wyoming, northern Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. Ute is the origin of the name Utah. They are believed to to be the first aboriginal groups in North America to use horses in large groups. The Ute speak what was formerly known as Plateau Shoshonean, a

though viewed as a single violent altercation between Indian Agent Nathanial Meeker and the Utes of Colorado, presents a wider narrative of understanding how altercations over land reflect deeper value systems regarding environments. The changing nature of the land on which the Ute Reservation resided further complicated U.S.-Ute relations. In looking at the events leading up to and following the Massacre, historians can better understand what the Utes and federal government were looking for, and why

measure should the community react? Colorado’s first group of Indians to claim land was in fact the Utes. This tribe was the establishment of Native American culture and has existed in Colorado for centuries prior to other Native American tribes. Tens and thousands of square miles including present day Durango, Silverton, Ouray, Telluride, Montrose, and Grand Junction were taken from the Native Americans by the governments hands. The Utes held on to their land for twenty-one years after the 1859 gold

Army kills or displaces all Mescalero Apaches and Navahos in the region. Many Navahos die when they are forced to live at the Bosque Redondo reservation. Ultimately, the Navahos sign a peace treaty and are allowed to return to what is left of their land. Chapter 3: Little Crow's War Manipulated by deceptive treaties, the Santee Sioux surrender most of their land for money and provisions they mostly

After much fighting, most of the Apaches settle on reservations or live in exile in Mexico. Chapter 10: The Ordeal of Captain Jack The Modocs do not receive treaty provisions from the government and return to their old lands, the U.S. military comes to remove them, and Captain Jack takes his people to a stronghold

Southern Utah University Bears Ears National Monument Proposal Cody Fitch Geology of the national parks 1050 Final project December 9, 2016 How does a park become a park and what is the process that the area goes through? Everywhere in the united states people are looking to preserve natural resources and protect historical or religious locations. The National Park Service are the ones responsible for carefully screening new proposals for national parks. They must make sure