Ute tribe

The whole Cherokee nation was not involved with the Confederates, though. The Cherokees were divided in half and some fought with the Union soldiers. Many other tribes from the Northern United States were; portions of the Creek and Seminole, Kickapoo, Seneca, Shawnee, Iroquois, and many more. Principal Chief John Ross and Stand Watie were rivals. Chief Ross believed that if they remained neutral, they would…

Grant Foreman discusses the tragic events that occurred during the Cherokee’s travel to Indian Territory in the 1830s. Grant Foreman argues that diseases were the main struggle for the Cherokee Tribe. In Grant Foreman’s Indian Removal: The Emigration of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians, Grant states that the Cherokee Indians “had suffered much from disease and several deaths had occurred among them” (Foreman, 256). Measles and cholera were the main diseases that affected the Cherokee…

including Nebraska and Iowa in which the Omaha Indians settled. According to the “Omaha Tribe Against the Current” article online, the tribe had a “total land area [of] 307.474 sq. miles and a population of 5,194”. This was all based on census that was given in the year 2000. The Omaha speak a language that is similar to the Ponca Indians. They speak the Siouian language, which was also spoken by different tribes. Unfortunately, a majority of the Indians today do not speak that language.…

point in the lives of Native Americans. Possibly one of the most important Native American figures of this era was Chipeta or (White Singing Bird in the Ute Shoshonean language). Chipeta was a well-known Indian rights activist and displayed great courage in her actions. Her life was truly impressive. Not only was she highly respected by both the Ute Indian and people of European decent, she also inspired many Native Americans in the state of Colorado to protest unequal political, economic, and…

In Southwest Basin, North America, the tribe the Utes, always have an efficient amount of rich resources to get their food no matter what season it is. The Utes food resources were are Sage grouse, birds, and squirrels. Women use nets to gather the Sage grouse while they use bow and arrows to sphere kill birds and squirrels. Women fished all year long, but, also cooking, sewing, and tending the vegetable gardens became challenging, yet they accomplished their daily duties. The end of the…

United States government’s treatment of Native Americans, in this particular case the Ute Indian nation of the old West, was, quite frankly disgraceful. Ranging from at best intimidation and prosecution and at worst which was sadly quite often one-sided warfare and outright large-scale slaughter. The Utes, the earliest inhabitants of Colorado, fittingly enough lived throughout Colorado. Like many Greats Plains Tribes, Their diet consisted Primarily of Buffalo, with the odd gathered root or…

eye the most. There is Chipeta, a Native American woman that belonged to the Ute Tribe. Owl Woman, the Cheyenne princes managed the relations between Native Americans and The Whites. Finally, Baby Doe, also known as the silver queen. One of the main similarities between all three women, was that they all got inducted into the hall of fame in 1985. Chipeta, meaning White Singing Bird in Ute, was a part of the Ute tribe in early Colorado. She lived her whole life in Colorado, from birth to death…

“The White River Utes lived in the alleys of the White and Yampa river systems, and in the North and the middle park regions of the Colorado Mountain, extending west to Easter Utah” and “the Mouache band lived on the eastern slopes of the Rockies, from Denver south to Trinidad, Colorado.” Their relationship was beneficial in the beginning, but conflict grew between natives and settlers as more people settled in the area. Several treaties forced the Arapahoe and Cheyenne tribes to Montana,…

In “A History of Plymouth Plantation”, William Bradford distinguishes three significant Indians whose appearances assisted guidance for the Pilgrims through the New World. Several years later, Cyrus Dallin produced a sculpture in 1921 that signified Massasoit, one of those three Indians, as the Signal of Peace. Despite the fact that the time periods between these two documents are almost two hundred years apart, both documents displayed Massasoit as a peaceful figure that unified the Pilgrims…

It is 2016; many view this as a time nearly free of discrimination. Sure, we have come a long way, but not far enough. Americans love to go home and watch the big game and cheer on their favorite team. Fans go all out to show their support for their favorite players: Team logos are plastered nearly everywhere. It is time to step back and think about what the name of the team, which fans have been shouting at the top of their lungs, really means. Many names are insensitive to the group they are…