Ute Dwellings: Encampment- Sai-ar’s tipi. Ute Indians.
Photo by Hillers, of the Powell Expedition, 1873 and/or 1874. Credit to Smithsonian Office of Anthropology, Neg. no. 1545®. Used in “The Peoples of Utah,” 1976
The Native people of Utah have lived here since time immemorial. They learned how to harvest their environment and developed complex trading networks throughout the western region. The archaic tribes of Utah were the Anasazi and Fremont Cultures. Early native people left behind artwork and artifacts that help social scientists better understand their culture. The historic tribes of Utah are the Goshute, Navajo, Paiute, Shoshone and Ute. Each tribe continues to provide to Utah’s cultural heritage.
Uintah Indian Reservation and the Three Band Divisions 1903
Map of the Uintah Indian Reservation in 1903. Includes the three seperate Band divisions and the larger tribal lands
Wilbur Cuch, France McKinley and Rudolph Nephi, Ft. Duschene, Utah
Photo showing Wilbur Cuch, France McKinley, and Rudolph Nephi working on land status maps for the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, Fort Duchesne, Utah
The Changing Navajo Reservation
A map depicting the various boundaries of the Navajo Indian Reservations in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico
Bill of goods dated May 17, 1860
Bill of goods, specifically guns and ammunition for Goshute and Shoshone Indians
Pia Toya: A Goshute Indian Legend
Retells the story of the creation of the Deep Creek Mountains by Mother Hawk after Coyote steals her breakfast
United State’s Government Treaty with the Northwestern Band of Shoshone, July 13, 1863
Copy of original treaty with amendments added by the U.S. Senate.
Shoshone Indians-Washakie Reservation
Near Malad, Idaho. The reservation was set up by the Mormon Church. Schoolhouse at Washakie. Donor & Photog: Charles Kelly.