essay

Economic development and self determination: the Northern Ute Case

emergent native Americans; a reader in culture contact [by] Deward E. Walker, Jr • Boston • Published In 1971 • Pages: 678-692, 747-810

By: Lang, Gottfried O..

Abstract
This article discusses socioeconomic transformations that occurred among the Ute Indians in the 1950s after the group recieved a seventeen million dollar award by the U.S. Courts of Claims. Some of this money was distributed to members in per capita payment, while a significant part of it was allocated for financing development projects that promised to benefit the whole group. The article explores how different members of Ute soceity used this money and sought to benefit from projects.
Subjects
Public welfare
Research and development
Income and demand
Ingroup antagonisms
culture
Ute
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2006
Field Date
1950-1954
Coverage Date
1700-1954
Coverage Place
Utah and Colorado, United States
Notes
Gottfried O. Lang
Includes bibliographical references ( p. 747-810)
LCCN
74161418
LCSH
Ute Indians