Book
The Southern Utes: a tribal history
Southern Ute Tribe • Ignacio, Colo. • Published In 1972 • Pages:
By: Jefferson, James, Delaney, Robert W., Thompson, Gregory C. (Gregory Coyne), O'Neil, Floyd A..
Abstract
Although basically a study of the cultural history of the Southern Utes, this document represents a unique approach to historical analysis--unique in the sense that it attempts to integrate recorded historical events with the memories of such events by the oldest members of the tribe. In 1971 the Southern Ute Tribal Council applied to and received funds from several foundations to create a tribal history that not only would be of general interest to scholars, but also could be used as a textbook in the schools serving Southern Ute children. To prepare this history the Tribal Council selected James Jefferson, a member of the tribe and their public relations director, to gather data on traditional histories from his own knowledge and from interviews with other native informants. Historical depth was provided by Robert Delaney and Gregory C. Thompson through their compilation of data obtained from government documents and other early accounts. The document is divided into the following major sections: Introduction (providing a general sketch of the language, seasonal activities and band organization in the aboriginal period); The Spanish Period; The Mexican Period: 1821-1848; Mountain Men and Fur Trappers; The American Period: The Creation of the Reservation: 1848-1900; Economy; Government; Intertribal Relations; Religion; Ute Recreation; Songs and Dances; Medicine and Cures; Story Telling; A Chronology of Ute History; Ute Leaders; Southern Ute Tribal Chairmen; and Essay on the Sources.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Indigenous Person
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 1980
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1605 (or 1752)-1972
- Coverage Place
- Ignacio, Colorado and environs in southwestern Colorado, United States
- Notes
- James Jefferson, Robert W. Delaney, and Gregory C. Thompson, edited by Floyd A. O’Neil
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-106)
- LCSH
- Ute Indians