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Behavioral change and ethnic maintenance among the Northern Ute: some political considerations

new ethnicity : perspectives from ethnology • St. Paul, Minn. • Published In 1975 • Pages: 59-74

By: Collins, Thomas William.

Abstract

In this brief article, Collins discusses the recent economic development of the Uintah and Ouray reservation and the impact of this development on behaviors related to ethnic identity. One major change among the Ute discussed by the author is the development of different economic strata. Another is the continuation and even revival of traditional Ute behaviors. It is the author's contention that the Ute have successfully manipulated the government as a document of development capital, that they see their future economic well-being as contingent upon the maintenance of their present federal status, and that they are using ethnicity and ethnic symbols as a way of protecting their federal and, hence, economic status.

HRAF PubDate

2019

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Eleanor C. Swanson; 1981

Field Date

1968-1972

Coverage Place

Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, Utah, United States

Notes

Thomas W. Collins

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

75007510

LCSH

Ute Indians