Being and becoming Ute : the story of an American Indian people / Sondra G. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Sondra, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ute Indians--History.

Ute Indians.

Ute Indians--Ethnic identity--History.

Ute Indians--Cultural assimilation--History.

Ute Indians--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 494 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, Utah : The University of Utah Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Sondra Jones traces the metamorphosis of the Ute people from a society of small, interrelated bands of mobile hunter-gatherers to sovereign, dependent nations, modern tribes who run extensive business enterprises and government services. Weaving together the history of all Ute groups in Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. the narrative describes their traditional culture, including all the facets that have continued to define them as a people. Jones emphasizes how the Utes adapted over four centuries and details events, conflicts, trade, and social interactions with non-Utes and non-Indians. Being and Becoming Ute examines the effects of boarding and public school education; colonial wars and commerce with Hispanic and American settlers; modern world wars and other international conflicts; battles over federally instigated termination, tribal identity, and membership; and the development of economic enterprises and political power. The book also explores the concerns of the modern Ute world, including social and medical issues, transformed religion, and the fight to perpetuate Ute identity in the twenty-first century"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Out of the desert : the Nã⁰u-ci [or Nooche]

First encounters : commerce and colonialism, to 1846

Americans among the Utes : trade, trapping, and trails

Colonization : Utah Territory

Conciliation and defeat : Western Utes, 1851-1855

Colonization : Kansas/Colorado Territory

Containment : Colorado, 1855-1873

Conflict and removal : Utah, 1855-1879

Conflict and removal : Colorado, 1873-1881

The land divided: Southern Ute and Ute Mountain reservations

The land divided : Uintah and Ouray reservations, 1881-1906

Religion and the perseverance of identity : 1890-present

Travail : 1895-1940

The struggle for rebirth and identity: 1940-1970

The quest for self-determination and sovereignty

Uintah-Ouray Utes: 1960 to a new century

Southern and Ute Mountain Utes : 1960 to a new century

Appendix: historical nomenclature for Ute bands

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60781-658-X