Robert S. McPherson Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 The Navajo Indians in Utah reside on a reservation of more than 1,155,000 acres in the southeastern corner of the state. According to the 1990 census, more than half of the population of San Juan County is comprised of Navajo people, the majority of whom live south of the San Juan River. Scholars …
‘Swearing Elders’ Left Legacy of Lively Debate Among Mormon Intellectuals
http://www.sltrib.com Will Bagley, History Matters Published: 12/01/2002 Edition: Final Section: Utah Page: B2 The last three surviving “Swearing Elders”—Everett Cooley, William Mulder and Brigham Madsen—met recently to reminisce about the adventures of this remarkable group of Mormons. What came to be known as the Mormon Seminar was one of many “study groups” formed after World War II to encourage …
He Was an Outsider in Utah but Not for Long
Lyndia Carter History Blazer, February 1996 Mathew William Dalton was a busy man in the fall of 1850. A newcomer to Ogden, he hurried to find work and get a house and shop built before winter set in. The settlers had been kind, loaning him tools and a team and wagon. They had even helped him “raise” the house. Young …
Shoshone of Northern Utah
Kristen Rogers Beehive History, 26 Fifteen years after the Mormon settlers arrived in Utah, their livestock had so overgrazed the native grasses and seeds that the Indians were starving, noted Jacob Hamblin, one of those settlers. The Great Basin was hardly lush to begin with, but indigenous peoples had survived there for centuries. How did they live on the land? …
Preston Nutter Made Utah the Home of His Cattle Kingdom
Preston Nutter ranch Max Evans History Blazer, November 1995 When Preston Nutter died in January 1936 at the age of 86, the Salt Lake Telegram described him as “Utah’s last great cattle king” and “one of the last links between the old west and the new.” As “king” of the range, Nutter was one of the best known cattle barons …
The Telegraph was the Information Highway of the 1860s
Miriam B. Murphy History Blazer, October 1995 On May 24, 1844, the message “What hath God wrought” was sent by telegraph from Baltimore, Maryland, to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. A new era in long-distance communications had begun. Within a few years local companies were busily stringing the “talking wire” between many cities and towns. In 1861 the Pacific Telegraph …
A History of Utah’s American Indians, Preface
A History of Utah’s American Indians, © 2000 Preface, pp. v-viii Allan Kent Powell The commemorations of the Utah Statehood Centennial in 1996 and the Sesquicentennial of Utah Settlement in 1997 were cause for reflection not only on these milestones in Utah’s history but also for a reexamination of the people, events, and movements that constitute Utah history. To …
A History of Utah’s American Indians, Conclusion
A History of Utah’s American Indians, © 2000 “Conclusion: The Contemporary Status of Utah Indians,” pp. 315–40 Robert S. McPherson The preceding tribal histories have brought the reader through the period of termination to more contemporary times. But what direction has Indian affairs taken over the past decade or so, and what does the future promise? Significant adjustments have been …
A History of Utah’s American Indians, Chapter 7
A History of Utah’s American Indians, © 2000 “The Navajos of Utah,” pp. 264–314 Nancy C. Maryboy and David Begay Introduction Navajos have been living in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest for hundreds of years. The land of the Navajo includes areas of southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, and northwestern New Mexico. Navajo people traditionally and historically refer …
A History of Utah’s American Indians, Chapter 5
A History of Utah’s American Indians, © 2000 “The Northern Utes of Utah,” pp.167–224 Clifford Duncan Creation and Migration Stories of the Utes The story of Sinauf, the god who was half man, half wolf, and his brothers Coyote and Wolf has been told many times in tipis and wickiups. According to Ute legend, these powerful animal-people kept the world …