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*1598 Spanish trade began | *1598 Spanish trade began | ||
* 1776: Dominquez and Escalnate came in contact with the Tribe. | |||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/uta0585.htm 1849] December 30, | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/uta0585.htm 1849] December 30, | ||
*1811: Fur trappers encounter the tribe | *1811: Fur trappers encounter the tribe | ||
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*1821: Santa Fe Trail opens | *1821: Santa Fe Trail opens | ||
*1828: Fort Uncampahgre build on Gunnison River | *1828: Fort Uncampahgre build on Gunnison River | ||
* 1832: A trading post in the area of Whiterock. | |||
*1844: Fort Uncompahgre destroyed by the Utes. | *1844: Fort Uncompahgre destroyed by the Utes. | ||
*1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican-American War | *1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican-American War | ||
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*1859: Colorado Gold Rush begins | *1859: Colorado Gold Rush begins | ||
*1860: [[Black Hawk War, 1832|Black Hawk War ]] | *1860: [[Black Hawk War, 1832|Black Hawk War ]] | ||
* 1861 Uintah Reservation established. | |||
*1861: Uintah and Ouray Utes of Utah terminated, Tribal membership 490, Tribal land 211,430 acres | *1861: Uintah and Ouray Utes of Utah terminated, Tribal membership 490, Tribal land 211,430 acres | ||
*1863: Treaty | *1863: Treaty | ||
* 1866: First agency headquarters was established on the Duchesne River near present town of Tabiona. | |||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/ute0990.htm 1868] March 2, at Washington,with the Tabaguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River and Uinta bands | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/ute0990.htm 1868] March 2, at Washington,with the Tabaguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River and Uinta bands | ||
*1873: Weminuche, Mouache and Capote bands relocate to Pine River in southwestern [[Indians of Colorado|Colorado]]. (today: [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation (Colorado)|Southern Ute]] and [[Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation (Colorado)|Ute Mountain Reservations]]) | *1873: Weminuche, Mouache and Capote bands relocate to Pine River in southwestern [[Indians of Colorado|Colorado]]. (today: [[Southern Ute Indian Reservation (Colorado)|Southern Ute]] and [[Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation (Colorado)|Ute Mountain Reservations]]) | ||
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*1878: Removal of Ute and [[Apache Indians|Apache]] Indians from the [[Cimarron Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Cimarron Agency]], New Mexico Territory to the [[Southern Ute Indian Agency (Colorado)|Southern Ute Agency]], Colorado, and the [[Mescalero Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Mescalero Agency]], New Mexico Territory. | *1878: Removal of Ute and [[Apache Indians|Apache]] Indians from the [[Cimarron Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Cimarron Agency]], New Mexico Territory to the [[Southern Ute Indian Agency (Colorado)|Southern Ute Agency]], Colorado, and the [[Mescalero Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Mescalero Agency]], New Mexico Territory. | ||
*1879: Meeker Massacre, Utes kill 13 U.S. soldiers and 10 agency officials (Meeker had plowed under the White River band's horse-racing tract.) | *1879: Meeker Massacre, Utes kill 13 U.S. soldiers and 10 agency officials (Meeker had plowed under the White River band's horse-racing tract.) | ||
* 1880: Removal of the White River Band from Colorado to Uintah Reservation in Utah. | |||
* 1881: Ouray Reservation established and Fort Duchesne was established as a military post. | |||
* 1882: The Uncompahgre Reservation was established for the Uncompahgre Band. | |||
*1895: Weminuche band moves to Southern Ute Reservation and become Ute Mountain | *1895: Weminuche band moves to Southern Ute Reservation and become Ute Mountain | ||
*1896: Land allotments distributed to Southern Utes | *1896: Land allotments distributed to Southern Utes | ||
* 1938: The Tribe was Federaly recorgnized | |||
==== Additional References ==== | ==== Additional References ==== | ||
Revision as of 12:47, 3 June 2016
United States 
Indigenous Peoples of the US Colorado New Mexico Utah Indians of Colorado Indians of New Mexico Indians of Utah Ute Indian Tribe
Guide to Ute Indian Tribe ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records.
Homeland: Utah, New Mexico and Colorado
Bands: Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Uncompahgre (Taviwach), White River (Parusanuch and Yampa), Uintah, Timpanogots, Sanpits, and Moanunts
Bands in Colorado: Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Uncompahgre, Parusanuch and Yampa
Bands in Utah: Uintah, Timpanogots, Pahvant, Sanpits and Moanunts.
Population: 1990: 7,273 (Northern Ute 2,650, Ute Mountain 1,264, Southern Ute 1,044 others off reservations)
Leaders: Walker, Ignacio, Ouray
Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Ouray Reservation
P.O. Box 190
Ft. Duchesne, UT 84026
Phone: 1.435.722.5141
Fax: 1.435.722.2374
History[edit | edit source]
Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 1598 Spanish trade began
- 1776: Dominquez and Escalnate came in contact with the Tribe.
- 1849 December 30,
- 1811: Fur trappers encounter the tribe
- 1821: Mexico gains independence from Spain
- 1821: Santa Fe Trail opens
- 1828: Fort Uncampahgre build on Gunnison River
- 1832: A trading post in the area of Whiterock.
- 1844: Fort Uncompahgre destroyed by the Utes.
- 1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican-American War
- 1853: Walker War
- 1859: Colorado Gold Rush begins
- 1860: Black Hawk War
- 1861 Uintah Reservation established.
- 1861: Uintah and Ouray Utes of Utah terminated, Tribal membership 490, Tribal land 211,430 acres
- 1863: Treaty
- 1866: First agency headquarters was established on the Duchesne River near present town of Tabiona.
- 1868 March 2, at Washington,with the Tabaguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River and Uinta bands
- 1873: Weminuche, Mouache and Capote bands relocate to Pine River in southwestern Colorado. (today: Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Reservations)
- 1878: Ute Indians of Colorado relinquish their rights to 12 million acres of land.
- 1878: Removal of Ute and Apache Indians from the Cimarron Agency, New Mexico Territory to the Southern Ute Agency, Colorado, and the Mescalero Agency, New Mexico Territory.
- 1879: Meeker Massacre, Utes kill 13 U.S. soldiers and 10 agency officials (Meeker had plowed under the White River band's horse-racing tract.)
- 1880: Removal of the White River Band from Colorado to Uintah Reservation in Utah.
- 1881: Ouray Reservation established and Fort Duchesne was established as a military post.
- 1882: The Uncompahgre Reservation was established for the Uncompahgre Band.
- 1895: Weminuche band moves to Southern Ute Reservation and become Ute Mountain
- 1896: Land allotments distributed to Southern Utes
- 1938: The Tribe was Federaly recorgnized
Additional References[edit | edit source]
James Jefferson. The Southern Utes: A Tribal History. Ignacio, CO. Southern Ute Tribe.FHL Book 970.3 Ut2j
Reservations[edit | edit source]
Reservations are tracts of land set aside for occupation and use by American Indians
Southern Ute Reservation - Colorado- descendants of Muache and Capote bands
Ute Mountain Reservation - Colorado-Weeminuche
Uintah-Ouray Reservation - Utah -Uncompahgre (Taviwach), White River (Parusanuch and Yampa), Uintah, Timpanogots, Sanpits, and Moanunts
BIA Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]
Superintendency[edit | edit source]
Records for Superintendencies exist in the National Archives and copies of many of them are also available in other research facilities.
Agencies[edit | edit source]
The following Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs had jurisdiction over all or part of the Ute Indians for the years indicated:
- Consolidated Ute -- Southern Ute
- Fort Lewis -- Southern Ute
- Navajo Springs -- Southern Ute
- Paiute
- Southern Ute -- Southern Ute
- Uintah Valley
- Uintah and Ouray -- Uncompahgre Ute Band, White River Band
- Ute Mountain -- Southern Ute
Records[edit | edit source]
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records
Correspondence and Census[edit | edit source]
| Tribe | Agency | Location of Original Records |
Pre-1880 Correspondence M234 RG 75 Rolls 962 Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
Post=1885 Census M595 RG 75 Rolls 693 Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ute | Santa Fe Agency | Washington D.C. | Roll 767 | - | - | - |
| Ute | Paiute Agency, 1926-39 | Denver | - | - | Rolls 330-34 | Films |
| Ute | Uintah and Ouray Agency, 1897-1952 | Denver | - | - | Rolls 608-15, 628 | Films |
| Ute, Consolidated | Consolidated Ute Agency, 1878-1952 | Denver | - | - | Rolls 77-78, 628 | Films |
| Moache Ute | Abiquiu and Cimarron Agencies, 1869-82 | Denver | - | - | - | - |
| Ute, Southern | Southern and Consolidated Ute Agencies | Denver | - | - | Rolls 543-45, 628 | - |
| Uintah Ute | Uintah and Ouray Agency, 1897-1952 | Denver | - | - | Rolls 608-15 | Films |
| Uncompahgre Ute | Uintah and Ouray Agencyies, 1897-1952 | Denver | - | - | Rolls 608-12 | Films |
| Ute, Wiminuche | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ute-Tabaquache | New Mexico Superintendency, to 1861 | Washington D.C. | - | - | - | - |
Enrollment[edit | edit source]
- 1954 Proposed rolls Full Blood and Mixed Blood of the Ute Tribe of Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah www.accessgenealogy.com
- Transcription: Proposed Membership Rolls of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation 1954. [1] Vol. 9 No. 2 pages 11-34. FHL 907.1 J8255j
- Ute Mixed-Blood Final Roll, Fort Duchesne, UT. March 1, 1956. FHL film 1033685 item 6
Land Records[edit | edit source]
Uintah and Ouray Agency Land Division. 1953 FHL film 001762
Removal[edit | edit source]
Removal of Ute Indians in Colorado to Utah
Treaties[edit | edit source]
- 1849 December 30,
- 1863 October 7,with the Tabeguache Band
- 1868 March 2, at Washington,with the Tabaguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River and Uinta bands
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Uintah and Ouray Agency, M595,
- Births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL film 583072
Consolidated Ute Agency, M595,
- Births and deaths 1924-1931, FHL film 575769
- Births and deaths 1931-1939, FHL film 575770
For Further Reading[edit | edit source]
See also American Indian For Further Reading.
- Constitution and By-laws of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
- The Ute Indian Tribe Official Website
- Ute Tribe Wikipedia
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Journal of American Indian Family Research. Ed. Larry S. Watson