Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Summary and Analysis Chapter 16: “The Utes Must Go!”
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Ouray the Arrow: Chief of the Utes who attempted to placate the U.S. but was forced onto a reservation in Utah.
Nathan C. Meeker: Indian agent who tried to convert Utes to an agrarian lifestyle. His policies set the stage for the conflict between the Utes and the Army.
William B. Vickers: Issued propaganda against Utes and authored the article that inspired “The Utes Must Go!” slogan.
Summary
The Utes, a tribe in Colorado, saw their land steadily invaded by miners during the 1840s and 1850s. They signed a treaty in 1863 relinquishing mineral...
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