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Show 118 Years of Loss, Years of Adjustment, 1882-1933 agencies â€" Uintah Valley and Ouray. Ouray was made a sub-agency, and the Uintah and Ouray Agency was established at Whiterocks. After the openings of the Uncompahgre (1898) and the Uintah (1905) Reservations, the Ute land came to be called the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. The People who lived there were then called the Uintah-Ouray Ute Tribe. The agency was moved to Fort Duchesne in 1912 when the military left the post. "Colorow War" In the summer of 1887 a large group of Uncompahgre and White River People left the reservations for their annual hunt in their old domain in western Colorado. Colorow led this group in their efforts to continue their traditional way of life. The Agreement of 1873 had provided that: "The United States shall permit the Ute Indians to hunt upon [ceded Colorado] lands so long as game lasts, and the Indians are at peace with the white people." This provision had not been revoked by the removal of the People to Utah in 1881. Much of this land remained as public domain. Whites used it for grazing their livestock. They opposed the Utes using it for hunting. This year the local sheriff and a posse attempted to arrest the People. They found one group and accused them of stealing horses and poaching game. A shooting match occurred. This fight and other similar incidents were fanned by the press and local hysteria into the "Colorow War."11 The national guard was called in. The Colorado militia attacked and killed some of the People as they attempted to return to Utah. They also stole 600 horses, 2500 sheep and other goods belonging to the People. Most of this property was never returned. The group was now caught in the middle â€" too weak to fight off the Colorado settlers, too afraid to return to Utah. They hid and waited for help. Finally soldiers from Fort Duchesne, accompanied by a few People, went into Colorado and escorted the suffering group back to Utah. Trespass There were other problems for the People. Non-Utes continued their relentless invasion onto the Ute lands. The ranchers of |
