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Show The economic fortunes of the Utes changed drastically for the worse as their hunting and gathering ranges between 1870 and 1900. There is evidence, however, that Ute religious life and world view remained little changed by American efforts to promote education and Christianity. Textual documentation located in the Special Case files, for example, tells that in 1887 there were no churches or schools on his reservation. 6 As late as 1906, only a handful of Uintah Utes were willing to bury their dead in a Christian cemetery. 7 While there is indication in the federal record that the Utes' historically rooted beliefs, customs, and practices remained intact into the twentieth century, there is no site-specific information about them than the evidence cited above. Federal Records, 1900- 1940 Federal records from the early twentieth century are located in the Central Classified files of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, t Record Group 75. The following text discusses the kinds of documentation located in the central classified files. One small collection of pertinent twentieth century documents is located in the National Anthropological Archives; it will also be described in this section. Twentieth century documents, like those of the nineteenth 6 T. A. Byrns to J. D. C Atkins, September 19, 1887. Correspondence of the Office of Indian Affairs ( Central Office) and Related Records, Special Files, 1807- 1904. National Archives, Washington, D. C. 7 RG75, Special Case 143, January 3, 1906. |