| Title |
Letter to Secretary of the Interior Franklin Knight Lane from Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells dated April 4, 1914 |
| Subject |
Indians of North America; Federal government; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Uintah and Ouray Agency; Indian agents; Land use; Allotment of land; Work; Agriculture; Water rights; Irrigation; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Spatial Coverage |
Fort Duchesne (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.) |
| Keywords |
Indian Agency; Reservations; Correspondence; Indian; White Relations; Inter-tribal Relations; Land Rights; Allotment; Native Americans |
| Tribe |
Ute |
| Creator |
Sells, Cato, 1859-1948 |
| Description |
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells verifies conditions on the Uintah Ouray Reservation as described in reports submitted by agents. Sells claims that many white settlers on and near the reservation are antagonistic toward the Indians. Sells also reports that inter-tribal relations are strained and that irrigation projects are not working to the Indians' benefit |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1914-04-04 |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| File Name |
2of2-Fd10-SS008 |
| Language |
eng |
| Coverage |
Fort Duchesne (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.) |
| Rights |
Digital Image Copyright University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
American West Center |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6rj7f6k |
| Setname |
uaida_main |
| ID |
380960 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rj7f6k |
