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Letter from U.S. Indian inspector about Indian school attendance

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Title Letter from U.S. Indian inspector about Indian school attendance
Subject Indians of North America; Federal government; Ute Indians--History; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Uintah and Ouray Agency; Indian agents; White people--Relations with Indians; Indians of North America--Education; Civilization; Children; Indian children; Chief; Indigenous peoples--North America
Keywords Indian; Utes; Indian inspector; Indian relations; School; Indian school; rations; withholding rations; improving school attendance; Indian council; Sow-a-wick; Saws-no-cut; Native Americans
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
File Name 1of2-1892-SS006
Tribe Ute
Band Uintah
Language eng
Description Letter from U.S. Indian inspector to the U.S. Secretary of Interior discussing a council the Indian Inspector held with Tribe leaders at the Uintah Indian Reservation. In the letter, the Inspector discusses problems with new Indian tribe leaders, and problems with improving the school attendance rate for Indian children. The inspector suggests the withholding of rations for Indian tribes to implore better attendance rates
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6w40s1x
Holding Institution American West Center
Date 1892-10-10
Spatial Coverage Whiterocks (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Washington (D.C.); Utah
Setname uaida_main
ID 378397
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w40s1x
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