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Show 138 Nuwuvi: A Southern Paiute History 1852 Utah Territorial Legislature legalizes indentured servitude of "Indian prisoners, children, or women," thereby effectively stopping the Mexican slave trade by shifting it to the local white settlers. 1853 A group of New Mexicans under Dr. Bowman enters Utah to trade illegally for slaves. 1853 Brigham Young issues a proclamation ordering the arrest of any "strolling Mexicans" trying to trade arms and ammunition to Indians in return for slaves. 1853 Large herds of stock are moved across the Spanish Trail towards the growing population of California, damaging Nuwuvi lands and arousing Nuwuvi anger. Major conflict threatens to break out. 1854 The Southern Indian Mission is sent to Ft. Harmony by the Mormon church to work among the Nuwuvi. 1854 Nuwuvi leaders, Toquer and Tutsegavit, in alliance with Utes threaten to chase the missionaries off their land. 1855 Ute slaveraider, Wakara, dies. In a vicious reminder of slavery, four Nuwuvi slaves are killed at his funeral. 1855 Lt. Sylvester Mowry reports that the Nuwuvi are be- coming increasingly hostile towards emigrants crossing their land and that the Mormons are encouraging this attitude. 1855 Mormon church sends Indian mission to Las Vegas. The missionaries find that the Nuwuvi, who have been reported as extremely hostile towards whites, are actually quite friendly. 1855-1856 Mormon missionaries build a fort and dam on the Santa Clara with the reluctant help of local Nuwuvi. Nuwuvi claim that the river will dry up and it does. 1856 Warfare breaks out temporarily between the Santa Clara and the Moapa Nuwuvi. |