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Show Goshute THE UTES W E S H A L L R E M A I N : U TA H I N D I A N C U R R I C U L U M G U I D E 83 TEACHER BACKGROUND Since lands in eastern Utah were first set aside for the Utes by Abraham Lincoln in 1861, various Ute people of what is now known as the Uintah-Ouray Reservation have struggled with the federal gov-ernment and non-Indian interests to maintain their access to land and the necessary resources with which to sustain their nation. Because land and resources are crucial to the economic security of the tribe, this conflict is an important element of American Indian sovereignty. Objecti ve The students will understand the history of the Utes' displacement and dispossession, as well as how vital land and resources are to the sovereignty of the Ute nation in Utah. Student Materials Henry Harris, Jr., Describes Allotment Time Frame - VERSATILE Two standard class periods with homework One block period with homework Three standard class periods Students wil need the links to the thre research articles : Daniel McCool, "Utah and the Ute Tribe are at War," High Country News, June 27, 1994, http://www.hcn.org/issues/9/285 Nancy Lofholm, "Tribe Seeks Hunting Rights," Denver Post, May 23, 2000, http://extras.denverpost.com/news/news0523i.htm "Court Victory Restored the Utes's Homeland of Des-ert, Forest and Oil," Deseret News, Oct. 9, 1988, http://archive.deseretnews.com/archive/20034/ COURT-VICTORY-RESTORED-THE-UTESapos-HOME-LAND- OF-DESERT-FOREST-AND-OIL.html Teacher Materials At a Glance: Conflict over Land and Resources on the Uintah-Ouray Reservation Ute Interactive Map (available online at www.UtahIndians.org) We Shall Remain: The Utes (chapter 2, 11:00-11:05; chapter 5, 21:00-21:05) ute so vereignty and the competition over resources on the Uintah -Ouray Reservation Procedure Using the textbook, At a Glance, and Appendix B, "Understanding the Political Sovereignty of Ameri-can Indian Nations," lead the students through a discussion about sovereignty, its importance, and the resources required to maintain sovereignty. Some possible discussion questions include: What is |