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Show EDITOR'S PREFACE The Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado, plans to publish a series of " occassional papers" as manuscripts ( and money) are available. It is proposed that topics deal principally with the Four Corners area and that the papers constitute new and timely research by scholars in different disciplines. It is very fitting that this first paper should be concerned with the Utes, the first permanent inhabitants of Colorado. Gregory Thompson has lived his entire life in Colorado and Utah and has been interested in the Utes for many years. His paper places that people in time and helps us to understand a portion of their history. He details what is known about early Ute history, U. S. policy, treaties, and the establishment of a permanent reservation for the Southern Utes in southwestern Colorado. The author has made use of all known sources, - documents and published materials - to help us of today to understand a part of our history that has simply been ignored. Indeed one could go through most history textbooks and conclude that there were no Indians in present- day United States. Mr. Thompson writes of the attempts to remove the Utes from Colorado to Utah, the protestation of people of Utah, and the maneuvering in Congress that ultimately led to the creation of the current reservation. It is a chapter in the history, especially, of three bands of Utes - the Capote, AAouache, and Weeminuche. It is hoped that his paper may be an impetus to other scholars to search in the rich field of Indian history. March 1, 1972 Ro6e* t 70. Ve^ te? Copies may be ordered from: Director Center of Southwest Studies Fort Lewis College $ 2.00 per copy Durango, Colorado 81301 Copyright: Center of Southwest Studies, 1972 - i- |