NATIVE PEOPLE FIGHT
BACK
RESERVATIONS
 In 1961 President Lincoln was busy with the Civil War, but he
was also concerned about the Indian problems in the West
 He established the Uintah Valley Reservation for the Utes
 The land there was described as “unsuitable for farming,… [useless]
except for nomadic hunting grounds for Indians
 A reser vation is a piece of land set aside for the use of an
Indian tribe
 The Utes went from living on a land that was about 45 percent
of Utah to land the that was 9 percent of that area
ORIGINAL UTE LAND
UINTAH VALLEY RESERVATION
BEAR RIVER MASSACRE
 The Shoshone Indians in the North saw many immigrants and
travelers as enemies
 Many travelers shot and killed friendly Shoshone
 In response some bands of Shoshone began to raid wagon trains
 Settlers in the area demanded for something to be done
 “It is quite time that something was done to teach the savages a
severe lesson… Colonel Connor’s boys have been spoiling for action,
[it] would be a wise plan to let them vent a little of their pent up
fighting spirit”
 Colonel Connor planned an attack after some Shoshone
attacked Salt Lake City miners
 He intended to take no prisoners
 Connor and his men slaughtered 300 men, women, and
children
 They also burned down the teepees
 What is some bias you can see in the picture?
AFTERMATH
 Shoshone leader saw that there
was only one way for his people
to live with the white settlers
 He joined the LDS Church and
encouraged others to do the
same
THE BLACK HAWK WAR, 1865-68
 This war was the longest and most destructive in the Utah
Territory
 Brigham Young and a federal Indian agent met with leaders
from many dif ferent bands in hopes of signing a treaty
 The treaty said that the Indians would give up their land and
move to the Uintah Reservation
 The federal government did not agree to the treaty
 Black Hawk saw how his people were being treated and were
not receiving their promised compensation
 He and many other Ute, Paiutes, and Navajos began raiding
Mormon settlements
BLACK HAWK WAR
 White settlers began attacking
Indian villages, killing everyone
they could
 The government never
conducted investigations for the
murders
 Eventually Black Hawk signed a
treaty and moved to the Uintah
Reservation
THOUGHT QUESTIONS
 After watching the videos and reading the texts, answer the
following questions
 What were some major causes of Indian resistance to pioneer
settlement?
 What motivates people to take revenge upon innocent
individuals during times of tension and war?
 Was either side justified in their actions? Explain.
 Have things gotten better for Native Americans in this
country? Explain.