Black Hawk War (1865–1872)
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The Black Hawk War, or Black Hawk's War, is the name of the estimated 150 battles, skirmishes, raids, and military engagements taking place from 1865 to 1872, primarily between Mormon settlers in Sanp
A Ute warrior and his bride in 1874, photograph by John K. Hillers.
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A statue of a Native American with pioneer settlers at Pioneer Heritage Gardens in Manti, Utah.
Ute people
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The Utes are an Indigenous people of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau in present-day Utah, western Colorado, and northern New Mexico. Historically, their territory also included parts of Wyoming,
Black Hawk War (1865–1872)
…from 1865 to 1872, primarily between Mormon settlers in Sanpete County, Sevier County and other parts of central and southern Utah, and members of 16 Ute, Southern Paiute, Apache and Navajo tribes, led by a local Ute war chief, Antonga Black Hawk. The conflict resulted in the abandonment of some settlements…
Chief Severo and family, c. 1899
Henry Chapman Ford, Ute camp, by 1894
Cañon Pintado, south of Rangely in Rio Blanco County, Colorado
Ute petroglyphs at Arches National Park