The Ute Indians of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico (Paperback)

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For the Ute Indians, who have occupied parts of the present-day Four Corners area of the United States since 1000 C.E., the traditional lifestyle was that of mobile hunter-gatherers, environmentally and seasonally sensitive to their world. Simmons (The San Luis Valley: Land of the Six-Armed Cross) carefully researched and here documents how their culture was severely disrupted with the arrival of the Spanish in the late 1500s. During the following four centuries, there were further intrusions, primarily from the mostly white population that moved in and through the area, bringing firearms, alcohol, and disease, along with entrepreneurial and exploitative land-use proposals and policies. Denied access to forest and pastureland, rebelling at the forced abandonment of their lifestyle, embroiled in dissension, the Utes saw their quality of life deteriorate. Only within the last century have some Ute Indians begun to re-experience self-sufficient lives and reinvigorate valued elements of their traditional heritage. Recommended for public and academic libraries.DSuzanne W. Wood, SUNY Coll. of Technology at Alfred
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"Simmons movingly and accurately relates this human tragedy [of modern Ute history] even into the cultural revitalization movements of recent times." -- Choice

"Sure to become a standard reference." -- New Mexico Magazine

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Product Details

• Paperback: 146 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870816470
• ISBN-13: 978-0870816475
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Historical Account of Ute Culture, April 29, 2006

By	Stephen Hyatt (Colorado) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A well researched history of the Ute Indians and the areas they lived in. Virginia Simmons discusses various stereotypes made by those who first encountered the Utes and sets the record straight. The Utes were an important element in the regional history of Colorado, Utah and New Mexico. I found her descriptions of the adjustments the Utes had to make in various environments most interesting. If you wish to learn about nomadic Indian ways and culture this is an excellent book to read. Well written tribute to a tribe that struggled to survive the onslaught of the whiteman's culture.