The washakie letters of willie ottogary, northwestern. A history of utahs american indians 2000 by utah state history. Shoshone chieftain, mormon elder, 18221887, is an excellent contribution to the history of utahs native americans. Most of the descendants of the washakie mormon branch live in these communities today, where they do their best to maintain their original culture, language, and history so that it will not be forgotten. Washakie indian reservation utah history the washakie letters of willie ottogary, northwestern shoshone journalist and leader, 19061929 logan, ut. Wasatch range utah and idaho biography 1 title, plus subtopics washakie indian reservation utah subtopics washakie indian reservation utah history 1 title. Government moves to seize washakie renewable energy plant. Chief wakara of the timpanogots utes is a legend in the west. Sagwitch, a northern shoshone newe chieftain in the 19th century, was an important ally and friend to latterday saints who settled in his peoples homeland of northern utah and southeastern idaho. He has published several books about the shoshoni tribes, including the lemhi. Washakie letters washakie history hometown locator madsen, bingham d the northern shoshoni worldcat 7260582 portage cemetery records years 1872nov. Washakie served as representative for both the shoshone and the bannocks at the 1868 fort bridger negotiations.
The eastern shoshoni, numbering about 2,000 under their famous chief washakie, occupied the region from the wind river mountains to fort bridger and astride the oregon trail. It supports educational programs and research into the history and cultural traditions of the shoshone and arapaho of central wyoming and advocates for native american education. Utah state university press native american studies usu. Washakie, box elder county, utah genealogy familysearch. Brigham madsen, a former university of utah history professor, spent many years studying the history and culture of the various branches of the shoshoni nation. Complete history of utah in encyclopedia form consisting of 575 articles and over 200. It is distributed to the book trade by utah state university press. Washakie is seen signing historic treaties, aiding overland emigrants in the 1850s, and finally assisting whites in fighting the sioux. The utah history encyclopedia is the first complete history of utah in encyclopedia form, consisting of 575 articles and over 200 historic photographs. Records of members in washakie ward, malad stake of zion. Grace raymond hebard offers an engaging view of washakie s long life and the early history of shoshoneoccupied landembracing presentday wyoming and parts of montana, idaho, and utah.
As a result of these negotiations, washakies people surrendered the green river valley of eastern utah and southern wyoming to provide the right of way for the union pacific railroad. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. They named the farm after shoshone leader washakie, and the. Originally published by the university of utah press in 1994. Utah state university press, c2000, by willie ottogary. As of april 20 washakie s greatgreat grandson james trosper serves as chair and executive director.
American indians tell their side of utahs story martin. Washakie was chief of the eastern band of the shoshone indians for almost sixty years, until his death in 1900. Named for shoshone chief washakie who was on friendly terms with his latterday saint neighbors. University of utah press, isbn 0874804256, oclc 30473917 esshom, frank ellwood 19, pioneers and prominent men of utah, salt lake city. Washakie county, wyoming genealogy familysearch wiki. The northwestern shoshone residing at the washakie colony in northern utah descended from survivors of the bear river massacre. Sagwitch the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. History of utah, 15401886 kindle edition by bancroft, hubert howe. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Willard marriott library 295 south 1500 east, suite 5400 salt lake city, utah 84112.
In 2010, utah had the youngest population in the u. Utah pioneers book publishing company, oclc 2286984. This book gave a better idea of the traditional migration of the shoshone, from west in the autumn chasing the pine nut, and then wintering generally in bear river valley for sagwitchs group, north for salmon and other game in the. Today, indians tribes are considered sovereign nations, and they have tribal governments. One of the deadliest atrocities in the history of the western united states, this. Matthew e kreitzer writings by american indians from the early twentieth century or earlier are rare.
Information on this site was converted from a hard cover book. It is located off of i15, in utah but close to the idaho border near plymouth, utah. The book a history of utah s american indians gives some examples of how the different tribes governed themselves before the coming of euroamericans. For too long, utah writers and others interested in the history of. A history of utah s american indians is an outgrowth of utah s statehood centennial in 1996 and the sesquicentennial of mormon settlement in salt lake valley in 1997. Washakie is a ghost town in far northern box elder county, utah, united states. Employees take a break in front of fuel reservoirs friday. Distributed to the book trade by utah state university press logan, utah. Sagwitchs activities at washakie, a small mormonsponsored indian community in.
But tribe members are still citizens of and subject to the laws of the united states and utah. County courthouse edit edit source washakie county courthouse 1023 big horn avenue p. Chief washakie of the shoshone a photographic essay by. Forgotten shoshone massacre story will soon be told on grand. Grace raymond hebard offers an engaging view of washakies long life and the early history of shoshoneoccupied landembracing presentday wyoming and parts of montana, idaho, and utah. When he was alive, some believed he could be in many places at once, and after his death, his legend only continued to grow. Wounded knee, an indian history of the west by dee brown, the groundbreaking book published three decades ago. The valleys, mountains, and deserts of utah have been home to native peoples for thousands of years. Sagwitch and other latterday saints established the town of washakie, utah. Upon getting to utah, he was a prominent speaker, and traveled.
Scott christensen, an archivist for the mormon church and the author of sagwitch, a book about the first shoshone chief to convert, has regrets about the way the church dealt with the situation. Sep 30, 2019 washakie is a ghost town in far northern box elder county, utah, united states. Edited by allan kent powell, former public history coordinator at the utah state historical society. At the time of major white penetration of the great basin and the snake river areas in the 1840s, there were seven distinct shoshoni groups. The hard cover book was converted into digital form and republished as this website as part of the utah collections multimedia encyclopedia project. In the utah history encyclopedia, over two hundred contributors write about the individuals, organizations, locations, institutions, and topics important to utah history. Willie ottogarys letters have the distinction of being firsthand reports of an indian communitys ongoing social life by a community member and leader. Named for shoshone chief washakie who was on friendly terms with his latter day. Eastern utah telegraph partial serial archives filed under. Washakie, box elder county, utah genealogy genealogy.
This town was inhabited by sagwitch and his people. It is located in the northcentral area of the state. The washakie letters of willie ottogary, northwestern shoshone journalist and leader, 19061929. Washakie church records, records of members early to 1931. Jan 01, 1980 grace raymond hebard offers an engaging view of washakies long life and the early history of shoshoneoccupied landembracing presentday wyoming and parts of montana, idaho, and utah. It also maintained the highest birth rate, with 86. Christensen, utah state university press, logan, utah, 1999.
Named for shoshone chief washakie who was on friendly terms with his latterday. Also available at lds church archives, salt lake city. Chief washakie born circa 18041810, died 1900 is perhaps the most famous of all eastern shoshone headmen and leaders. The old lds chapel in washakie is now on the national register of historic places. Washakie, utah was named for the shoshone chief washakie, however washakie never lived there.
Paul reeve, a university of utah history professor who focuses on. Popular utah history books meet your next favorite book. This book is brought to you for free and open access by the usu. Washakie county was named after the head chief of the shoshone people, chief washakie, who became an ally of the us government. He hunted and trapped with famous mountain man jim bridger. Mormons, miners, padres, mountain men, and the openi. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading history of utah, 15401886. Washakie is a agricultural class 2 ghost town in the center of a small shoshone indian reservation on the malad river, south of portage in box elder county. The details of this history were told by sagwitchs descendants, including amy hootchew timbimboo and mae timbimboo parry, to scott christensen, who published the history in his book sagwitch. Washakie renewable energy plant in plymouth, box elder county, utah. Known for his prowess as both warrior and statesperson, washakie played a prominent role in the territorial and statehood development of idaho, montana, utah, and wyoming. West that even textbooks of native american history sometimes fail to include it, he said.
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