Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Utah. Died. 1855 (aged 47) Utah. Chief Walkara (c. 1808 – 1855; also known as Wakara, Wahkara, Chief Walker or Colorow) was a Northern Ute leader of the Utah Indians known as the Timpanogo and Sanpete Band. He had a reputation as a diplomat, horseman and warrior, and a military leader of raiding parties, and in the Wakara War. [1]
Wakara was a leader of the Ute Native Americans in Utah. He was also known as Wakarum, [1] Walkara, Walkar, Wacker, Wacherr, Watcher, and his white name Walker. [2] Wakara means "yellow" or "brass" [3] in the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. It is thought that Wakara went by that name because of his preference for yellow buckskin.
Ute culture changed dramatically in ways that paralleled the Plains Indian cultures of the Great Plains. They also became involved in the horse and slave trades and respected warriors. [25] Horse ownership and warrior skills developed while riding became the primary status symbol within the tribe and horse racing became common.
Colorow was a Ute chief of the Ute Mountain Utes, skilled horseman, and warrior. He was involved in treaty negotiations with the U.S. government. In 1879, he fought during the Meeker Massacre. Eight years later, his family members were attacked during Colorow's War. [1] He was placed in the Jefferson County Hall of Fame in recognition of for ...
Nicaagat (leaves becoming green, [1] c. 1840–1882), also known as Chief, Captain and Ute Jack[2] and Green Leaf. [3][a] A Ute warrior and subchief, [4] he led a Ute war party against the United States Army when it crossed Milk Creek onto the Ute reservation, which triggered the Battle of Milk Creek. [2] Prior to the conflict, he had traveled ...
Chief Walkara, also known as Chief Walker, a noted mid-19th-century chief [24] [better source needed] led his people against Mormon settlers in the Walker War. The war included several armed conflicts with settlers and Mormon militiamen. Chief Black Hawk, leader of the Black Hawk War (1865–1872), was a son of San-Pitch. [24] [better source ...
Ouray (Ute leader) Ouray, Ute Chief, Colorado, 1874. Ouray (/ ˈjʊəreɪ /, c. 1833 – August 20, 1880) was a Native American chief of the Tabeguache (Uncompahgre) band of the Ute tribe, then located in western Colorado. Because of his leadership ability, Ouray was acknowledged by the United States government as a chief of the Ute and he ...
Birdseye view of the town of Manti and the Sanpete Valley. The San Pitch Utes ( Sahpeech, Sanpeech, Sanpits, San-pitch) were members of a band of Ute people that lived in the Sanpete Valley and Sevier River Valley and along the San Pitch River. They may have originally been Shoshonean, and were generally considered as part of the Timpanogos.