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He was the brother of famed Chief Walkara and the father of Black Hawk, [2] for whom the Black Hawk War in Utah (1865–72) is named. In 1850, after measles from newly arrived Mormon settlers decimated their tribes, Walkara and Chief Sanpitch asked the Mormons to come to the Sanpete Valley to teach the band to farm, [ 3 ] though this was met ...
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 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. [1]
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.
Antonga, or Black Hawk (born c. 1830; died September 26, 1870), was a nineteenth-century war chief of the Timpanogos tribe in what is the present-day state of Utah.He led the Timpanogos against Mormon settlers and gained alliances with Paiute and Navajo bands in the territory against them during what became known as the Black Hawk War in Utah (1865–1872).
In its review of the four-disc compilation, The New York Times indicated that the set was "the gold standard for straight-ahead, postwar jazz rhythm". [11] AllMusic, praising the "pristine" sound and "lovely" packaging, suggested that "no Davis fan should be without these recordings purchased separately or as a set."
Black Hawk War (1865–1872) White River War (1879) Pinhook Draw fight (15-16 June 1881) [3] Beaver Creek Massacre (June 19, 1885) – Cases of cattle-rustling by the Utes on white cattlemen caused tensions that eventually led to a skirmish between the two parties in Beaver Creek. In the gunfight that ensued, cowboys killed six Mountain Ute ...
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Sanpitch, chief of the San Pitch tribe. A brother of Chief Walkara; Sanpete County is named for him. Black Hawk, son of Chief Sanpitch; leader during the Utah Black Hawk War; Chief Arapeen, for whom the Arapeen Valley is named; Chief Kanosh, for whom the town of Kanosh, Utah is named; Chief Sowiett; Chief Tabby-To-Kwanah; Chief Grospean; Chief ...