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The Uncompahgre Ute (/ ˌ ʌ ŋ k ə m ˈ p ɑː ɡ r eɪ ˈ j uː t /) or ꞌAkaꞌ-páa-gharʉrʉ Núuchi (also: Ahkawa Pahgaha Nooch) is a band of the Ute, a Native American tribe located in the US states of Colorado and Utah. In the Ute language, uncompahgre means "rocks that make water red." [1] The band was formerly called the Tabeguache.
Painted hide with geometric motifs, attributed to the Illinois Confederacy by the French, pre-1800. Collections of the Musée du quai Branly.. The Illinois Confederation, also referred to as the Illiniwek or Illini, were made up of a loosely organized group of 12 to 13 tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley.
Collier, wife of Sergeant Collier, the man who led the soldiers that found Shawsheen, gave the name "Susan" to Shawsheen, a name many historians refer to her by today. [6] There is some debate regarding Shawsheen's escape from captivity; many historians cite the story of her rescue from near sacrifice as correct, however the oral traditions of ...
Then there are images of figures holding shields, what appear to be battle victims, and spears. These were seen by the Domínguez–Escalante expedition (1776). Utes left images of firearms and horses in the 1800s. The Crook's Brand Site depicts a horse with a brand from George Crook's regiment during the Indian Wars of the 1870s. [26]
The tribe owns lands that total approximately 1.2 million acres (4,855 km 2) of surface land and 400,000 acres (1,600 km 2) of mineral-owned land within the 4 million acres (16,185 km 2) reservation area. [1] Other parts of the reservation are owned by non-Ute, as the tribe lost control of much of the land during the allotment process.
The Spearman The Bowman. The Bowman and The Spearman, also known collectively as Equestrian Indians, [1] or simply Indians, [2] are two bronze equestrian sculptures standing as gatekeepers in Congress Plaza, at the intersection of Ida B. Wells Drive and Michigan Avenue in Chicago's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Both are on the southeast end of the property. A 133-by-46-foot (41 m × 14 m) horse barn was built around 1884 with loft dormers on the north and south sides. The other barn was also built around 1884, but is much smaller than the horse barn (26 by 60 feet (7.9 m × 18.3 m)).
The word Cahokia has several different meanings, referring to different peoples and often leading to misconceptions and confusion. Cahokia can refer to the physical mounds, a settlement that turned into a still existing small town in Illinois, the original mound builders of Cahokia who belonged to a larger group known as the Mississippians, or the Illinois Confederation subtribe of peoples who ...