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The last conflict of its kind in Colorado, it followed the Meeker Massacre (September 29, 1879) and Sand Creek Massacre (November 29, 1864). Six [3] or eleven Ute Mountain Ute Tribe people were killed. [4] Two or three days later, a white man and his family were attacked in Montezuma County. [3] Mr. Genthner was killed and his wife was wounded.
The Ute were estimated at 6,000 in New Mexico in year 1846 (and also 6,000 in 1854), 7,000 in Colorado in year 1866 and 13,050 in Utah in 1867, for a total of around 26,050 in the mid-19th century. In 1868 it was reported that 5,000 Ute lived on the Colorado reservation. Later Ute population declined rapidly.
Chipeta or White Singing Bird (1843 or 1844 – August 9, 1924) was a Native American leader, and the second wife of Chief Ouray of the Uncompahgre Ute tribe. Born a Kiowa Apache, she was raised by the Utes in what is now Conejos, Colorado.
Josephine Meeker (January 28, 1857 – December 20, 1882), was a teacher and physician at the White River Indian Agency in Colorado Territory, where her father Nathan Meeker was the United States (US) agent. On September 29, 1879, he and 10 of his male employees were killed in a Ute attack, in what became known as the Meeker Massacre.
In a free audio tour visitors can download, ... Southern Ute in Colorado. Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in Colorado ... “It's been set up to really see 700 years of architectural history on Mesa Top ...
Ute mythology weaves a tapestry of stories and beliefs that are expressive of the cultural heritage and values of the Ute people themselves. Recent sources bring forth new interpretations, additional narratives, and insights into traditional practices that expand the known boundaries of Ute mythological frameworks.
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The museum presents the history of the Ute tribe of Native Americans. It was built in 1956 and expanded in 1998 and again in 2017. It was built in 1956 and expanded in 1998 and again in 2017. The museum building is located on the 8.65-acre (3.50 ha) homestead of Chief Ouray (c.1833–1880) and his wife, Chipeta (1843/4–1924).