Beneath These Red Cliffs : An Ethnohistory of the Utah Paiutes / / Ronald L. Holt ; forewords by Floyd O'Neil and Lora Tom.
Ronald Holt recounts the survival of a people against all odds. A compound of rapid white settlement of the most productive Southern Paiute homelands, especially their farmlands near tributaries of the Colorado River; conversion by and labor for the Mormon settlers; and government neglect placed the...
Saved in:
| : | |
|---|---|
| Place / Publishing House: | Logan, UT : : Utah State University Press,, 2006. ©2006. |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | New and updated ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (222 pages) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Ronald Holt recounts the survival of a people against all odds. A compound of rapid white settlement of the most productive Southern Paiute homelands, especially their farmlands near tributaries of the Colorado River; conversion by and labor for the Mormon settlers; and government neglect placed the Utah Paiutes in a state of dependency that ironically culminated in the 1957 termination of their status as federally recognized Indians. That recognition and attendant services were not restored until 1980, in an act that revived the Paiutes' identity, self-government, land ownership, and sense of |
|---|---|
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-186) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283078023 9786613078025 0874215420 |
| Access: | Open access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Ronald L. Holt ; forewords by Floyd O'Neil and Lora Tom. |