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Ute
Ute , Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Shoshonean group of the Uto-Aztecan branch of the Aztec-Tanoan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). In the early 19th cent. the Ute occupied W Colorado and E Utah. Ute culture was typical of the western part of the Plains cult... Read more
Greeley
Greeley city (1990 pop. 60,536), seat of Weld co., N Colo., at the base of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts.; inc. 1885. It is a rail and trade center for a rich irrigated farm area. There is meatpacking and other food processing and the manufacture of bridges, apparel, chemicals, and software. Gre... Read more
David J. Cook
David J. Cook 1840-1907, American law enforcement officer, b. near La Porte, Ind. He moved (1855) with his family to Kansas, went (1859) to the Colorado gold fields, and returned to enlist (1861) in the Union army in the Civil War. Army service as a sort of military policeman led him to found the v... Read more
Farmington
Farmington 1 Town (1990 pop. 20,608), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Farmington River; inc. 1645. It is mainly residential with some light industries. The town has a private girls' school and the Univ. of Connecticut Medical Hospital (a teaching hospital). Of interest are the Congregational ... Read more
William Sherley Williams
William Sherley Williams 1787-1849, American trader and trapper, known as Old Bill Williams, b. Rutherford co., N.C. Much of his early life was spent in Missouri, where he was a traveling preacher. Becoming (c.1822) an independent trapper, he accompanied (1825-26) a surveying party on the Santa Fe ... Read more
shaman
shaman , religious practitioner in various, generally small-scale societies who is believed to be able to diagnose, cure, and sometimes cause illness because of a special relationship with, or control over, spirits. Different forms of shamanism are found around the world; they are also known as med... Read more
Indian wars
Indian wars in American history, general term referring to the series of conflicts between Europeans and their descendants and the indigenous peoples of North America. Early Conflicts Each of the colonial powers in North America met and overcame Native American resistance. In the Southwes... Read more
Colorado
Colorado , state, W central United States, one of the Rocky Mt. states. It is bordered by Wyoming (N), Nebraska (N, E), Kansas (E), Oklahoma and New Mexico (S), and Utah (W). Facts and Figures Area, 104,247 sq mi (270,000 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,301,261, a 30.6% increase since the 1990 c... Read more
Native American languages
Native American languages languages of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere and their descendants. A number of the Native American languages that were spoken at the time of the European arrival in the New World in the late 15th cent. have become extinct, but many of them are still in use to... Read more
New Mexico
New Mexico state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). Facts and Figures Area, 121,666 sq mi (315... Read more

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Ute
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Ute ETHNONYMS: Eutah, Utah, Utaw, Yuta Orientation Identification. The Ute are an American Indian group located in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. "Ute" is a shortened version of "Eutah," a term with uncertain origins. The name was...
Southern Paiute (and Chemehuevi)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...including Chemehuevi, is itself a dialect of Ute, the latter term often used to designate...of the Southern Numic pair (Kawaiisu, Ute). There is, or better, was measurable...with the Hopi to the southeast. With the Ute relationships were initially friendly...
Comanche
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement ...The name Comanche entered English from Spanish, derived from a Ute term signifying "other." The Siouan Padouca was applied by...1700s and 1800s. Ietan, usually considered a derivative of Ute, also appears in French sources. Other names from neighboring...
Paiutes
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America ...actually many different bands distributed across a large part of the western United States. Paiute means "true Ute" or "water Ute." The Paiutes call themselves Numu, meaning "People." The vast desert area used by the Paiutes extends from...
Schneider, Romy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...life. The trilogy's popularity seemed linked to some lingering post-World War II unease in West Germany, maintained critic Ute Schneider. "Hardly any other 1950s tearjerker film had been more effective in letting the audience sob their heart out...
William Sherley Williams
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...perished of cold and starvation. Frémont retreated, blaming the episode on the guide. Williams was killed by the Ute while retracing the path of the expedition. Bibliography: See biography by A. H. Favour (new ed. 1962).
Indian wars
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...tribes that presented courageous but generally futile opposition to the white man's rapacity were the Arapaho , the Kiowa , the Ute , the Blackfoot , the Shoshone , the Nez Percé , and the Bannock . Among the Native American fighting leaders were...
Durango
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...kayaking, and fishing. Durango is the gateway to Mesa Verde National Park and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and the headquarters for the San Juan National Forest. Fort Lewis College is in the city, and Ute reservations are nearby.
Endometrial Biopsy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...pregnancy. This condition is called luteal phase defect and may need to be treated with progesterone. Abnormal appearance of the cells forming the uterine tissue could also indicate uterine cancer, or the presence of fibroids or polyps in the ute
Highland Scots
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...themselves and others by island names, such as a Lewis man, a Barra woman. Middle English "Scottes," Old English "Scottasi Ute Latin "Scotus" are references to Gaelic people from northern Ireland who settled in Scotland about a.d. 500. Orientation...

Dictionary entries related to "Ute"

Ute
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History UTE UTE. Ute Indians are Southern Numic speakers of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Utes (from the Spanish "Yutas") call themselves Nuciu or Nuche, the People. When they first came in contact with Europeans, the Utes inhabited over 130...
Lemper, Ute
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 UTE LEMPER Born: Munster, Germany, 4 July 1963...album since 1990: Punishing Kiss (2000) Ute Lemper is a Bavarian-voiced cabaret stylist...music. While growing up in Munster, Germany, Ute (pronounced Oo'-tah) Lemper's parents...
ute
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ute / yoōt / • n. inf. a utility vehicle: ordinary families buy pickups and sport utes.
Colorado
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...By 1500, many Native American groups lived in Colorado. The Ute lived in the mountains and western plains, while the Apache...centuries, the Spanish defended their claim to Colorado from the Ute and Comanche, the French, and the Americans. After the 1803...
Comanche
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...became the Wind River Shoshone), others turned south in about 1700. The latter confronted Ute, who named them komanci (my adversary), or Southern Ute, who called them kumanchi (other, or stranger). The "tribal" category "Comanche" did...
suit
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ...suite XIII; D. †livery, garb XIII; E. set, series XV. ME. siute , siwte , s(e)ute — AN. siute , OF. si(e)ute (mod. suite ) :- Gallo-Rom. * sequita , sb. use of fem. pp. of * sequere follow, SUE . Hence...
Die Nibelungen
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Theodor Loos (King Gunther ); Hanna Ralph (Brunhild ); Georg John (Mime, the Smith, and Alberich ); Gertrud Arnold (Queen Ute ); Hans Carl Müller (Gerenot ); Erwin Biswanger (Giselher ); Bernhard Goetske (Volker von Alzey ); Hans Adalbert...
Paiute
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...ecologies, and when Spanish traders, missionaries, and traders ventured into their territories, they often noted the effects of Ute and Spanish slaving on Paiute communities. Unsure of the exact sociopolitical distinctions among these non-equestrian Paiute...
Kiowa
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Kansas, and the Comanche controlled the Staked Plains region of the Texas Panhandle. Intertribal raiding parties skirmished with Ute, Navajo, and Pawnee enemies, and plundered Mexican and Texan settlements for livestock and captives. Decline and Dependency...
Schelle(n)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Schelle(n) (Ger.). Bell(s). Also Schellenbaum (bell-tree), Jingling Johnny ; Schellengeläute (bell-ringing), sleigh-bells; Schellentrommel (bell-drum), tambourine . Schallbecken is Ger. for cymbals.

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Ute Lake Ranch Golf Course gets green light from ISC.
Newspaper article from: Quay County Sun (Tucumcari, NM); 11/4/2006; 700+ words ; ...approved an agreement on Thursday that allows Ute Lake Ranch to construct and operate a golf course on the shores of Ute Lake, according to a news release from...fold purpose of protecting water quality at Ute Reservoir while promoting economic development...
Bee-ute-iful
Newspaper article from: The Press; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...s most iconic vehicles: a brand-new ute. ROB MAETZIG attended the big unveiling...that goes back more than half a century: a ute based on a car. In Holden's case the...first year on the market and the Holden ute hasn't looked back since, with the 27...
Ute Tribe is vexed over U. scholarships
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 9/17/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...the "mutually respectful" relationship with the Ute Indian Tribe when he appealed NCAA restrictions...Utah has demonstrated outstanding regard for the Ute Tribe," said Forrest Cuch, a Ute and director of the Utah Division of Indian Affairs...
Meet Ute Beck, director of teacher training. (midwifery teacher)
Newspaper article from: Special Delivery; 12/22/1991; ; 700+ words ; "Send us your photos!" Ute Beck immediately answered when I asked...through the medium of our newsletter. Ute laughed, explaining this would enhance...Director of Teacher Training since 1989, Ute is proud to be able to recognize "by voice...
WASHINGTON: Human Remains Associated with Ute Indian Tribe
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 4/17/2008; 700+ words ; ...identity between the human remains and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray...consultation with representatives of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray...features and were consistent with other Ute crania identified from Utah and Colorado...
Interview: She who must be obeyed - Ute Lemper Ute Lemper is really quite something. A German who hates Germany. A mother who can't stand her parents. A popular singer who can't abide Madonna (and don't dare even mention Britney Spears). Honestly, you might wonder if she has a good word to say about anyone
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/18/2001; ; 700+ words ; The singer Ute Lemper. And her wondrous bone structure...I could find it. Whatever, I compliment Ute on this wondrous bone structure of hers...will look like a bony old witch." OK, Ute, I say, how does this sound as a mutually...
Fed: Rudd could headline popular ute muster
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 7/2/2009; 361 words ; ...07-02-2009 Fed: Rudd could headline popular ute muster By Cathy Alexander CANBERRA, July 2 AAP...Minister Kevin Rudd is considering taking his famous ute along to the popular Deniliquin Ute Muster. Mr Rudd became the best known ute-driver...
Northern Ute Indian Tribe Announces Landmark, Multi-Million Dollar Energy Company.
PR Newswire; 10/27/2005; 700+ words ; ...Utah, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Northern Ute Indian Tribe officially launched Ute Energy, a fully integrated oil and gas entity in...progressive effort of its kind for any Indian tribe, Ute Energy unveiled the first component of a four...
Fed: PM's ute to go on public road trip
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 8/31/2009; 416 words ; ...Australia) 08-31-2009 Fed: PM's ute to go on public road trip By Cathy Alexander...31 AAP - The prime minister's infamous ute is to embark on a public road trip before...being enshrined in a museum. Kevin Rudd's ute made headlines when he was falsely accused...
Jurrius Groups Deny Ute Claims and Countersue for Breach of Contract.
Business Wire; 11/26/2008; 700+ words ; ...Monday in Federal District Court here, denying all claims of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation of Fort Duchesne, Utah (Ute Tribe). Jurrius also countersued the Ute Tribe, saying that a change in political leadership within...