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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

Encyclopedia entries related to "Ute"

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...
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...
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...
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...pendants. Some of his work has sold for as much as $20,000. In 1977 Campbell moved to a 120-acre ranch on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation near Ignacio, Colorado. With his wife, Linda Price Nighthorse (Campbell's third marriage), and their...
Colorado Springs: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...came upon a mountain he named Pikes Peak and attempted to climb it. Later, several tribes of Native Americans, namely the Ute, Arapaho, and Cheyenne, lived and battled in the region. They declared what is now called the Garden of the Gods to be sacred...
Colorado
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...warfare followed; but most of the Plains Indians were eventually moved to reservations in the Oklahoma territory. In 1873 the Ute Indians were forced from their large reservation, supposedly forever given to them by the U.S. government, when gold and...
Northwestern Coast Indians
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...elevated terrain walled in by the Rockies and the High Sierras. Here tribes including the Shoshone, Bannock, Paiute, and Ute lived simply to survive the rugged region comprised of desert, brush lands, and pine forests. The climate ranged from dry...
Barboncito
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...States led an extensive campaign to "burn-and-imprison" the Navajos, administered by Colonel Christopher "Kit" Carson and Ute mercenaries, traditional enemies of the Navajos. Barboncito made peaceful overtures to General James H. Carleton, Carson...
Lowie, Robert
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...carried out most of his ethnographic fieldwork, studying the Assiniboine, Northern Blackfoot, Chipewyan, Hidatsa, Southern Ute, Southern Paiute, Northern Paiute (Paviotso), Washo, and Hopi. Despite this wide range, Lowie ’ s specialty...

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.
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...
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...
Heimat; Die Zweite Heimat
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Gerhard Birkholz; sound re-recordist: Willi Schwadorf; art director: Franz Bauer; costume designers: Reinhild Paul, Ute Schwippert, Regine Bätz; pyrotechnics: Charly Baumgartner; music: Nikos Mamangakis. Cast: Marita Breuer (Maria...
Brakhage, Stan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Line Lyre Triangular ; Films by Stan Brakhage: An Avant-Garde Home Movie ; The Colorado Legend and the Ballad of the Colorado Ute (commercial work) 1962 Blue Moses ; Silent Sound Sense Stars Subotnick and Sender ; Mr. Tomkins Inside Himself (commercial...
fealty
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology fealty obligation of fidelity. XIV. ME. fe(a)ute , fealtie — OF. feau(l)te , fealte (mod. féauté ) :- L. fidēlitās , -āt- , f. fidēlis faithful, f. fidēs FAITH ; see -TY2 .
Adams, Charles
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...appointed brigadier general of Colorado territorial militia in 1870, and in 1879 he negotiated a peaceful settlement with the Ute Indians and prevented their extermination by the Colorado militia. Adams insisted that Colorado print its laws in German as...

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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...
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...
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...
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...
Fed: Rudd could headline popular ute muster
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 7/2/2009; 354 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...
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: 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...
Ute tribe reclaims name.
Newspaper article from: Windspeaker; 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...on the basis of an understanding with the Ute Tribe. Now, however, both the tribe and...Larry Blackhair, a tribal councilor on the Ute Tribe Business Committee, the tribe's...felt was a great gesture: they offered Ute Tribe members five scholarships. We just...
Ute leaders, 1868: photographs courtesy of the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian.(Glimpses)
Magazine article from: Whispering Wind; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; The Ute leaders who are the subject of this edition...Schindler. These men were part of a delegation of Ute leaders from the Uncompahgre, Capote, Mauche...dress of important pre-reservation period Ute men. Within 12 to 15 years of these photos...