{"product_id":"history-of-utahs-american-indians","title":"History Of Utah's American Indians","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a joint project of the Utah Division of Indian Affairs  and the Utah State Historical Society. It is distributed to the book  trade by Utah State University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe valleys, mountains, and deserts of Utah have been home to native  peoples for thousands of years. Like peoples around the word, Utah's  native inhabitants organized themselves in family units, groups, bands,  clans, and tribes. Today, six Indian tribes in Utah are recognized as  official entities. They include the Northwestern Shoshone, the Goshutes,  the Paiutes, the Utes, the White Mesa or Southern Utes, and the Navajos  (Dineh). Each tribe has its own government. Tribe members are citizens  of Utah and the United States; however, lines of distinction both within  the tribes and with the greater society at large have not always been  clear. Migration, interaction, war, trade, intermarriage, common  threats, and challenges have made relationships and affiliations more  fluid than might be expected. In this volume, the editor and authors  endeavor to write the history of Utah's first residents from an Indian  perspective. An introductory chapter provides an overview of Utah's  American Indians and a concluding chapter summarizes the issues and  concerns of contemporary Indians and their leaders. Chapters on each of  the six tribes look at origin stories, religion, politics, education,  folkways, family life, social activities, economic issues, and important  events. They provide an introduction to the rich heritage of Utah's  native peoples. This book includes chapters by David Begay, Dennis Defa,  Clifford Duncan, Ronald Holt, Nancy Maryboy, Robert McPherson, Mae  Parry, Gary Tom, and Mary Jane Yazzie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForrest Cuch was born and raised on the Uintah and Ouray Ute Indian  Reservation in northeastern Utah. He graduated from Westminster College  in 1973 with a bachelor of arts degree in behavioral sciences. He served  as education director for the Ute Indian Tribe from 1973 to 1988. From  1988 to 1994 he was employed by the Wampanoag Tribe in Gay Head,  Massachusetts, first as a planner and then as tribal administrator.  Since October 1997 he has been director of the Utah Division of Indian  Affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Forrest Cuch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54299118895396,"sku":"9780913738498","price":25.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0880\/7635\/3828\/files\/CoreSourceHub_330aeb93-9d03-477d-b925-d5ae22f10971.jpg?v=1780571178","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.co.uk\/products\/history-of-utahs-american-indians","provider":"IndiePubs UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}