Ute Warrior and His Dog
This Ute warrior was photographed alongside his dog sitting on the Eastern slope of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains in 1873. The Ute tribe was one of the oldest tribes in the Southwestern part of the United States. The Ute hunted and planted crops in the Utah and Colorado areas. They eventually used horses to travel further and expand their territory. They also traded with 17th century Spanish colonists. Sadly, when the Mormons arrived in Utah, the tribe was forced out. And in 1874, they signed the Brunot Treaty which they failed to realize had stripped them of their land until it was too late.