1. Peter John Herring February 28, 2017 English 1A Professor Ramos
UTE INDIANS
Peter John Herring
February 28, 2017
English 1A
Professor Ramos

2. Ute indians Nomadic Hunter Gatherers Mighty Warriors
Most Dominant Warriors
Chosen People
Speak Shosonean

3. Ute beliefs
The Ute people believed in “Father Sky & Mother Earth!
-Mother Earth provides what is needed to those who show their respect…
-Father Sky, created the Sun, Moon, stars, & Earth…
(The key to the Ute Tribe’s survival was there relationship with nature…)
Whatever the environment they lived in may be, they survived by living in Harmony with it… whether good or bad…

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5. Coming into existence
SINAWAV,( transparent variant of the Ute word: ‘WOLF’ ), is the creator of the Ute’s.
COYOTE,( Transparent variant of the Ute word: ‘YOHGOY’/’Fornicate- “LITTLE FUCKER”)
SINAWAV & COYOTE ARE BROTHERS
Coyote is the evil younger brother…….
Sinawav gathered sticks into a magical sack…
Sinawav gave the sack to Coyote along with some simple instructions.
Coyote opened the sack to see what was inside.
Upon opening, almost all the people escaped.
Sinawav took he remaining people to the top of the mountain.
He named them “UTE” and claimed them as the chosen people.

6. How long the Ute’s been around!
-According to Tribal History, the Ute People have around since the beginning of time.
-This History has been handed down from generation to generation.

7. The Ute People Were The First Residents Of Colorado…
Historical fact!!!
The Ute People Were The First Residents Of Colorado…

8. FUN FACT
The Utes created their own style of apparel by mixing and matching clothing from other tribes.

9. How spread out UTE INDIANS were
Ute Indians inhabited Mountains and vast areas of:
-COLORADO
-UTAH
-WYOMING
-EASTERN NEVADA
-NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
-ARIZONA

10. different ute tribe bands
Pahuant
Moanunt
Sanpits
Timpanogots
Uintah
Sevvarits
Yampa
Parianuche Sabuagana
Tebeguache
Weenuche
Capote
Muache

11. How the Ute people survived
The Ute people Began Hunting At A Young Age…
The Ute Tribe were a people who hunted to survive. They began primarily with fish and advanced to hunting larger animals when they got horses from the Spanish.

12. -Ute warriors slaughtered all their Enemies!
Dominant warriors
-Sinawav named the Ute’s to be the fiercest warriors, Never to be defeated!
-Ute warriors slaughtered all their Enemies!

13. Religious dance: Sun Dance

14. sun dance Led by one man, (A Medicine Man)
Many men and women could participate
Primary purpose- to attain Shaman’s powers
Secondary purpose- for healing
The Ute Tribe inherited the Sun Dance from another tribe

15. most Famous chiefs: Ute Indian tribe
- Chief Ouray
- Chief Guero
- Chief Shavana
- Chief Sobita
- Chief Tapuche
- Chief Mautchick
- Chief Buckskin Chatley

16. Work cited-1
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Simmons, Virginia McConnell. The Ute Indians Of Utah, Colorado, And New Mexico. Niwot, Colo: University Press of
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