The Northern Shoshoni by Madsen, Brigham D The Northern Shoshoni by Brigham D. Madsen is a detailed historical and ethnographic study of the Northern Shoshoni people, exploring their social, cultural, and political life in the Great Basin and surrounding regions. Madsen provides a comprehensive account of the Northern Shoshoni’s traditional lifeways, including their kinship systems, economic practices, seasonal movements, and spiritual beliefs, situating these within the broader environmental and historical context of the American West. The book also examines the profound effects of Euro-American expansion, including the fur trade, settler encroachment, military campaigns, and U.S. federal Indian policies. Madsen highlights both the disruptions these pressures caused and the resilience of the Northern Shoshoni in maintaining cultural cohesion, negotiating treaties, and adapting to changing circumstances. The work draws on extensive archival research, oral histories, and ...
The 1954 Ute Partition and Termination Act ended federal recognition of the mixed-blood Uinta of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, removing them from the Ute Indian Tribe. Classified as being of mixed ancestry, they lost trust land protections, federal benefits, and tribal status. Like many Native communities subjected to termination policies, they faced devastating consequences, including the loss of land, resources, and traditional ways of life.