"A Nineteenth Century Indian Self-Help Program: Brigham Young and the Shoshones"

"A Nineteenth Century Indian Self-Help Program: Brigham Young and the Shoshones" (Ms 265)

University of Utah Marriott Library, Manuscripts Division

"A Nineteenth Century Indian Self-Help Program: Brigham Young and the Shoshones" is a typescript paper by Rhett S. James discussing the steps and actions taken by Brigham Young towards the Native Americans in areas settled by Mormon colonizers. The paper is divided into four sections: "Policy Genesis, 1851-1857: Toward a Reinterpretation," "A Period of Indian Farm Disintegration, 1857-1865," "Indian Farms and Controversey, 1872-1878," and "The Establishment of Washakie, Utah." An indexed register is available.