Mr. Gottfredson
has spent many years living among the Native American Indian people. He spent
many hours listening to their stories, and what it means to be
Indian. "These are the people who paid the ultimate price, and we
owe it to them to know who they are and their side of the story."
The following accounts reflect some of the lingering affects of the
Black Hawk War as the American Indian peoples of Utah continue, in many ways, to
suffer from perpetual generational-trauma and discrimination.
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Busting the
Myths of the Black Hawk War! (Our
most popular read by Phillip Gottfredson)
"We had to do these things, or be run over by them.
It was a question of supremacy between the white man and the Indian."
LEGACY OF THE BLACK HAWK WAR
by
Phillip B Gottfredson The one question these accounts do not
answer is the Indians side of the story.
"These people were seated and shot at close range," Rood said. Forensic study of the remains of the victims of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
Stripping of the Ute Identity.
An overview of the Black Hawk War legacy, of perpetual
demoralization of the First Peoples of Utah.
TERMINATED UTES
Parents of one family with minor children contacted a Utah Attorney who told them he would stop this forced sale and told them he would meet with them in front of the First Security Bank the next morning.
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Another Tea Pot Dome
“There is sure to be some who will disagree with what is written
here and even retaliation by someone, somewhere, because of what
is in this piece. This Article is but a brief History of the Uintas
Heritage which is being disposed of systematically and is
compiled from private oral interviews!” - Illa Chivers
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OUR STORY IS COSMIC It is a lesson that America should learn and live by. Great nations are judged by how they treat their indigenous people.
COMMENTARY
by Phillip Gottfredson
A collection of commentary on various subject
related to the the Black Hawk War of Utah and the Native American peoples.
INDIAN
EDUCATION FOR ALL
Utah is
lagging behind several other states in its efforts to educate
American Indians, according to a report from the Utah American
Indian/Alaska Native Education State Plan Advisory Committee.
RUSSELL MEANS
A controversial patriot of
the Lakota Nation. The following speech was
given by Russell Means in July 1980, before several thousand people
who had assembled from all over the world for the Black Hills
International Survival Gathering, in the Black Hills of South
Dakota. It is Russell Means's most famous speech.
THE LAND OF THE LAMANITES
That the
Lamanites, American Indians, would become a "white and delightsome people" and would be
forgiven of the sins of their forefathers. Can you say Vitiligo?
LIFE AMONG THE UTES 1872
Told by Peter and Hans Gottfredson - Profiles the humor, generosity, character and superstitions of the Native
American people.
SALT LAKE
TRIBUNE ARTICLE BY HISTORIAN AND COLUMNIST WILL BAGLEY
2002
"Thanks to organizations like the Sons and
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, we have literally thousands of diaries
and autobiographies in which the people who lived Utah’s history
tell us what they saw and felt. Few of these histories are as
valuable as a Danish immigrant’s (Peter Gottfredson's Indian
Depredations in Utah) account of Utah’s Indian wars."
PROMISES
BARAK OBAMA HAS MADE TO THE AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE
"My American
Indian policy begins with creating a bond between an Obama
administration and the tribal nations all across this country. We
need more than just a government-to-government relationship; we need
a nation-to-nation relationship, and I will make sure that tribal
nations have a voice in the White House."
