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EUROPEAN COLONIZATION
1452 The Doctrine of Discovery
VIDEO: CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY: by Steve Newcomb Published on Feb. 2, 2016 Steven Newcomb, Author of Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery" addresses the Spotlight of Indigenous Peoples plenary at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 19th.
1765 Dominguez & Escalante Discover 'The Timpanogos Nation'
1839 John L. O'Sullivan on Manifest Destiny
EVENTS THAT LED TO WAR
See also: Utah Black Hawk War Timeline Detailed timeline of "Utah Indian Wars" with the Timpanogos Nation, from 1847, to the year 1978.
1849-50 Battle Creek & Fort Utah Massacres
1850 The Extermination Order of the Timpanogos Nation
1854 Brigham Young His "Proper Way To Treat The Indians"
1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre
BLACK HAWK WAR PERIOD
1847-1919 The Story of Timpanogos Leader Black Hawk
1865 THE UTAH BLACK HAWK WAR A detailed Synopsis
1866 Black Hawk Mortally Wounded at Gravely Ford
1866 The Old Peace Treaty Tree
1866 Spanish Fork Diamond Creek Battle
The Timpanogos Nation Official Website
The 'Timpanogos Ute' Oxymoron The Timpanogos are not Utes and never were.
1919 Black Hawk's Grave Robbed
1996 Examination Of Chief Black Hawk's Remains
In Remembrance of Timpanogos Leaders and Warriors
The Utah Black Hawk War Legacy
Congressional Acts Governing First Nations
General Topics
Learning Native Ways:
Native American Protocols and Ethics
Peter Gottfredson
Much of the material found on this website comes from Peter Gottfredson who lived with the Timpanogos during the Black Hawk War. Peter is a great-grandfather of Author: Phillip B Gottfredson.
Peter Gottfredson's Book Indian Depredations In Utah.
EXCERPTS from the book Indian Depredations In Utah
Eulogy to Peter Gottfredson 1934
Veterans of the Utah Black Hawk War
BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF PETER GOTTFREDSON
Author: Phillip B Gottfredson
About The Book Phillip B Gottfredson shares an intimate perspective of the Timpanogos peoples of Utah and the Black Hawk War of Utah from 1849 to 1873 in his debut Native American history book titled “My Journey to Understand ... BLACK HAWK'S MISSION OF PEACE” (published by Archway Publishing from Simon & Schuster).
Bio and Source Material Phillip B Gottfredson's BIO and Source material
Archive A random collection of unedited articles and notes Gottfredson wrote while on his journey-of-discovery throughout North and South America, while learning the life-ways of Native Americans.
National Museum of the American Indian where Gottfredson began his research journey.
VIDEOS
The following video collection has been assembled to help further our understanding of the Native American perspective and the Black Hawk War in Utah.
THE VIDEO BLACK HAWK WAR: UTAH'S FORGOTTEN TRAGEDY
Bear River Massacre Memorial 155th Anniversary January 29, 2018
Misc..
MEMORIAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTAH
PROMISES BARAK OBAMA HAS MADE TO THE AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE
MAPS
1866 Map of the Black Hawk War See where the battles took place during the war. Phillip never finished this map, but has some good information.
Tribal Locations in America Past and Present Map