The Southern Utes a Century Ago BY R O B E R T W .
DELANEY
Southern Ute Indian Agency at Ignacio, Colorado. Fifth from right, back row, may be the famous Negro interpreter, John Taylor. Utah State Historical Society, Junius Young, photographer. * INDIANS HAVE BEEN an integral part of the American experience and * have left their stamp on all of American history. One hundred years ago, as the line of frontier settlement moved westward with avid searchers for precious metals in the vanguard, the people of the United States encountered groups of Indians of whom there was little knowledge. One Dr. Delaney is director of the Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.
