Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Maps xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. 1 Mother Earth, Father Sky 1
8. 2 The Núu-ci 13
9. 3 The Coming of the White Man (1598–1821) 29
10. 4 Trappers, Traders, and Transition (1810–1846) 47
11. 5 On a Collision Course (1846–1858) 83
12. 6 Sherman’s Solution: Freeze and Starve (1859–1867) 107
13. 7 Attempts to Create Reservations (1868–1874) 131
14. 8 Beating Plowshares into Swords (1875–1881) 169
15. 9 The Unraveling Begins (1882–1895) 199
16. 10 Disorder and Chaos (1896–1915) 221
17. 11 From the Ashes: Today’s Ute Indians 241
18. Notes 259
19. Bibliography 281
20. Index 301