Chief Ouray

Chief Ouray

male, deceased (1880)
Native American, leader, Utetribe, From New Mexico, President Hayes, southern ute tribe…Southern Ute Drum
Chief Ouray (c. 1833-August 24, 1880) was a Native American leader of the Uncompahgre band of the Ute tribe of modern-day Utah and Colorado.
R. Carlos Nakai

R. Carlos Nakai

male, 63 years old
Tucson, Earth Spirit, Nawang Khechog, Canyon Trilogy, Grammy awards, Flutist…ute, Utetribe, Navajo tribe
R. Carlos Nakai (b. Flagstaff, Arizona, April 16, 1946) is a Native American flutist of Navajo/Ute heritage. He released his first album,...
Chief Ignacio

Chief Ignacio

male, deceased (1913)
Native American, american indian, leader, Utetribe, Tribal chief
Chief Ignacio was a chief of a band of the Ute tribe of American Indians. The town of Ignacio, Colorado is named for him.

Antonga Black Hawk

male, deceased (1870)
John Alton Peterson, Tuberculosis, New Mexican Militias, Black Hawk War in Utah, Black Hawk War, U.S. Government…Utetribe
Antonga Black Hawk was a famous leader of the Ute Tribe born in Spring Lake, Utah around 1830. He died on September 26, 1870 from tuberculosis. The...
Richard Wetherill

Richard Wetherill

male, deceased (1910)
guest house, Archaeologist, indian tribe, mesa verde, navajo, culture…Utetribe, ute
Richard Wetherill (1858-1910), a member of a prominent Colorado ranching family, was an amateur explorer in the discovery, research and excavation...
Walkara

Walkara

male, deceased (1855)
Native American, walker, leader, Great Basin, Utetribe, ute
Chief Colorow Ignacio Ouray Walkara (aka "Wakara" or "Walker") (ca. 1808 - 1855) was a leader of a Ute Timpanogo band, with a reputation as a...

Fred Begay

male, 77 years old
korean war, American, University of New Mexico, Utetribe, ute, Bureau of Indian Affairs…Ute Mountain Indian Reservation, Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, Navajo tribe
Promotional photo of Dr. Fred Begay distributed as part of a 2004 press release on the occasion of his election to the New York Academy of...
William Bright

William Bright

male, deceased (2006)
Brain tumour death, University of Colorado faculty, University of California, Berkeley alumni, UCLA, nahuatl, linguistics…Utetribe, ute
William Bright (born August 13, 1928, Oxnard, California; died October 15, 2006 (of a brain tumor), Louisville, Colorado) was an American linguist...

Charles Adams

male, deceased (1895)
brigadier general, from Denver, american civil war, Ambassador of the United States, United States Army, pomerania…Utetribe
Charles Adams (December 19, 1845-August 19, 1895) was a United States Army officer and diplomat. He was born in Pomerania, Germany, in 1845, the...
James Beckwourth

James Beckwourth

male, deceased (1866)
Denver, Jim Beckworth, san bernadino, san gabriel, cajon pass, Resting Springs…ute, Utetribe
James Pierson Beckwourth (April 6, 1798, Fredericksburg, Virginia - October 29, 1866, Denver) (a.k.a. Jim Beckworth, James P. Beckwith) was born in...