“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” “NO NO PLEASE !” “ Here come the Utes!” “
RUN!” This is what it sounded like during, The MEEKER MASSACRE. Read to find out more.
Chapter One: What was the Meeker Massacre?
The Meeker Massacre was a war between White Men and Utes. Nathaniel Cook Meeker, the white Ute governor, wanted the Utes to become more like the pioneers. They would have to stop hunting and start farming. The Utes would have to go to church. He even made a school for them to be educated. Meeker powled the race tracks to stop them from horse racing then he went too far and killed some of their horses. Thats when the Utes decided to take things into their own hands.
The Utes went to the W.R.A.L.( White River Agency Land ) and killed all the men including Nathaniel C. Meeker.
Chapter Two: Where was the Meeker Massacre?
The Meeker Massacre was in Meeker, Colorado. Lots of wight men thought Utes were evil. They thought Utes wanted to destroy them. When in real life Utes just wanted to live in peace.
One time white men attacked Utes when the Utes just wanted to be in peace, they even put the U.S.A. flag up to show they weren’t that different.
Chapter Three: How it all began.
White men did not like the way Utes lived, They thought they should become farmers. The Utes soon realized they had no choice, they had to either become farmers or learn how to ranch. But some Utes did NOT want to change their way of living. This is when the Meeker Massacre began. Utes started to begin the Meeker Massacre for their rights.
They went to war and killed lots of men, and kidnapped the women and children, inculding Nathan C. Meeker's wife and daghter But Shawsheen (a person of the White River Agency Land Ute ) said to the Utes they should let the prisoners go, so that is what they did. After that all indians were sent to a reservation in Utah.
Chapter Four: Who was responsible?
Nathaniel Cook Meeker was the Utes governor he didn’t like the way Utes lived either. Nathan was the one who plowed the race tracks. He had five children and a wife. He was born in Euclid,Ohio on July 12, 1817 and died September 29,1879 he was 62. Douglas and Captain Jack were the leaders of the Meeker Massacre.
Conclusion:
I hope you are more informed about the Meeker Massacre. You now know what it was ( a horrible thing) where it was ( Meeker Colorado) how it began ( White river agency Land ) and who was responsible ( Nathaniel C. Meeker, Douglas, and Captain Jack) Go ahead feel sorry now that you know all the facts.
Author's Note:
I did the Meeker Massacre because it interested me , the culture interested me. I wanted to find out more about this topic. At first it was a mystery to me then I found out all of this and it took my breath away it was very interesting to find out all of these topics. If you want to find out more here are some websites you can visit:p://www.greeleyhistory.org/pages/white_river. htmlhtttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan _Meekerhhttp://www.meekercolorado.com/HSociety.htm