Join Bryan and Lindsay as they discuss the history of the war the Mormons declared on the Ute tribe (and all other tribal bands in Utah) during the 1850’s. These conflicts have been dubbed, “The Walker War,” after Ute Chief Walkara (or Walker). What really happened and why? Tune in to find out.
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- Brigham Young and Mormon Indian Policies: The Formative Period, 1836-1851 by Lawrence G. Coates, Brigham Young University Studies, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Spring 1978), pp. 428-452
- The Walker War Reconsidered Ryan Elwood Wimmer Brigham Young University – Provo
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