Brigham Young is quoted as having said about Native Americans: “It is cheaper to feed them than to fight them.” Due to this and the Mormon belief that Native Americans are descended from the Book of Mormon people, it is a common myth that 19th-century Mormons were always kind to Native Americans. The reality is …
Speaker: Sarah Newcomb
Author Meets Critics “The Whites Want Every Thing: Indian-Mormon Relations, 1847–1877”
The Whites Want Every Thing, by Will Bagley, explores the Native American view of Mormon and “Indian” relations during the years 1847-1First, Bagley will discuss his book. Then Native American leaders and scholars will share their views on the book and on the myths and realities of Mormon and Indian relations. Did 19th-century Mormons really …