Being and Becoming Ute: The Story of an American Indian People

Sondra Jones traces the metamorphosis of the Ute people from a society of small, interrelated bands of mobile hunter—gatherers to sovereign, dependent nations—modern tribes who run extensive business enterprises and government services. Weaving together the history of all Ute groups—in Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico—the narrative describes their traditional culture, including the many facets that have continued to define them as a people. Jones emphasizes how the Utes adapted over four cent...