SEARCHING FOR CHIPETA: The Story of a Ute and Her People by Vickie Leigh Krudwig
Second Edition. Paper back. 138 pages. PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING COST.
Winner of the 2005 Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association, this book highlights the life and times of Chipeta, a prominent Ute woman and wife of Chief Ouray. Follow this inspiring narrative of Chipeta, a Tabeguache Ute woman born near present day Conejos, Colorado in the Summer of 1843. From her early childhood to maidenhood, and later wife to Chief Ouray, Chipeta’s story will provide readers with a glimpse of her Ute way of life, customs, and traditions, before the Euro Americans made their way west. Chipeta and Ouray would endure the heartbreaking loss of their only son Pahlone, during a hunting trip on the eastern plains of Colorado. Together, the couple and other important Ute leaders worked tirelessly to maintain peace between the Euro Americans, and their people.
Walk in Chipeta’s footsteps as she and her people faced multiple life altering challenges following numerous treaties made with the United States Government. Trial after trial, including Ouray’s untimely death due to kidney disease in 1880, never deterred Chipeta from pursuing peace with the newcomers and the United States Government who would eventually take over traditional Ute territories. From her cherished homelands to the harsh reality of life on the Uintah-Ouray Reservation, Chipeta was a compassionate woman and a tireless advocate for the poor and the hungry. She offered unconditional acceptance for people of all races.
Second Edition. Paper back. 138 pages. PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING COST.
Winner of the 2005 Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association, this book highlights the life and times of Chipeta, a prominent Ute woman and wife of Chief Ouray. Follow this inspiring narrative of Chipeta, a Tabeguache Ute woman born near present day Conejos, Colorado in the Summer of 1843. From her early childhood to maidenhood, and later wife to Chief Ouray, Chipeta’s story will provide readers with a glimpse of her Ute way of life, customs, and traditions, before the Euro Americans made their way west. Chipeta and Ouray would endure the heartbreaking loss of their only son Pahlone, during a hunting trip on the eastern plains of Colorado. Together, the couple and other important Ute leaders worked tirelessly to maintain peace between the Euro Americans, and their people.
Walk in Chipeta’s footsteps as she and her people faced multiple life altering challenges following numerous treaties made with the United States Government. Trial after trial, including Ouray’s untimely death due to kidney disease in 1880, never deterred Chipeta from pursuing peace with the newcomers and the United States Government who would eventually take over traditional Ute territories. From her cherished homelands to the harsh reality of life on the Uintah-Ouray Reservation, Chipeta was a compassionate woman and a tireless advocate for the poor and the hungry. She offered unconditional acceptance for people of all races.
Second Edition. Paper back. 138 pages. PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING COST.
Winner of the 2005 Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association, this book highlights the life and times of Chipeta, a prominent Ute woman and wife of Chief Ouray. Follow this inspiring narrative of Chipeta, a Tabeguache Ute woman born near present day Conejos, Colorado in the Summer of 1843. From her early childhood to maidenhood, and later wife to Chief Ouray, Chipeta’s story will provide readers with a glimpse of her Ute way of life, customs, and traditions, before the Euro Americans made their way west. Chipeta and Ouray would endure the heartbreaking loss of their only son Pahlone, during a hunting trip on the eastern plains of Colorado. Together, the couple and other important Ute leaders worked tirelessly to maintain peace between the Euro Americans, and their people.
Walk in Chipeta’s footsteps as she and her people faced multiple life altering challenges following numerous treaties made with the United States Government. Trial after trial, including Ouray’s untimely death due to kidney disease in 1880, never deterred Chipeta from pursuing peace with the newcomers and the United States Government who would eventually take over traditional Ute territories. From her cherished homelands to the harsh reality of life on the Uintah-Ouray Reservation, Chipeta was a compassionate woman and a tireless advocate for the poor and the hungry. She offered unconditional acceptance for people of all races.