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The Ute Tribal Leader Who Helped Found the West
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:50:30
Publish Date: 2025-10-30 04:00:00
Description: When Brigham Young and the Mormons arrived in Utah in the mid-1800s, they encountered a Native American leader who already dominated the region. Wakara, a Timpanogos Ute, was a fierce warrior, prolific horse thief and merciless slave trader. In a new biography, the historian Max Perry Mueller argues Wakara should be considered one of the founding figures of the American West.
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