Sunday, September 26, 2010. Ouray was born on Nov. 33, in Taos County, New Mexico. H e was born to an Uncompahgre Ute mother and a Jicarilla Apache father. As a youngster he learned to speak both Spanish and English, only later did he learn Ute and Apache. At the age of 17, he became the hereditary Chief of the Uncompahgre Ute Tribe.

Monday, September 20, 2010. There were originally seven Ute clans or bands located in and around the Rocky Mountains. The Grand River or Parianuche. The Yampa or Yamparicas or White River. These clans were scattered over an area comprising some 150,000 square miles. The Utes encompass both forest dwellers as well as the more nomadic desert inhabitants. The forest dwelling Utes subsisted on wild game and fish, whereas the desert Utes would travel to find their food and resources. And other fresh water sou.

Sunday, October 3, 2010. 65279;In 1808, Colorow Ignacio Ouray Walkara was born along the Spanish Fork River in what is now Utah. He later became known also as Chief Wakara or Chief Walker, chief of the Utes. Chief Walker also dealt in slavery. He raided Indians from the Paiute tribe and took the young men as prisoners. Then he traded them to the Spanish so that they could be used by the Spanish to work in mines. This was very profitable for Chief Walker.