By: Ardis E. Parshall - January 14, 2016 As the Mormons moved into the West in the mid-19th century, it was imperative that they be able to communicate with the local Native peoples, particularly the Ute, Paiute, and Shoshone tribes. It isn’t unusual to find short lists of Native words recorded in diaries and ledgers by missionaries and others who worked in close contact with the Natives. An indication of how important these language s...
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