By: Ardis E. Parshall - August 29, 2016 Wakara (abt. 1815-1855; his name is often anglicized to “Walker”) was one of the great Ute leaders when the Mormons arrived in the Great Basin. Long before that 1847 arrival, Wakara had been trading with white “mountain men” in the region, and his welcoming of the Mormons may have been in part due to the expectation that they would be profitable trading partners. His skill with English (he ...
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