When you think "small towns in Utah" you might imagine rednecks, truck stops and OHVs. Bluff, Utah defies all the stereotypes in the crowd of intellectual drop-outs they have attracted. By the 1930s, Bluff had become a town that was used up and discarded. From the time when it was settled by Mormon pioneers in 1880, Bluff was hostile Indian territory and was intended to … [Read more...]
The Ute Indians
A picture of life on the Fort Duchesne reservation in Roosevelt, Utah The Ute Indians of North Western Utah are the least-educated, poorest citizens in Utah. Most live off Government assistance and the dropout rate among their children is ninety-percent. This fact has caused them to be the poorest group of citizens in Utah. Not only are they poor and uneducated but they are a … [Read more...]