Chief Ouray and Chipeta
Chief Ouray, pictured here with his wife Chipeta, was one of the most influential leaders of the Northern Ute people in the late nineteenth century. A known intellectual and skilled diplomat, Ouray negotiated treaties and attempted to avoid conflict with whites wherever possible.
Date
1880
Copyright Notes
Photographed by Mathew Brady and Levin Corbin Handy, Wikimedia Commons (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)