Timpanogos
The Timpanog were a tribe of the Shoshone who lived in what today is the Uinta Valley Reservation. They were the most important band of the Shoshone.[1] They have also been referred to as the Timpiavats.[2] Utah Indians are not Ute Indians (those are from Colorado) they are called Snake, or Shoeshone and they are found in the Uinta Valley Reservation. The Timpanog Indians came from Colorado, and were forced to Utah.[3] They became known as and referred to as Ute Indians. It is likely that the tribe's first contact with anyone of European descent was Spanish Franciscan missionaries during what is now known as the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition of 1776.
In 1865 their numbers were diminished after Latter-day Saints had settled in much of their original territory, the Walker War With the Mormon people had caused deaths among them, and their population had declined owing to disease and conflict. Native Americans all over the United States, were affected by the migration of new settlers.
The Timpanog lived on fish, wild game and also on the seeds of wild plants. In the year 2000, the Timpanogos Tribe went to court asking Utah's officials to stop prosecuting Timpanogos members for hunting and fishing on the Uinta Valley Reservation. The Ute Indian tribe came to help the Timpanogs. This intervention is yet another reason why the Timpanogs are referred to as Ute Indians. The Timpanogos tribe was ruled to have merged with the Ute Indian tribe. [4]
Mount Timpanogos
Mount Timpanogos comes from the tribe of the Timpanogs. Timpanogos means rock-canyon. The mountain is found in the Wasatch Mountains in American Fork Canyon near American Fork, Utah, in the United States. It is a very popular mountain in Utah for hiking. Timpanogos has many waterfalls, a small glacier, alpine meadows an alpine lake, mountain goats, and also a also the wreckage of an Air Force B-25.[5]
Legends surrounding the mountain vary; but these legends contribute to its tourist attractions as well as the views. There are many Legends of Timpanogos.[6] Twelve versions of the story have been recorded.
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Mt. Timpanogos
Timpanogos Glacier
Mount Timpanogos has a glacier underneath it.[7] The mountain started out as a glacier but slowly melted away to what we now see as a plain mountain. Parts of the glacier are still seen, but it would take several years or decades for the glacier to be as it was in the beginning. The small leftover glacier is protected under the talus.
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Timpanogos Glacier
Timpanogos Cave
Timpanogos Cave is one of three caves. The first was founded by a Mormon named Martin Hansen. The original cave was named Hansen Cave but was later changed when the other two caves were found.[8]
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Heart of Timpanogos
References
- ^ "The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft - Google Books". Books.google.com. 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Handbook of American Indians V2 North of - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Timpanogos Tribe".
- ^ "Timpanog Name".
- ^ "Mount Timpanogos".
- ^ "Legends of Timpanogos".
- ^ "Timpanogos Glacier".
- ^ "Timpanogos Cave".