This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
The Bear Dance in Utah’s Whiterocks and the Crazy Indian
A lengthy account describes the Bear dance near Vernal Utah at Whiterocks, its significance as a spring ritual, the musicians and costumes, and the public fascination. It recounts Henry Jim and a monkey incident, the life of Inepegant the “Crazy Indian,” and how his penance and myth surround his solitary vigil near the Uintah mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Younsters
Eastre
Tia
Watauga
Whiterocks
Vernal
Henry Jim
George Adams
Salt Lake
Adams
Billy Preece
Mr. Green
Ft. Duchesne
Utah
Jim
Ashley Valley
Captain Dodds
Agency
J. H. Coltharp
Tie
C G Hall
Forc
Fort Duchesne
Hall
Ourays
Provo Dick
Provo
Square
New England
California
Uintah