26 Facts About Nicaagat

Nicaagat, known as Chief, Captain and Ute Jack and Green Leaf.

Nicaagat went to Washington, DC to speak before Congress following the battle to defend his actions.

Nicaagat was educated at a school with white children and attended church with the family.

Nicaagat lived with the family a number of years and ran away after being threatened to be whipped.

Nicaagat traveled to Colorado and joined with the White River Utes when he married a young woman from the tribe.

Nicaagat became a leader to the younger men and was a scout for General George Crook during the Sioux Wars of 1876 and 1877.

Nicaagat was sold by Spanish slave traders to a Mormon family, with white children.

Nicaagat ran to a saddled horse and escaped into the mountains, meeting up with other Native Americans who gave him food and shelter on his journey.

Nicaagat met his wife in the spring, at his first annual Bear Dance since his escape.

Nicaagat's wife chose him and her parents agreed with the match.

Nicaagat became a member of the White River Utes, and a leader among the young men.

Nicaagat went with Ouray and other chiefs to Washington, DC in January 1868.

Nicaagat saw first-hand what could happen when the military entered a Native American reservation.

Nicaagat did not like that they used pasture land for race horses.

Nicaagat ordered the Utes to take up farming, using their race horses to plow fields.

Nicaagat returned to the Ute reservation and found it absurd that Meeker intended to turn brave hunting Utes into gardeners who took the orders from an Indian agent.

Nicaagat met with Colorado governor Frederick W Pitkin, telling him that Meeker's statements were lies.

Nicaagat conveyed that they did not want the soldiers to cross into the reservation.

Nicaagat suggested that a group of five soldiers and five Utes go to the Indian agency together to meet with Meeker.

Nicaagat left the army encampment and went to Peck's trading post where had purchased 10,000 rounds of ammunitions, superior to those of the military.

Nicaagat led the Meeker Uprising and Battle of Milk Creek of September 29,1879 and claimed that he was the one who killed Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh.

Nicaagat determined that no Utes would be tried for the battle against the United States military, but those involved in the killing or kidnapping of people from the Indian Agency would need to be brought in.

Colorow and Nicaagat were selected to bring Quinkent and others in for a trial outside of Colorado.

Nicaagat went to live on a Shoshone reservation in Wyoming.

Nicaagat found a carbine and killed a soldier of the third cavalry, Sergeant Richard Casey.

Nicaagat's portrait was made by Joseph Lee Hershel in the 1930s.