Utah's Blackhawk War: Cultures in Conflict

As the American Civil War came to a close, the Territory of Utah erupted into violence as Ute Indians and Mormon settlers fought to occupy the same land. Although Brigham Young continually preached peace, men, women, and children on both sides of the conflict were subject to raids, treachery, betrayal, kidnapping, and murder. Led by Chief Blackhawk, the Utes were successful in stopping white expansion as scores of Mormons evacuated their settlements and relocated to larger communities and newly erected forts. Told by the descendants of those involved in Utah's Blackhawk War and through vivid re-creations, this documentary focuses on the cultural, economic, and political affairs that existed in Utah during the 1860s.