Chipeta of the Ute 2016-10-05

Chipeta or White Singing Bird (1843/4–1924), was the second wife of Chief Ouray of the Uncompahgre Ute tribe. Born a Kiowa Apache, she was raised by the Utes in what is now Conejos, Colorado. Advisor and confidant of her husband, Chipeta continued as a leader of her people after his death in 1880. She used diplomacy to try to achieve peace with the white settlers in Colorado. She often represented the Utes as a delegate to lobby the US Congress.

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