"American Indians fear the ideological capriciousness of US congressmen and public opinion. This monograph demonstrates why. . . . Metcalf elucidates the Mormon roots of [Senator] Watkins's determination to terminate Indian tribal existence, the reality of identity politics in Indian Country, the ruthlessness of Americans, and the local issues that left a group of Indians still struggling to regain federal recognition."—Choice
"A meticulously researched story of Utah's mixed-blood Ute Indians."—Brian J. Murphy, True West
"In a scholarly, well researched and documented manner, this book describes how the termination policy was implemented and the tragic results it bestowed on a small band of mixed-blood Ute Indians. . . .This book not only provides a clear picture of the consequences of termination policy on the individual Ute Indians. . . but just as importantly it tells a little known story of how a group of American Indians were betrayed by politicians, government bureaucrats, tribal attorneys and, in many cases, their own leaders."—Mike Nobles, Southwest Book Views
"Well-situated in an examination of the theoretical literature on ethnic persistence, to which it is a significant contribution."—George Pierre Castile, Journal of American Ethnic History
"In Termination's Legacy, R. Warren Metcalf has done a superb job of explaining the complex interactions between Mormon Utah, the Utes, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Congress. . . . Termination's Legacy sheds new light on the personalities, decision-making, and attitudes that led to termination and its failure in Indian Country."—Ronald L. Holt, Western Historical Quarterly
