Chief John Duncan

Chief John Duncan was a Ute leader of real influence in the decades after the Civil War, when he worked as a go-between for Native nations and the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington—a role that meant carrying his people's case into rooms where the government held all the leverage. Millard Malin carved this marble bust, which shares the Capitol's fourth-floor gallery with the likeness of Unca Sam. Two Ute men, set in stone inside the building that governs land that was once wholly theirs.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — 0.5 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 0.5 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Ensign Peak — 0.9 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 2.3 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Unca Sam Bust — steps away
• Emmeline Wells Bust — steps away
• Brigham Young Statue — steps away
• Daniel C. Jackling — steps away