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Brigham Young, the governor of Utah Territory, calls for the extermination of Timpanogos people.

1850

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Tribal members are killed and/or forced into slavery by the Mormon community after Governor Brigham Young issues the order to do so. He highlights this as a strategy for "opening" Utah Valley for Mormon settlement. Timpanogos people are killed and/or forced into slavery by the Mormon community.