History Ute people

map dated 1838 showing youta people. britannica 7th edition.

before mexican settlers arrived, utes occupied significant portions of today eastern utah, western colorado, including san luis valley, , parts of new mexico , wyoming. utes never unified group within historic times; instead, consisted of numerous nomadic bands maintained close associations other neighboring groups. of largest known groups capote, moache, moanumts, parianuche, taviwach, weeminuche, , yamperika. uintah or uinta, uncompahgre tribe , white river utes.

unlike many other tribal groups in region, utes have no tradition or evidence of historic migration areas known colorado , utah—and ancestors of ute appear have occupied area or nearby areas @ least thousand years. last partial migration of utes within area in year 1885, tribes coalescing on reservations.