Contemporary times Ute people

1 contemporary times

1.1 northern ute tribe
1.2 southern ute tribe
1.3 ute mountain tribe
1.4 modern challenges

contemporary times

a northern ute dancer performs gourd dance. gourd dance originates kiowa tribe of oklahoma.

present-day utes occupy small fraction of former territories.

northern ute tribe

the largest tribes northern ute, live on uintah , ouray reservation in northeastern utah. largest of several groups of ute , shoshone indians relocated northern ute indian reservation during late 19th , 20th century, including northern shoshone, uintah, uncompahgre, white river, , southern ute.

some believe northern ute disfranchised other ute groups when reorganized during mid-20th century , gained control of uintah , ouray indian reservation result. people of u & o reservation aware of own ancestries. lawsuits , litigation have been commonplace between mixed-blood utes , northern ute tribe rights tribal enrollment , privileges. part of federal indian termination policy government partitioned tribe in 1954 automatically classifying tribal member 1/2 or less blood quantum mixed-blood. repudiation of termination policy in 1970, mixed-bloods hoped restoration tribe. since 2002, have been seeking civil action repeal ute partition act. mixed-blood utes lower percentage of ute ancestry have accused tribe of disfranchisement in terms of rights tribal lands , equal legal treatment.

some affiliates, descendants of northern ute families in earlier years decided against enrollment , federal recognition of native ancestry, live on reservation land holdings owned particular families since federal government forced relocation in 1881. affiliate utes have applied federal recognition , involved in litigation united states , northern ute tribe. affiliates should not confused other mixed-blood utes, families did not choose unrecognized. utes of partial descent enrolled northern utes, active members of affiliates.

northern utes can found on world. have learned adapt various societies. northern ute called nuchu. various bands have more complex names , each name has meaning. on years northern ute language has changed extensively combinations of different dialects , english language influences.

the northern ute tribe began repurchasing former tribal lands following indian reorganization act of 1934. gained return of 726,000-acre (2,940 km) hill creek extension federal government in 1948. more recent court decisions of 1980s have granted northern utes legal jurisdiction on 3 million acres (12,000 km²) of alienated reservation lands. discoveries of oil , gas on ute land in utah hold promise of increased living standards tribal members.

uncompahgre ute salmon alabaster ceremonial pipe. ute pipe styles similar of plains indians, notable differences. ute pipes thicker , use shorter pipestems plains style, , more closely resemble pipe styles of northern neighbors, shoshone.

in 1965, northern tribe agreed allow bureau of reclamation divert portion of water uinta basin (part of colorado river basin) great basin. diversion provide water supply bonneville unit of central utah project. in exchange, bureau of reclamation agreed plan , construct unitah, upalco, , ute indian units of central utah project provide storage of tribe s water. 1992, bureau of reclamation had made little or no progress on construction of these facilities. compensate tribe bureau of reclamation s failure meet 1965 construction obligations, title v of central utah project completion act contained ute indian rights settlement. under settlement, northern tribe received $49.0 million agricultural development, $28.5 million recreation , fish , wildlife enhancement, , $195 million economic development.

southern ute tribe

the southern ute indian reservation located in southwestern colorado, capital @ ignacio. area around southern ute indian reservation hills of bayfield , ignacio, colorado.

the southern ute wealthiest of tribes , claim financial assets approaching $2 billion. gambling, tourism, oil & gas, , real estate leases, plus various off-reservation financial , business investments, have contributed success. tribe owns red cedar gathering company, owns , operates natural gas pipelines in , near reservation. tribe owns red willow production company, began natural gas production company on reservation. has expanded explore , produce oil , natural gas in colorado, new mexico, , texas. red willow has offices in ignacio, colorado , houston, texas. sky ute casino , associated entertainment , tourist facilities, tribally operated lake capote, draw tourists. hosts 4 corners motorcycle rally each year. ute operate ksut, major public radio station serving southwestern colorado , 4 corners.

a northern ute ceremonial knife made white quartz , western cedar wood. these knives used cut umbilical cord of newborn infant or harvest sweetgrass , other sacred herbs ceremonies.


ute mountain tribe

the ute mountain ute descendants of weminuche band, moved western end of southern ute reservation in 1897. (they led chief ignacio, whom eastern capital named). ute mountain ute tribe reservation located near towaoc, colorado. includes small sections of utah , new mexico. ute mountain tribal park abuts mesa verde national park , includes many ancestral puebloan ruins. white mesa community of utah (near blanding) part of ute mountain ute tribe largely autonomous.

modern challenges

gradual assimilation majority culture has presented both challenges , opportunities utes. current conditions of utes similar of many native americans living on reservations. cultural differences between utes , rest of america have contributed pockets of poverty, educational difficulties , societal marginalization, although southern ute tribe financially successful.