Northern Utes
Uintah Ute couple, northwestern Utah, 1874
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| Total population | |
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| (2,647 (1990)) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Utah) |
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| Languages | |
| English, Ute language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Sun Dance, Native American Church, traditional tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Ute Tribes |
The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation is a State Tribe of Ute Indians in Utah, originally from Colorado. The Uintah are a western band of Ute.
The Uintah and Ouray Reservation headquarters is located in Fort Duchesne, Utah.
"I can tell you what I hope for, that is unity. I'd like to see people helping one another. Maybe people can come together and realize it's for the benefit of the tribe as a whole. Rather than one individual here or one family over here." –Luke Duncan, 1989
The Utes have a complex government system that works closely with US Federal and Utah state governments.
The Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation control is the second-largest Indian Reservation in the US – covering over 4,500,000 acres (18,000 km2) of land. However, control of the lands is split between Ute Indian Allottees, the Ute Indian Tribe, and the Ute Distribution Corporation. Tribal owned lands only cover approximately 1.2 million acres (4,855 km2) of surface land and 40,000 acres (160 km2) of mineral-owned land within the 4 million acres (16,185 km2) reservation area. Founded in 1863, it is located in Carbon, Duchesne, Grand, Uintah, Utah, and Wasatch Counties in Utah.
Raising stock and oil and gas leases are important revenue streams for the reservation. The tribe is a member of the Council of Energy Resource Tribes.
The Ute language is a southern Numic language within the Uto-Aztecan language family. The language is still widely spoken. In 1984, the tribe declared the Ute language to be the official language of their reservation, and the Ute Language, Culture and Traditions Committee provides language education materials.
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