Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (134 enrolled members, 15-20 living on reservation) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States( Utah) |
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| Languages | |
| Shoshoni language, English | |
| Religion | |
| Native American Church, Mormonism, | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Western Shoshone peoples, Ute people |
The Skull Valley Indian Reservation is the Goshute Indian reservation located approximately 45 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah. It belongs to the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah, a federally recognized tribe.
The reservation comprises 28.187 square miles (73.004 km²) of land in east central Tooele County, adjacent to the southwest side of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the Stansbury Mountains. The reservation lies in the south of Skull Valley, with another range, the Cedar Mountains bordering west. A population of 31 persons resided on its territory as of the 2000 census. It is the site of a proposed temporary storage facility for used nuclear fuel (sometimes also referred to as radioactive waste), causing much controversy among some Goshute Native Americans, some of Utah's government officials and many local advocacy groups. The facility was licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management refused to give the permission needed for the facility to operate.
The tribe's headquarters is in Tooele, Utah 1198 North Main Street Tooele, Utah 84074 Mailing Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians P.O. BOX 448 Grantsville, Utah 84029
Tribal Executive Committee Chairwoman Candace Bear Vice Chairman Wade Moon Secretary Annette Bear
Tribal membership is 134, with 15 to 20 living on the reservation. The tribal police have jurisdiction on the reservation.
On October 12, 1863, the band first signed a treaty with the US federal government. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed an executive order established the reservation.
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