Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
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The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uinta and Ouray Reservation is a Federally Recognized Tribe of Indians in northeastern Utah, United States. Three bands of Utes comprise the Ute Indian Tribe: the Whiteriver Band, the Uncompahgre Band and the Uintah Band. The Tribe has a membership of more than three thousand individuals, with over half living on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation.[2][better source needed] The Ute Indian Tribe operates its own tribal government and oversees approximately 1.3 million acres of trust land which contains significant oil and gas deposits.[2][better source needed]
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Núuchi-u | |
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Total population | |
2,647 (1990)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States ( Utah) | |
Languages | |
English, Ute language | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Sun Dance, Native American Church, traditional tribal religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Ute Tribes |
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