Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

Ute Indian Tribe

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Uintah Ute couple, northwestern Utah, 1874
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

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]}