Southern Ute Indian Reservation
Southern Ute Indian Reservation | |
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Coordinates: 37°06′30″N 107°38′42″W / 37.10833°N 107.64500°W | |
Tribe | Southern Ute |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
Counties | La Plata Archuleta Montezuma Counties |
Headquarters | Ignacio |
Government | |
• Body | Tribal Council |
• Chairman | Melvin J. Baker |
• Vice-Chairman | Lorelei Cloud |
• Treasurer | Marvin Pinnecoose |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 12,321 |
Website | southernute-nsn.gov |
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation (Ute dialect: Kapuuta-wa Moghwachi Núuchi-u) is an Indian reservation in southwestern Colorado, United States, near the northern New Mexico state line. Its territory consists of land from three counties; in descending order of surface area they are La Plata, Archuleta, and Montezuma Counties. The reservation has a land area of 1,058.785 sq mi (2,742.24 km²). Its largest communities are Ignacio and Arboles.[3] The only other community that is recognized as a separate place by the
History
Historic bands
The Southern Ute Indian Tribes is made up of the followings bands: the Mouache, Capote, and the
Capote
The Capote (Kapuuta Núuchi, Kapota, Kahpota) band lived east of the
Muache
The Muache ( Moghwachi Núuchi, Mouache, Mahgruhch, Mahgrahch, Muwac) band lived along the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains from
Treaties with the U.S. government
In 1895 The Hunter Act distributed the land in the reservation in plots to the heads of households in the Mouache and Capote tribes. The Weeminuche tribe had approved an 1888 congressional bill relocating them to San Juan County, Utah, however this bill did not pass so the Weeminuche were brought back to Colorado. They refused to go back to the old grounds of the agency so they established camps on the western end of the Southern Ute Reservation. With the three tribes given their land the final provisions of the Hunter Act were implemented opening over 500,000 acres (200,000 ha) of the Reservation to non-native settlers.[citation needed]
Description
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was opened in southwestern Colorado. The eastern part of the reservation is forest with elevations of more than 9,000 feet (2,700 m). The western portion is mostly arid mesa. The land lies in the southwestern corner of the state of Colorado and consists of a strip 15 miles (24 km) north to south and 110 miles (180 km) east to west.
Census
Census population in Southern Ute Reservation in 1980 and 20 years later, 2000.
- Southern Ute Reservation 1980 2000
- Archuleta County 2,257 4,796
- La Plata County 259 695
- Montezuma County 1,998 4,101
Governance
The reservation of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, a
Economy
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s
Notable people
- Joseph Rael, (b. 1935), dancer, author, and spiritualist
- Sapiah (1840–1936), Ute chief from about 1870 until his death in 1936
See also
Notes
- ^ "Southern Ute Tribal Council". Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. "My Tribal Area". United States Census Bureau.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado Archived 2020-02-11 at archive.today United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Chapter Five - The Northern Utes of Utah". utah.gov.
- ^ Treaty Making: Southern Plains and the Southwest." In The American Mosaic: The American Indian . : , 2014. .
- ^ "New Ute tribal chairman Matthew Box sworn in " News From Indian Country December 2008
- ^ Southern Ute Indian Tribe.Chairmen. Retrieved: 2017-05-05.
- ^ Indian Country Today. Southern Utes Mourn Loss of Tribal Chairman Jimmy Newton Jr., April 3, 2014. Retrieved: 2017-05-05.
- ^ Mazur, Melanie Brubaker (December 15, 2014). "Clement Frost returns as tribal chairman". The Durango Herald. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ Rupani, Mia (December 16, 2017). "Southern Utes usher in new leadership". The Durango Herald. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Southern Ute Indian Tribe swears in new tribal officials" (Press release). Ignacio, Colorado. Southern Ute Indian Tribe. December 21, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ a b Mullane, Shannon (July 9, 2019). "Outdoors industry taps into Southern Ute methane capture project". Durango Herald. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Southern Ute Indian Tribe: Natural Methane Capture and Use". Native Energy. 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado - Native American Methane Capture". Cool Effect. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
References
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
External links
- The Southern Ute Indian Tribe, official website