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=== Tribal Headquarters  ===
=== Tribal Headquarters  ===


Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah &amp; Ouray Reservation<br>P.O. Box 190<br>Ft. Duchesne, UT 84026<br>Phone: 1.435.722.5141<br>Fax: 1.435.722.2374 <br>
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Ouray Reservation<br>P.O. Box 190<br>Ft. Duchesne, UT 84026<br>Phone: 1.435.722.5141<br>Fax: 1.435.722.2374 <br>


*[http://www.utetribe.com/ The Ute Indian Tribe] Official Website
*[http://www.utetribe.com/ The Ute Indian Tribe] Official Website
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=== History  ===
=== History  ===
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==== Brief Timeline  ====
==== Brief Timeline  ====


*'''1849:''' Treaty
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/uta0585.htm 1849] December 30,
*'''1853: '''Walker War  
*'''1853: '''Walker War  
*'''1860:''' Black Hawk War  
*'''1860:''' Black Hawk War  
*'''1861: '''Uintah and Ouray Utes of Utah terminated, Tribal membership 490, Tribal land 211,430 acres
*'''1861: '''Uintah and Ouray Utes of Utah terminated, Tribal membership 490, Tribal land 211,430 acres  
*'''1863:''' Treaty  
*'''1863:''' Treaty  
*'''1868:''' Treaty
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/ute0990.htm 1868] March 2, at Washington,with the Tabaguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River and Uinta bands
*'''1873:''' Weminuche, Mouache and Capote bands relocate to Pine River in southwestern Colorado. (today: Soutern Ute and Ute Mountain Reservations)  
*'''1873:''' Weminuche, Mouache and Capote bands relocate to Pine River in southwestern Colorado. (today: Soutern Ute and Ute Mountain Reservations)  
*'''1879: '''Meeker Massacre, Utes kill 13 U.S. soldiers and 10 agency officials (Meeker had plowed under the White River band's horse-racing tract.)  
*'''1879: '''Meeker Massacre, Utes kill 13 U.S. soldiers and 10 agency officials (Meeker had plowed under the White River band's horse-racing tract.)  
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==== Reservations  ====
==== Reservations  ====
Reservations are tracts of land set aside for occupation and use by American Indians


[[Southern_Ute_Indian_Reservation_(Colorado)|Southern Ute Reservation]] - Colorado- descendants of Muache and Capote bands  
[[Southern Ute Indian Reservation (Colorado)|Southern Ute Reservation]] - Colorado- descendants of Muache and Capote bands  


[[Ute_Mountain_Ute_Indian_Reservation_(Colorado)|Ute Mountain Reservation]] - Colorado-Weeminuche  
[[Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation (Colorado)|Ute Mountain Reservation]] - Colorado-Weeminuche  


Uintah-Ouray Reservation - Utah -&nbsp; Uncompahgre (Taviwach), White River (Parusanuch and Yampa), Uintah, Timpanogots, Sanpits, and Moanunts <br>
Uintah-Ouray Reservation - Utah -Uncompahgre (Taviwach), White River (Parusanuch and Yampa), Uintah, Timpanogots, Sanpits, and Moanunts <br>


=== Bureau of Indian Affairs Jurisdictions  ===
=== Bureau of Indian Affairs Jurisdictions  ===


===== Superintendency =====
===== Superintendency =====


[[New_Mexico_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|New Mexico Superintendency]]
[[New Mexico Superintendency of Indian Affairs|New Mexico Superintendency]]  


[[Colorado_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Colorado Superintendency]]
[[Colorado Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Colorado Superintendency]]  


[[Utah_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Utah Superintendency]]
[[Utah Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Utah Superintendency]]  


=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===
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The following Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs had jurisdiction over all or part of the Ute Indians for the years indicated:  
The following Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs had jurisdiction over all or part of the Ute Indians for the years indicated:  


*[[Consolidated_Ute_Indian_Agency_(Colorado)|Consolidated Ute]] -- Southern Ute  
*[[Consolidated Ute Indian Agency (Colorado)|Consolidated Ute]] -- Southern Ute  
*[[Fort_Lewis_Indian_Agency_(Colorado)|Fort Lewis]] -- Southern Ute  
*[[Fort Lewis Indian Agency (Colorado)|Fort Lewis]] -- Southern Ute  
*[[Navajo_Springs_Indian_Agency_(Colorado)|Navajo Springs]] -- Southern Ute  
*[[Navajo Springs Indian Agency (Colorado)|Navajo Springs]] -- Southern Ute  
*[[Paiute Indian Agency (Utah)|Paiute]]  
*[[Paiute Indian Agency (Utah)|Paiute]]  
*[[Southern_Ute_Indian_Agency_(Colorado)|Southern Ute]] -- Southern Ute  
*[[Southern Ute Indian Agency (Colorado)|Southern Ute]] -- Southern Ute  
*[[Uintah Valley Indian Agency (Utah)|Uintah Valley]]  
*[[Uintah Valley Indian Agency (Utah)|Uintah Valley]]  
*[[Uintah and Ouray Indian Agency (Utah)|Uintah and Ouray]] -- Uncompahgre Ute Band, White River Band  
*[[Uintah and Ouray Indian Agency (Utah)|Uintah and Ouray]] -- Uncompahgre Ute Band, White River Band  
*[[Ute_Mountain_Indian_Agency_(Colorado)|Ute Mountain]] -- Southern Ute
*[[Ute Mountain Indian Agency (Colorado)|Ute Mountain]] -- Southern Ute


=== &nbsp;<br> ===
=== &nbsp;<br> ===
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==== Correspondence and Census  ====
==== Correspondence and Census  ====


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| Rolls 330-34  
| Rolls 330-34  
| 579740-579744
| {{FHL | Film 579740-579744}}
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| Ute  
| Ute  
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| Rolls 608-15, 628  
| Rolls 608-15, 628  
| 583067-583074
| {{FHL | Films 583067-583074}}
|-
|-
| Ute, Consolidated  
| Ute, Consolidated  
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| -  
| Rolls 77-78, 628  
| Rolls 77-78, 628  
| 575769-70
| {{FHL | Films 575769-575770}}
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|-
| Moache Ute  
| Moache Ute  
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| -  
| Rolls 608-15  
| Rolls 608-15  
| 583067-074
| {{FHL | Films 583067-074}}
|-
|-
| Uncompahgre Ute  
| Uncompahgre Ute  
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| -  
| Rolls 608-12  
| Rolls 608-12  
| 583067-074
| {{FHL | Films 583067-583074}}
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| Ute, Wiminuche  
| Ute, Wiminuche  
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*1954 '''Propoed''' rolls Full Blood and Mixed Blood of the Ute Tribe of Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah [http://www.accessgenealogy.com www.accessgenealogy.com]
*1954 '''Propoed''' rolls Full Blood and Mixed Blood of the Ute Tribe of Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah [http://www.accessgenealogy.com www.accessgenealogy.com]


Uintah and Ouray Agency Land Division. 1953 FHL film: 001762  
Uintah and Ouray Agency Land Division. 1953 {{FHL | Film: 001762 }}


==== Treaties  ====
==== Treaties  ====


*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/uta0585.htm 1849] December 30, &nbsp;
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/uta0585.htm 1849] December 30,
*1863 October 7,&nbsp;with the Tabeguache Band  
*1863 October 7,with the Tabeguache Band  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/ute0990.htm 1868] March 2, at Washington,&nbsp;with the Tabaguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River and Uinta bands
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/ute0990.htm 1868] March 2, at Washington,with the Tabaguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River and Uinta bands


==== Vital Records  ====
==== Vital Records  ====


*Uintah and Ouray Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 583072  
*Uintah and Ouray Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, {{FHL | Film: 583072}}
*Consolidated Ute Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1931, FHL Film: 575769 and births and deaths 1931-1939, FHL Film: 575770
*Consolidated Ute Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1931, {{FHL | Film: 575769}} and births and deaths 1931-1939, {[FHL | Film: 575770}}


=== Important Web Sites  ===
=== Important Web Sites  ===

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Ancestral Homeland: Utah, New Mexico and Colorado

Bands: Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Uncompahgre (Taviwach), White River (Parusanuch and Yampa), Uintah, Timpanogots, Sanpits,  and Moanunts

Bands in Colorado: Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Uncompahgre, Parusanuch and Yampa

Bands in Utah: Uintah, Timpanogots, Pahvant, Sanpits and Moanunts. 

Population: 1990: 7,273 (Northern Ute 2,650, Ute Mountain 1,264, Southern Ute 1,044 others off reservations)

Leaders: Walker, Ignacio, Ouray

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Ouray Reservation
P.O. Box 190
Ft. Duchesne, UT 84026
Phone: 1.435.722.5141
Fax: 1.435.722.2374

History[edit | edit source]

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1849 December 30,
  • 1853: Walker War
  • 1860: Black Hawk War
  • 1861: Uintah and Ouray Utes of Utah terminated, Tribal membership 490, Tribal land 211,430 acres
  • 1863: Treaty
  • 1868 March 2, at Washington,with the Tabaguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River and Uinta bands
  • 1873: Weminuche, Mouache and Capote bands relocate to Pine River in southwestern Colorado. (today: Soutern Ute and Ute Mountain Reservations)
  • 1879: Meeker Massacre, Utes kill 13 U.S. soldiers and 10 agency officials (Meeker had plowed under the White River band's horse-racing tract.)
  • 1895: Weminuche band moves to Southern Ute Reservation and become Ute Mountain

Additional References to the History of the Tribe[edit | edit source]

Reservations[edit | edit source]

Reservations are tracts of land set aside for occupation and use by American Indians

Southern Ute Reservation - Colorado- descendants of Muache and Capote bands

Ute Mountain Reservation - Colorado-Weeminuche

Uintah-Ouray Reservation - Utah -Uncompahgre (Taviwach), White River (Parusanuch and Yampa), Uintah, Timpanogots, Sanpits, and Moanunts

Bureau of Indian Affairs Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Superintendency[edit | edit source]

New Mexico Superintendency

Colorado Superintendency

Utah Superintendency

Records[edit | edit source]

Agencies[edit | edit source]

The following Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs had jurisdiction over all or part of the Ute Indians for the years indicated:

 
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Records[edit | edit source]

Correspondence and Census[edit | edit source]

Tribe Agency Location of Original Records

Pre-1880 Correspondence

M234 RG 75 Rolls 962

Roll Number

FHL

Film

Number

Post=1885 Census

M595 RG 75 Rolls 693

Roll Number

FHL

Film

Number

Ute Santa Fe Agency Washington D.C. Roll 767 - - -
Ute Paiute Agency, 1926-39 Denver - - Rolls 330-34 FHL Film 579740-579744
Ute Uintah and Ouray Agency, 1897-1952 Denver - - Rolls 608-15, 628 FHL Films 583067-583074
Ute, Consolidated Consolidated Ute Agency, 1878-1952 Denver - - Rolls 77-78, 628 FHL Films 575769-575770
Moache Ute Abiquiu and Cimarron Agencies, 1869-82 Denver - - - -
Ute, Southern Southern and Consolidated Ute Agencies Denver - - Rolls 543-45, 628 -
Uintah Ute Uintah and Ouray Agency, 1897-1952 Denver - - Rolls 608-15 FHL Films 583067-074
Uncompahgre Ute Uintah and Ouray Agencyies, 1897-1952 Denver - - Rolls 608-12 FHL Films 583067-583074
Ute, Wiminuche - - - - - -
Ute-Tabaquache New Mexico Superintendency, to 1861 Washington D.C. - - - -

Enrollment[edit | edit source]

  • 1954 Propoed rolls Full Blood and Mixed Blood of the Ute Tribe of Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah www.accessgenealogy.com

Uintah and Ouray Agency Land Division. 1953 FHL Film: 001762

Treaties[edit | edit source]

  • 1849 December 30,
  • 1863 October 7,with the Tabeguache Band
  • 1868 March 2, at Washington,with the Tabaguache, Muache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River and Uinta bands

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

  • Uintah and Ouray Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 583072
  • Consolidated Ute Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1931, FHL Film: 575769 and births and deaths 1931-1939, {[FHL | Film: 575770}}

Important Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]


Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
  • Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 Available online.
  • Klein, Barry T., ed. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. WorldCat 317923332; FHL book 970.1 R259e.
  • Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. WorldCat 37475188; FHL book 970.1 G131g.
Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean
Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands
  • Sturtevant, William C. Handbook of North American Indians. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– .
Volume 1 -- Not yet published
Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- WorldCat 234303751
Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- WorldCat 255572371
Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- WorldCat 19331914; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4.
Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- WorldCat 299653808; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5.
Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6.
Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311
Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 13240086; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8.
Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9.
Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10.
Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11.
Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- WorldCat 39401371; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12.
Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- WorldCat 48209643
Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- WorldCat 254277176
Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 356517503; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15.
Volume 16 -- Not yet published
Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- WorldCat 43957746
Volume 18 -- Not yet published
Volume 19 -- Not yet published
Volume 20 -- Not yet published