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Ute (/ˈjuːt/) are the Indigenous people of the Ute tribe and culture among the Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. They had lived in sovereignty in the regions of present-day Utah and Colorado.
In addition to their ancestral lands within Colorado and Utah, their historic hunting grounds extended into current-day Wyoming, Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico. The tribe also had sacred grounds outside their home domain that were visited seasonally.
There were 11 historic bands of Utes. Although they generally operated in family groups for hunting and gathering, the communities came together for ceremonies and trading. Many Ute bands were culturally influenced by neighboring Native American tribes and Puebloans, with whom they traded regularly.
Notable people
Please use Geni naming conventions - native Americans for profiles.
- Black Hawk, son of Chief San-Pitch and noted War leader during the Utah Black Hawk War (1865–72).
- Chipeta, Ouray's wife and Ute delegate to negotiations with federal government
- R. Carlos Nakai, Native American flutist
- Ouray, leader of the Uncompahgre band of the Ute tribe
- Polk, Ute-Paiute chief
- Posey, Ute-Paiute chief
- Joseph Rael, (b. 1935), dancer, author, and spiritualist
- Sanpitch, chief of the Sanpete tribe, and brother of Chief Walkara. Sanpete County is named for him.
- Raoul Trujillo, dancer, choreographer, and actor
- Chief Walkara, also called Chief Walker, the most prominent Chief in the Utah area when the Mormon Pioneers arrived and leader during the Walker War.