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Federally recognized tribes govern the reservations. These tribes have a government-to-government relationship with the United States of America. [9] Reservations in Utah include The Skull Valley Reservation which is located in Tooele County, Utah. The Goshute people are the federally recognized tribe there. [9]
Distribution of Native Americans by county. The following is a list of United States counties in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is Native American (American Indian or Alaska Native), according to data from the 2020 Census. [1] There are 33 counties in 11 states with Native American majority populations.
The Timpanogos (Timpanog, Utahs or Utah Indians) are a tribe of Native Americans who inhabited a large part of central Utah, in particular, the area from Utah Lake east to the Uinta Mountains and south into present-day Sanpete County.
Multnomah County named after the Multnomah people. Tillamook County, named after the Tillamook people. Umatilla County, Sahaptin word, possibly meaning "laughing waters". Wallowa County, from the Nez Perce word "wallowa" to designate a tripod of poles used to support fish nets. Wasco County, named after the Wasco people.
Uintah County (/ j uː ˈ ɪ n t ə / yoo-IN-tə) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States Census the population was 35,620. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Vernal. [2] The county was named for the portion of the Ute Indian tribe that lived in the basin.
Utah County: 049: Provo: Jan 31, 1850: Original county of State of Deseret: Yuta, the Spanish name for the Ute tribe [46] 719,174: 2,003 sq mi (5,188 km 2) Wasatch County: 051: Heber City: Jan 17, 1862: Part of Great Salt Lake, Green River, Sanpete, Summit, and Utah counties [47] A Native American word meaning "mountain pass", also the name of ...
The Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (/ j uː ˈ ɪ n t ə /, / ˈ jʊər eɪ /) is located in northeastern Utah, United States. It is the homeland of the Ute Indian Tribe (Ute dialect: Núuchi-u), and is the largest of three Indian reservations inhabited by members of the Ute Tribe of Native Americans.
The county name reportedly derived from a Native American word meaning thirsty valley, or possibly only valley. The county's boundaries were altered in 1854, 1855, and 1856. Also, in 1856 the Territory legislature, acknowledging the upcoming establishment of Nevada Territory , removed from the boundary description of Juab county all territories ...