Skull Valley Indian Reservation

For the valley in Utah in which the Reservation is located, see Skull Valley (Utah). For the small town in Arizona, see Skull Valley, Arizona.
Skull Valley Band of
Goshute Indians of Utah
Total population
134 enrolled members,
15-20 living on reservation[1]
Regions with significant populations
 United States( Utah)
Languages
Shoshoni-Gosiute dialect, English
Religion
Native American Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[2]
Related ethnic groups
other Western Shoshone peoples, Ute people

The Skull Valley Indian Reservation (Gosiute dialect: Wepayuttax)[3] is located in Tooele County, Utah, United States, approximately 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Salt Lake City. It is inhabited by the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah, a federally recognized tribe. As of 2017 the tribe had 134 registered members and 15-20 people living on the reservation.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference UDIA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pritzker, Barry M. (2000). A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
  3. ^ The University of Utah, Shoshoni Language Project, Shoshoni Dictionary, "Wepayuttax: Link