Núuchi-u | |
|---|---|
 Uintah Ute couple, northwestern Utah, 1874 | |
| Total population | |
| 2,647 (1990)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Utah) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Ute language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Sun Dance, Native American Church, traditional tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Ute Tribes |
The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uinta and Ouray Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Indians in northeastern Utah, United States. Three bands of Utes comprise the Ute Indian Tribe: the Whiteriver Band, the Uncompahgre Band and the Uintah Band. The Tribe has a membership of more than three thousand individuals, with over half living on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation.[2][better source needed] The Ute Indian Tribe operates its own tribal government and oversees approximately 1.3 million acres of trust land which contains significant oil and gas deposits.[2][better source needed]