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Great Basin
Ute
~11,000Ute, EnglishSince 1000 CE
About the Ute People
The Ute people have long ranged across the Rocky Mountains and Great Basin, adapting between foothills, plateaus, and plains while maintaining deep horse traditions and the Bear Dance.
Cultural Traditions
Bear Dance
Powwow Drumming
Beadwork
Horse Culture
Historical Timeline
1868
Treaty establishes several Ute reservations in Colorado and Utah
1879
Meeker Incident triggers forced removal from Colorado homelands
1934
Indian Reorganization Act enables modern Ute tribal governments