Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation explained

Group:Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation
Population:539 enrolled members[1]
Popplace: United States
Langs:Shoshoni language, English
Rels:Native American Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[2]
Related:other Western Shoshone peoples, Ute people

The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation is located in Juab County, Utah, Tooele County, Utah, and White Pine County, Nevada, United States. It is one of two federally recognized tribes of Goshute people, the other being the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah.

Government

The tribe's headquarters is in Ibapah, Utah, which is an English adaption from a native Goshute term, either from Ai'ba-pa (one name of the last chief of the tribe who was also known under the common chieftain name ta'bi) or from Ai-bim-pa / Ai'bĭm-pa ("White Clay Water" referring to the nearby Deep Creek).[1] Their own name is Ai'bĭm-pa / Aipimpaa Newe ("People of Deep Creek Valley").

Reservation

Approximately 200 tribal members live on the reservation, which is located in White Pine County in eastern Nevada and Juab, and Tooele Counties in western Utah. The reservation was established by Executive Order on May 20, 1912. Today, the reservation is 122085acres large.[1]

Economic development

The local economy is focused on agriculture, and some tribal members ranch cattle and cultivate hay.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://indian.utah.gov/utah_tribes/confederated_goshute.html "Goshute Tribal Profile."
  2. Book: Pritzker, Barry . A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples . Oxford . 2000 . 242. 9780195138771 .