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Historic Tribes of Utah

Utah has 5 different historic tribes- The Utes, Paiutes, Goshutes, Shoshone, and Navajo. These tribes have a lot of differences, but also a lot of similarities.

This is a good opportunity for the students to draw another map, this time duplicating the map above. See Maps of Utah Assignments for a blank map

We are going to learn about these different tribes by dividing them up, doing some research, and then presenting what we learn to the rest of the class

Below are links to different websites that give information on each tribe.

Ute

https://www.utetribe.com/

https://ilovehistory.utah.gov/portfolio-item/utes/

https://historytogo.utah.gov/ute-indians/

https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/u/UTES_NORTHERN.shtml

https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/u/UTES_SOUTHERN.shtml

https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/u/UINTAH-OURAY_INDIAN_RESERVATION.shtml

https://utahindians.org/archives/ute.html

https://utahindians.org/archives/ute/history.html

https://utahindians.org/archives/ute/earlyPeoples.html

https://indian.utah.gov/ute-indian-tribe-of-the-uintah-ouray-reservation/

Goshute

https://ctgr.us/home/

https://ilovehistory.utah.gov/portfolio-item/goshutes/

https://historytogo.utah.gov/goshute-indians/

https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/g/GOSHUTE_INDIANS.shtml

https://utahindians.org/archives/goshute.html

https://utahindians.org/archives/goshute/history.html

https://utahindians.org/archives/goshute/earlyPeoples.html

https://indian.utah.gov/confederated-tribes-of-the-goshutes/

Paiute

https://www.utahpaiutes.org/our-history/

https://ilovehistory.utah.gov/portfolio-item/paiutes/

https://historytogo.utah.gov/paiute-indians/

https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/p/PAIUTES.shtml

https://utahindians.org/archives/paiute.html

https://utahindians.org/archives/paiutes/history.html

https://utahindians.org/archives/paiutes/earlyPeoples.html

https://indian.utah.gov/paiute-indian-tribe-of-utah/

Shoshone

https://nwbshoshone.squarespace.com/history

https://ilovehistory.utah.gov/portfolio-item/shoshone/

https://historytogo.utah.gov/uhg-first-peoples-shoshone-northern-utah/

https://historytogo.utah.gov/uhg-first-peoples-shoshone-indians/

https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/s/SHOSHONI_INDIANS.shtml

https://utahindians.org/archives/shoshone.html

https://utahindians.org/archives/shoshone/history.html

https://utahindians.org/archives/shoshone/earlyPeoples.html

https://indian.utah.gov/northwestern-band-of-shoshone/

Navajo

https://www.navajo-nsn.gov/history.htm

https://ilovehistory.utah.gov/portfolio-item/navajo/

https://historytogo.utah.gov/uhg-first-peoples-navajo-indians/

https://historytogo.utah.gov/navajos/

https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/n/NAVAJO_INDIANS.shtml

https://utahindians.org/archives/navajo.html

https://utahindians.org/archives/navajo/history.html

https://utahindians.org/archives/navajo/earlyPeoples.html

https://indian.utah.gov/navajo-nation/

As you do your research, make sure you can answer these questions:

What land did they control before the arrival of Europeans?
How long had the tribe occupied that land?
What region did they live in?
What climate(s) did they live in?
What was their main source of shelter?
Were they nomadic?
What was their social structure like?
What language did they speak?
What kind of food did they eat?
Does the tribe still exist in Utah? If so, where is it located? What do they do today to hold onto their heritage?

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