Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

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Native American tribal government Ute tribe federally recognized tribe

The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation is a federally recognized Native American tribe in northeastern Utah, representing one of the primary modern political entities of the Ute people and governing the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation canonical	11
Northern Ute	2
Ute Indian Tribe	2
Uintah and Ouray Ute	1
Ute Tribal Business Committee	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1176036 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
Context triple: [Ute people, hasFederallyRecognizedBand, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation]

A. Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah is a federally recognized tribal nation representing several bands of Southern Paiute people in southwestern Utah.
B. Ute people
The Ute people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, known for their hunter-gatherer traditions, horsemanship, and enduring cultural presence in Colorado, Utah, and neighboring areas.
C. Ute Mountain Ute Reservation
Ute Mountain Ute Reservation is a Native American reservation of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe located in the Four Corners area of the southwestern United States, known for its rugged landscapes and cultural heritage.
D. Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in southern Nevada.
E. Southern Ute Indian Reservation
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation is the homeland and administrative center of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in southwestern Colorado, encompassing tribal communities, cultural sites, and natural resources.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
Target entity description: The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation is a federally recognized Native American tribe in northeastern Utah, representing one of the primary modern political entities of the Ute people and governing the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.

A. Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah is a federally recognized tribal nation representing several bands of Southern Paiute people in southwestern Utah.
B. Ute people
The Ute people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, known for their hunter-gatherer traditions, horsemanship, and enduring cultural presence in Colorado, Utah, and neighboring areas.
C. Ute Mountain Ute Reservation
Ute Mountain Ute Reservation is a Native American reservation of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe located in the Four Corners area of the southwestern United States, known for its rugged landscapes and cultural heritage.
D. Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in southern Nevada.
E. Southern Ute Indian Reservation
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation is the homeland and administrative center of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in southwestern Colorado, encompassing tribal communities, cultural sites, and natural resources.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American tribal government ⓘ Ute tribe ⓘ federally recognized tribe ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Bureau of Indian Affairs ⓘ Indian Health Service ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
ethnicGroup	Ute ⓘ linked to: Ute people
governmentType	tribal council ⓘ
governs	Uintah and Ouray Reservation ⓘ linked to: Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation
hasCapital	Fort Duchesne, Utah ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion	Uintah Basin ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	oil and gas production ⓘ ranching ⓘ tourism ⓘ tribal enterprises ⓘ
hasExecutiveLeaderTitle	Tribal Chairman ⓘ
hasJudicialBranch	Ute Tribal Court ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Ouray Reservation lands ⓘ Uintah Valley Reservation lands ⓘ linked to: Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation
hasLegislativeBody	Tribal Business Committee ⓘ
hasOfficialName	Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ⓘ
hasReservationArea	over 4 million acres (approximate historical figure) ⓘ
hasRightsOver	natural resources on Uintah and Ouray Reservation ⓘ
hasSovereignty	limited inherent tribal sovereignty ⓘ
hasTribalCouncil	Ute Tribal Business Committee ⓘ linked to: Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
headquartersLocation	Fort Duchesne, Utah ⓘ
isOneOf	three primary Ute tribes in the United States ⓘ
isPartOfCollectiveEntity	Ute Nation ⓘ linked to: Ute people
isSuccessorOf	historic Ute bands of the Uintah Basin ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ Ute language ⓘ
legalStatus	domestic dependent nation ⓘ
locatedIn	Uintah and Ouray Reservation ⓘ linked to: Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation northeastern Utah ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Utah ⓘ
partOf	Ute people ⓘ
population	several thousand enrolled members ⓘ
recognizedBy	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
religion	Christianity ⓘ Native American Church ⓘ traditional Ute religion ⓘ
shortName	Ute Indian Tribe ⓘ linked to: Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
traditionalTerritoryIncludes	eastern Utah ⓘ southwestern Wyoming ⓘ western Colorado ⓘ linked to: Western Colorado
tribalEnrollmentBasis	Ute ancestry ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ute people → hasFederallyRecognizedBand → Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ⓘ

Ute language → languageOf → Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ⓘ

subject linked to: ute

Ute language → languageOf → Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ⓘ

Bears Ears National Monument → culturallySignificantTo → Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ⓘ

Bear Dance → ethnicGroup → Northern Ute ⓘ