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White Mesa Ute Tribal Profile

Tribal Headquarters

P.O. Box JJ
125 Mike Wash Road
Towaoc, Colorado 81334
Phone: (970) 565-3751
Fax: (970) 564-5709

White Mesa Ute Administration

P.O. Box 7096
White Mesa, UT 84511
Phone: (435) 678-3397
Fax: (435) 678-3735
Toll Free: (866) 874-3967

 

Status: Federally Recognized

Reservation: The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe's land is located in southwest Colorado and eastern Utah, and nortern New Mexico, and covers 993 square miles. The land is held in trust by the united States Government.

Tribal Membership: The Tribale enrollment in 2009 was 2,091 with the majority of the members living on the reservation in Tpwaoc, Colorado (Montezuma County), and in White Mesa, Utah (San Juan County).

On reservation population
  • Utah - 272
  • Colorado - 1,233

Location: White Mesa, Utah is a small community located 12 miles south of Blanding, Utah, on Highway 191 on Tribal Trust allotted lands in southeastern Utah.

Trust Acreage:

  • Utah - 4,295 Acres
  • Colorado - 431,910 Acres
  • New Mexico - 104,964 Acres

Language Family: Uto-Aztecan, part of the larger Shoshonean-speaking peoples.

Law and Order: The White Mesa Community is served by the Bureau of Indian Affairs - Law Enforcement Service which provides police protection on the reservation.