The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation asks for your support to oppose UT Congressman Rob Bishop & Jason Chaffetz are attempting to push through the U.S. House of Representatives THE FIRST INDIAN LAND GRAB IN OVER 100 YEARS. H.R. 5780, the Utah Public Lands Initiative, proposes to rollback federal policy to the late 1800s when Indian lands & resources where taken for the benefit of others. The 100,000 acres are within the oil & gas rich Uintah Basin, the very resources that the Tribe uses to fund its government, provide for its members, and support the local & regional economy. This land also provides food for the for the members. H.R. 5780, The Utah Public Lands Initiative would take the land of the Ute Indian Tribe’s Reservation Lands for the State of Utah.
This is historical material “frozen in time”. The website is no longer updated and links to external websites and some internal pages may not work.
