Goshute Indian Tribe

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Tribal Headquarters
Goshute Indian Tribe

P.O. Box 6104 195 Tribal Center Road Ibapah, Utah 84034 Phone: 1.435.234.1138 Fzx: 1.435.234.1162


 * Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Indian Reservation Official Website

History
There are two federally recognized tribes; the Confederated Tribes of Goshute Reservation and theSkull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah.

Brief Timeline

 * 1776: First European contact
 * 1847:The Latter-day Saints (aka Mormons) arrive in Salt Lake Valley
 * 1850-1860: Conflict with settlers
 * 1863: October 12, Treaty of Tooele Valley,
 * 1912: Skull Valley Reservation established (17,920 acres)
 * 1917: Skull Valley Reservation expanded by 640 acres
 * 1934: Goshute Reservation on the Utah-Nevada border established (Goshute, Paiute and Bannock)
 * 1940: Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation
 * 1996: Tribal enrollment 111

Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Band
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Goshute tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Agencies
The following Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs had jurisdiction over all or part of the Goshute Indians for the years indicated:


 * Goshute
 * Kaibab
 * Paiute

Superintendencies

 * Utah

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Census Records
Roll 167: Goshute (Goshute, Shoshoni, Paiute, Kanosh, and Pahvant Indians), 1917-23 FHL film 576856

Roll 199: Kaibab (Paiute and Goshute Indians), 1910-1919, 1921-27 FHL film 576888

Roll 330: Paiute (Paiute, Goshute, and Ute Indians), 1925-31 FHL film 579740

Roll 331: Paiute(Paiute, Goshute, and Ute Indians), 1932-33 FHL film579741

Roll 332: Paiute (Paiute, Goshute, and Ute Indians), 1934-35 FHL film 579742

Roll 333: Paiute (Paiute, Goshute, and Ute Indians), 1936-37 FHL film 579743

Roll 334: Paiute (Paiute, Goshute, and Ute Indians), 1938-39 FHL film 579744

Important Websites

 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Utah. Approved November 25, 1940
 * Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Indian Reservation Official Website
 * Goshute Tribe Wikipedia