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Prior to the 1850s, the Paiute people lived relatively peacefully with the other Native American groups. These groups included the Navajo, Ute, and Hopi peoples. [6] Though there was the occasional tension and violent outbreaks between groups, the Paiute were mainly able to live in peace with other tribes and settlers due to their loose social structure.
The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona is headquartered in Tuba City, Arizona. Their primary communities are two clusters, the southern area including Willow Springs, Hidden Springs, Rough Rock Point, Tuba City and Cow Springs. The northern area includes Paiute Canyon, Arizona and Navajo Mountain in Utah.
The term "Paiute" does not refer to a single, unique, unified group of Great Basin tribes, but is a historical label comprising: Northern Paiute people of northeastern California, northwestern Nevada, eastern Oregon, and southern Idaho; Southern Paiute people of northern Arizona, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah
The tribe is descended from the Tudinu or "Desert People", ancestors of most of the tribes of Southern Paiutes whose traditional territory is the lower Colorado River valley as well as the mountains and arroyos of the Mojave Desert in Nevada, California and Utah. [2]
The San Juan Southern Paiute and Hopi tribes also approved the settlement this week. ... and the San Juan Southern Paiute have been left for generations without a reservation — or water rights ...
This is a list of Indian reservations and other tribal homelands in the United States. ... Southern Paiute: Nevada: 154: 6.24 (16.15) 0: 6.24 (16.15) no Laytonville ...
While the specific terms for the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe remain under discussion, Congress could be asked to establish a small reservation for the tribe whose ancestral land lies in Utah ...
The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah's tribal headquarters is located in Cedar City, Utah. As of 2006, 840 people were enrolled in the tribe. [ 2 ] The Utah Paiute's tribal chairperson is Tamra "Tami" Borchardt-Slayton and their vice-chairperson is Patrick Charles.