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5 Historic Tribes of Utah

5 Historic Tribes of Utah. 1. Ute Tribe. Location: Central-eastern Utah “Ute” means “land of the sun” Largest Utah tribe Wore animal skins, wove grasses & bark Lived in tepees. 1. Utes. Tepee is a cone-like tent made of a nimal skin.

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5 Historic Tribes of Utah

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  1. 5 Historic Tribes of Utah

  2. 1. Ute Tribe • Location: Central-eastern Utah • “Ute” means “land of the sun” • Largest Utah tribe • Wore animal skins, wove grasses & bark • Lived in tepees

  3. 1. Utes • Tepee is a cone-like tent made of animal skin. • It provided warmth in the winter and dry during rains but it also kept cool in the summertime. • They could be easily disassembled and packed up which was good for nomadic tribes

  4. 2. Shoshone • Location: mountains and valleys of northern Utah • “Shoshone” means the “valley people” • Explorers Lewis and Clark called them the “Snake People” • Similar to the Utes (clothes, housing) • Fun fact: Sacagawea was a Shoshone

  5. 3. Goshutes • Location: in dry regions, western Utah • Did not use horses • Ate crickets, plants • Because they burrowed into the ground for small animals, they were also known as “Root Diggers” • They were often left hungry • Wore light clothes, cloths, hats out of twigs • Lived in wiki-ups

  6. 3. Goshutes • Wiki-ups are small shelters made of twigs, brush, branches and grass. • There was no door • In the winter, many of them took shelter in caves

  7. 4. Paiutes • Location: dry regions, southwestern Utah • Irrigated beans, corn and squash • Did not use horses • Lived in wiki-ups • Wore light clothing • “paiute” either means “water ute” or “true ute”

  8. 5. Navajo • Location: southeastern Utah • Also known as “Dine” • Relied a LOT on sheep for food and wool for crafts like rugs • Got horses later on from the Utes • Lived in hogans • Largest Native American tribe in the country!

  9. 5. Navajos • Hogans are made from wooden poles, tree bark and mud • Doorway tended to open to the east to welcome the sun • Kept the inside cool from the hot sun

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