Ute Distribution Corporation v. Secretary of the Interior of the United States; Ute Indian Tribe, Defendants-Appellees, Timpanogos Tribe, Snake Band of Shoshone Indians of Utah Territory | July 25, 2002
The 1954 Ute Partition and Termination Act ended federal recognition of the mixed-blood Uinta of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, removing them from the Ute Indian Tribe. Classified as being of mixed ancestry, they lost trust land protections, federal benefits, and tribal status. Like many Native communities subjected to termination policies, they faced devastating consequences, including the loss of land, resources, and traditional ways of life.