TIMPANOGOS Nation The Chief Executive of the Timpanogos Nation speaks about Utah Lake (Mary Murdock Meyer) Chief Executive Mary Murdock Meyer talks about the importance of Utah Lake to the Timpanogos Nation, the indigenous inhabitants of what is now central Utah. She urges the current residents of this area to protect and honor Utah Lake as a crucial and sacred part of Creation. Presented as a part of the 2021 Utah Lake Symposium (utahlake.byu.edu) Website: TIMPANOGOS Nation
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.