Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation
Indian reservation in Utah and Nevada, United States
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The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation are located in Juab County, Utah, Tooele County, Utah, and White Pine County, Nevada, United States.[3] They are one of two federally recognized tribes of Goshute people, the other being the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah.
 Welcome sign in Ibapah, Utah | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 400 enrolled citizens[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States( Nevada,  Utah) | |
| Languages | |
| Shoshoni language, English | |
| Religion | |
| Native American Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Western Shoshone peoples, Ute people |
Government
The tribe's headquarters is in Ibapah, Utah.[1] They are led by a democratically elected tribal council. In 2025, their tribal chairman is Amos Murphy.[4]
The tribe has approximately 400 citizens.[1]
Name
Their name for themselves is Ai'bĭm-pa / Aipimpaa Newe ("People of Deep Creek Valley").
Their capital of Ibapah is an English adaptation of a Goshute term, either from Ai'ba-pa (one name of the last chief of the tribe who was also known under the common chieftain name ta'bi) or from Ai-bim-pa / Ai'bĭm-pa ("White Clay Water" referring to the nearby Deep Creek).[1]
Reservation
Approximately 200 tribal citizens live on the reservation, which is located in White Pine County in eastern Nevada and Juab, and Tooele Counties in western Utah. The reservation was established by Executive Order on May 20, 1912. Today, the reservation is 122,085 acres (494.06 km2) large.[1]
Economic development
The local economy is focused on agriculture, and some tribal citizens ranch cattle and cultivate hay.[2]
Language
They speak the Goshute dialect of the Shoshone language, one of the Numic languages.[1]
Further reading
- Defa, Dennis R. (1994), "Goshute Indians", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on December 16, 2024, retrieved June 10, 2025
- Lewis, David Rich (1994), "Native Americans in Utah", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on June 7, 2025, retrieved June 10, 2025
