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The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation is located in 
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Juab County, Utah
Juab County ( ) is a county in western Utah, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 11,786. Its county seat and largest city is Nephi. Juab County is part of the Provo– Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statisti ...
, Tooele County, Utah
Tooele County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 72,698. Its county seat and largest city is Tooele, Utah, Tooele. The county was created in 1850 and organ ...
, and White Pine County, Nevada
White Pine County is a largely rural, mountain County (United States), county along the central eastern boundary of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 9,080. Its county seat is Ely, ...
, United States. It is one of two federally recognized tribes
This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes are legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United States.
of Goshute people, the other being the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah.
Government
The tribe's headquarters is inIbapah, Utah
Ibapah ( ) is a small unincorporated community in far western Tooele County, Utah, United States, near the Nevada state line.
Description
The settlement is located near the Deep Creek Mountains. The site was originally established in 1859 b ...
, which is an English adaption from a native 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). Their own name is Ai'bĭm-pa / Aipimpaa Newe ("People of Deep Creek Valley").
Reservation
Approximately 200 tribal members live on the reservation, which is located in White Pine County in easternNevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
and Juab, and Tooele Counties in western Utah. The reservation was established by Executive Order on May 20, 1912. Today, the reservation is large.
Economic development
The local economy is focused on agriculture, and some tribal members ranch cattle and cultivate hay.External links
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