page_title: Native Americans in Utah
section_title: Government and Sovereignty
hierarchical_section_title: Native Americans in Utah / Native Americans Today / Government and Sovereignty
caption_attribution_description: English: Flag of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, which I made myself, based on the photograph on this (http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/energy/moapa-solar-plant-deal-signed) page.
context_page_description: Indigenous peoples have lived in the area now known as the state of Utah for thousands of years. Today they are divided into five main groups: Utes, Goshutes, Paiutes, Shoshone, and Navajo. Each occupies a different region within the state, many of which regions extend across borders into other states. In the 2010 census, there were a total of 32,927 American Indian and Alaska Natives living within the state, which totaled to 1.19% of the total population of Utah.
context_section_description: The history of Native American sovereignty is usually divided into four categories: aboriginal culture and sovereignty in pre-Columbian times, movement of Native Americans onto reservations, assimilation through policy passed by Congress, and modern efforts of the Native Americans to establish sovereignty in Indian Country.
  This history has created much confusion between the distinction of Native American sovereignty and the powers of the federal government.  They were recognized as individual nations with treaty-making powers, with the right to their land and to govern however they desire, but also the process of assimilation sought to dissolve these powers.
  In regards to the rights of property and lands, it is stated that the lands in the state of Utah designated for Native Americans are reserved from "settlement, entry, sale, or other disposition and set aside of the use and benefit of [the Goshute] and other Indians on the public domain in the State of Utah"
  One of the most recent acts passed involving the Native Americans was the 1975 Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act, which has allowed the tribes greater freedom in governing themselves through the administering of federal programs and having more control over their resources.
caption: Flag of the Paiute Tribe in Utah
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