The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation is located in

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Tooele County, Utah Tooele County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 58,218. Its county seat and largest city is Tooele. The county was created in 1850 and organized the following year. Tooele Count ...

, and

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, United States. It is one of two

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of Goshute people, the other being the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah. 1340R_Goshute_Reservation_Locator_Map

Government

The tribe's headquarters is in

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, which is an English adaption form 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

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Reservation

Approximately 200 tribal members live on the reservation, which is located in White Pine County in eastern

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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.

References

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