▁States . ▁Three ▁bands ▁of ▁U tes ▁compr ise ▁the ▁U te ▁Indian ▁Tri be : ▁the ▁Wh iter iver ▁Band , ▁the ▁Un comp ah gre ▁Band ▁and ▁the ▁U int ah ▁Band . ▁The ▁Tri be ▁has ▁a ▁membership ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁thousand ▁individuals , ▁with ▁over ▁half ▁living ▁on ▁the ▁U int ah ▁and ▁Our ay ▁Indian ▁Res ervation . ▁The ▁U te ▁Indian ▁Tri be ▁oper ates ▁its ▁own ▁trib al ▁government ▁and ▁over se es ▁approximately ▁ 1 . 3 ▁million ▁acres ▁of ▁trust ▁land ▁which ▁contains ▁significant ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁depos its . ▁ ▁Historic ▁bands ▁The ▁Northern ▁U te ▁tribe , ▁which ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁U int ah ▁Our ay ▁Res ervation , ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁bands . ▁The ▁tribes ▁at ▁the ▁res ervation ▁include ▁the ▁following ▁groups : ▁ ▁U int ah ▁tribe , ▁which ▁is ▁larger ▁than ▁its ▁historical ▁band ▁since ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁class ified ▁the ▁following ▁bands ▁as ▁U int ah ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁res ervation : ▁ ▁The ▁San ▁P itch ▁U tes ▁of ▁central ▁Ut ah ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁San p ete ▁Valley , ▁Se vier ▁River ▁Valley , ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁San ▁P itch ▁River . ▁ ▁U int ah ▁lived ▁in ▁n ort he astern ▁Ut ah ▁from ▁Ut ah ▁Lake ▁to ▁the ▁U int ah ▁Bas in ▁of ▁the ▁T av ap uts ▁Pl ate au ▁near ▁the ▁Grand - Color ado ▁River - system