Story of the Land

Ancestral Ute Lands in the United States

The Ute are a nomadic people who traveled within a defined territory (shown in yellow below). Ute people are the longest continuous inhabitants of Colorado, with estimates going back to at least 1300 AD. 

Modern day Glenwood Springs is located within the traditional Nuuchiu tuvupu (translated as The People’s Land) of the Tabeguache (later known as Uncompahgre) and Parianuche (later known as Grand River) bands. The Yamparika (later known as Yampa or White River) band also visited and used resources in the area during their seasonal rotations.