Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah

2026 Pow-Wow Photo Gallery

The 46th annual Restoration Gathering Pow-Wow was held June 5-6, 2026, and included the PITU Queen & Princess Pageant, Pow-Wow, car show, helicopter candy drop, and more.

Click the link below to view the photo galleries from the weekend.

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2025 Annual Report & Annual Meeting Slideshow

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Paiute October Word of the Month

Soup or mush: sa’awp

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Paiute October Plant of the Month

Indian tea – Oootoop’

Made from the Ephedra nevadensis shrub, the plant’s benefits include helping combat fluid build up, purifying blood, and treating topical sores, kidney issues, and symptoms associated with respiratory problems such as asthma. Although other known species of Ephedra contain ephedrine, Ephedra nevadensis doesn’t produce this stimulant.

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Paiute Language Book

“The Paiute Language Book for Beginners (2nd Edition),” written by Travis N. (Benioh) Parashonts and illustrated by Elvis Wall, was announced and distributed at the recent 2024 Fall Gathering. For a digital copy that can be viewed online and downloaded, click the link below.

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Cedar Band IAP

Koosharem Band IAP

Koosharem Band Minors IAP

Paiutes looking for a better community to thrive in…

Welcome to official website of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (PITU).

In 1954 the Utah Paiutes were wrongfully subject to the Termination Act, which terminated the Paiutes federal recognition and Federal trust responsibility.

The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (or Tribe), received the rightful restoration of their Federal Recognition on April 3, 1980, by an act of Congress (25 U.S.C. § 761). The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Act restored the federal trust relationship to the Tribe and established the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah as the federally recognized Tribe comprising five constituent bands (Cedar, Indian Peaks, Kanosh, Koosharem, and Shivwits).

Today, the PITU has reservation land located throughout southwest Utah in Iron, Millard, Sevier, and Washington counties. As of December 31, 2021, the total number of tribal members among the five constituent bands was 920.