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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />286\ <br /> <br />Development <br />The ute Mountain Indian Reservation is relatively <br /> <br />undeveloped. The only settlement is Towaoc, at the foot <br /> <br /> <br />of the southeast part of the Ute Mountains (fig. 2). The <br /> <br /> <br />population of the community is about 650, of which 600 are <br /> <br /> <br />Ute Mountain Ute Indians. A large percentage of all the <br /> <br /> <br />Indians now live within a few miles of the town. The <br /> <br /> <br />tribal headquarters and offices, as well as offices of <br /> <br /> <br />the Bureau of Indian Affairs, are here. The community <br /> <br /> <br />also has a school, dormitories, a clinic, a church, a <br /> <br /> <br />trading post, a cafe and service station, and several <br /> <br /> <br />houses. Most of the homes that surround the older govern- <br /> <br /> <br />ment compound, approximately 75, have been built in <br /> <br /> <br />recent years. The community is approximately 13 miles <br /> <br /> <br />south and west of Cortez, Colo., the county seat of <br /> <br /> <br />Montezuma County. <br /> <br /> <br />The population of the main reservation is a little <br /> <br /> <br />more than 650, and there are about 200 Indians living in <br /> <br /> <br />the \'ihite Mesa community near Blanding, Utah. All lands <br /> <br /> <br />are owned by the tribe and are operated as a unit by the <br /> <br /> <br />Tribal Council. The Indians are predominately sheep and <br /> <br /> <br />cattle ranchers. The only lands under cultivation are a <br /> <br /> <br />few small vegetable gardens and orchards in the Towaoc <br /> <br /> <br />area and approximately 100 acres used for raising hay at <br /> <br /> <br />the Mancos farm. <br /> <br />.~#- <br />