SHIVWITS BAND OF PAIUTES

ABOUT OUR BAND

The Shivwits Band of Paiutes has been a sovereign Indian tribe since time immemorial. We have lived as an independent and strong Shivwits Band for centuries, making our home at Sham. The Shivwits Band had its own Constitution and By-Laws approved in 1941, and governed itself as a federally recognized tribe. The Shivwits Band was then terminated in 1954. Fortunately, the Shivwits Band’s sovereign status was later restored by Congress in 1980 by Public Law 96-227. “The Federal trust relationship is… restored or confirmed as to the Shivwits Band of Paiute Indian of Utah.”  94 Stat. 317, Section 3(a).  In that Act, “the term ‘tribe’ means the Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians of Utah.” Id., Section 2(1). The federal trust relationship was confirmed as to the Shivwits Band and other Bands.

SHIVWITS BAND OF PAIUTES

OUR HISTORY

It has been noted that “neither the written word nor the course of historical events have been kind to the Southern Paiutes.”Nevertheless, the story of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes is one of determined resilience in the face of relentless challenges and broken promises.

Since time immemorial, groups of Southern Paiutes have lived in an area encompassing more than 30 million acres making up what is now southern Utah, northern Arizona, southern Nevada, and southeastern California. Today, these groups are federally recognized tribes known as the Shivwits, Cedar, Indian Peaks, Kanosh and Koosharem Bands of Paiutes, all based in southern Utah.

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SHIVWITS BAND CORPORATION

The Shivwits Band Corporation (SBC) is a federally chartered Section 17 corporation and holding company that owns all other economic development entities for the Shivwits Band of Paiutes. Each of the entities described below are wholly owned by the SBC and, ultimately, the Shivwits Band.