After a series of “disrespectful violations,” the Ute Indian Tribe of Utah is taking the rare step to suspend all fishing and hunting permits for outsiders to recreate on its lands.
Ute Chairman Julius T. Murray III said nonmembers have been leaving trash and riding ATVs on tribal lands.
The tribe issues permits to outsiders for those activities — and when those are issued, a nontribal member pays a fee and agrees to abide by a list of rules. For fishing and hunting, that previously included no access to Desolation Canyon, for instance. “There are people out there not respecting the land,” he said. “And the committee has decided to be pro-active about it.” Ute Indian Tribe Chairman Julius T. Murray III in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.
The federal government is supposed to represent tribes with criminal matters, and Murray said he is frustrated that the government has not stepped in on that side in the altercation.
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