http://owatc.edu/blogs/diversity Just another Owatc.edu Blogs weblog Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:11:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   During the month of December the Diversity Council will be celebrating Holiday Traditions Around the World. Below is a partial list of some of the different observations and holidays that are celebrated in the Fall and Winter season. Ramadan -- Began September 1, ended September 30 Eid al-Fitr (Muslim) -- September 30 Saint ... http://owatc.edu/blogs/diversity/2008/12/08/holiday-celebrations-around-the-world/ At the time of major white penetration of the Great Basin and the Snake River areas in the 1840s, there were seven distinct Shoshoni groups. The Eastern Shoshoni, numbering about 2,000 under their famous Chief Washakie, occupied the region from the Wind River Mountains to Fort Bridger and astride the ... http://owatc.edu/blogs/diversity/2008/11/24/shoshone-tribe/ The Southern Paiutes of Utah live in the southwestern corner of the state where the Great Basin and the Colorado Plateau meet. The Southern Paiute language is one of the northern Numic branches of the large Uto-Aztecan language family. Most scholars agree that the Paiutes entered Utah about A.D. 1100-1200. Historically, ... http://owatc.edu/blogs/diversity/2008/11/24/paiute-tribe/ The Goshutes are a Native American tribe that once numbered 20,000. The name Goshute derived either from a leader named Goship or from Gutsipupiutsi, a Shoshonean word for Desert People. The Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians is a federally recognized Indian Tribe located in the west desert of Tooele ... http://owatc.edu/blogs/diversity/2008/11/24/goshute-tribe/ The Navajo (Diné) and Apache tribal groups of the American Southwest speak dialects of the language family referred to as Athapaskan. Linguistic similarities indicate the Navajo and Apache were once a single ethnic group, with substantial numbers not present in the American Southwest until the early 1500s. Trade between the ... http://owatc.edu/blogs/diversity/2008/11/18/the-navajo-dine/ The Utes (/juːts/; "yoots") are an ethnically related group of American Indians now living primarily in Utah and Colorado. There are three Ute tribal reservations: Uintah-Ouray in northeastern Utah (3,500 members); Southern Ute in Colorado (1,500 members); and Ute Mountain which primarily lies in Colorado, but extends to Utah and ... http://owatc.edu/blogs/diversity/2008/11/12/the-ute-tribe/ The Diversity Council would like to present the following in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. We will be posting  information regarding Native American Heritage throughout the month of November. "Utah's Indian Tribes represent the state's original inhabitants. Since those ancient days, the area that is now "Utah" has become a ... http://owatc.edu/blogs/diversity/2008/11/12/native-american-heritage-month/ The Office of Diversity and the Diversity Council will use this page to relay information about upcoming events occuring on campus and in the community. http://owatc.edu/blogs/diversity/2008/08/21/hello-world/