Chief Jack House
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Chief Jack House was the last traditional, hereditary leader of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
of Colorado
. His grandson, Ernest House Sr.
, was later elected to serve as the Chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe for four, nonconsecutive four year terms in office from 1982 to 2010.
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is one of three federally recognized tribes of the Ute Nation, and are mostly descendants of the historic Weeminuche Band who moved to the Southern Ute reservation in 1897...
of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. His grandson, Ernest House Sr.
Ernest House Sr.
Ernest House Sr. was an American tribal leader who served as the Chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe for four four-year terms from 1982 to 2010.-Early life:...
, was later elected to serve as the Chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe for four, nonconsecutive four year terms in office from 1982 to 2010.