Taveewach

The Taveewach, or Tabeguache, were a Ute people of the Gunnison and Uncompahgre river valleys. Their country included plateaus and mountain streams west of the high Rockies. In 1776 the Domínguez and Escalante expedition travelled through the wider region, where Escalante recorded the name of the Tabeguache for a mountain country. Ute communities continued to hunt and gather across these valleys, meeting neighbouring bands for trade and seasonal gatherings.