Editorial: University of Utah owes Ute Tribe for use of name

It’s almost too tempting to compare an upcoming meeting of the Ute Tribe and officials at the University of Utah with treaty negotiations between whites and Native Americans 150 years ago.

But we do hope the Utes get better results than early tribes got from the U.S. government.

The thing is, the university has for decades used Utes and their symbols as its mascot and logo with the consent of the tribe. But tribal members have received little in return.

That situation has got to change, and tribal leaders seem determined to make sure it does.