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Show Thursday, October 24, 1974 Ute Legend Books To Go On Sale In Fort Duchesne Ute Youth Booted Buffalo Berry Two editions of a Ute Tribe publication. Stories of Our Ancestors, are scheduled to go on sale in at several locations in Fort Duchesne. A soft bound, edition urinted in Ute and in English and a larger, hud bound, version will be available at the Bottle Hollow Arts and Crafts Shop, the Public Relations Office, and the Treasurers Office in the Tribal Building at Fort Duchesne. The books will cost $4.50 and $7.50 respectively. When purchased in quantities of ten or more books the hard bound editions will cost $4.50 each and the softbound editions $3.50 each. Legends included in the works were gathered and edited by Fred Conetah, Floyd ONeil, June Lyman, Gregory C. Thompson, Norma Denver and Daisy Jenks. Illustrations in both editions are Nellie Johnson, Emergency Food and Medical Services Coordinator, met recently with a group of Whiterocks homemakers to demonstrate the fine art of making Buffalo Berry Jelly. According to Mrs. Johnson, the berries may still be gathered after a frost and in fact are even sweeter and jell faster when the brisk fall weather has arrived. For those who missed the demonstration, Mrs. Johnson has provided the UTE BULLETIN with the recipe for Buffalo Berry Jelly: er 28-pa- all-Engli- the work of Clifford Duncan. Jelly-- A Wash and Clean berries which have been picked or beaten from the trees onto a tarp, Indian style. - Barely cover with water in a pot and let berries come to a boil. - - Let boil slowly for about an hour, then strain berries through - a cheesecloth. The Ute writing system in the bilingual edition was developed by Mrs. Denver and Mrs. Jenks as part of a Title IV Project in the Uintah School District and will be used to teach Ute children their sieve or Measure in sugar, one cup to each cup of juice. - Mix well and boil at medium heat for about 45 minutes to one hour. - native language. fi' Funds for the project were provided by the Ute Tribe and the Research and Cultural Studies Development Section of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Proceeds from book sales will benefit the tribal museum to be established at Fort Duchesne. Start testing with a spoon when the mixture has boiled about one half hour and looks somewhat glassy. - - It is ready when the mixture falls in thickened drops from the spoon and is not runny. Fall Favorite Pour into sterilized jars of any size and fc seal with parafin wax. One gallon of berries was used in the above recipe and it yielded 3Vi pints of jelly. Note: Mrs. Johnson may be reached at and will be happy to answer questions if any readers need help with the recipe. 722-459- 2 U.S. Food Stamp Program Delay Granted for Year A transition period of up to 12 months has been granted for Indian reservations to transfer from the family food distribution program to the food stamp program by the U.S. Agriculture Department's Food and Nutrition Service. The extension was granted because of the unique environment of reservations involving scarcity of transportation and wide distances between food stores. The extension came about from pressures by the National Congres of American Indians (NCAI) and NCAI executive director Charles E. Trimble. A final cutoff date ' for ' possible transition has been set June 30, 1977 when legislation d allowing distribution of foods will expire. USDA-donate- To Vico-Presidcn- cy At Intcnswattin Vincent Sireeeh, Jr. was elected of the student council at n Indian School earlier the this month. Vincent, a senior at the Brigham City School, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Sireeeh, Sr. of vice-preside- nt Inter-mountai- Whiterocks. Yddma Concern Offers T-Sii- rts TOPPENISH. Wuh. -- AIPA) Ytki-m- a Nation Graphic Arts here, a .subsidiary of the tribal paper YAKIMA NATION REVIEW, is offering at moderate costs the of sweatshirts and jackets. They process their own screens, and can up screens using ybur own ideas. Some new slogans done here: d Power," Yakima Indian Reservation -Love It or Leave It," and "Keep on Truckin With the Yakimas! They stock in small, medium and extra large. Cost for each screen is $12.50 and cost for each print is $1.25. Telephone orders accepted. Write: Yakima Nation silk-screeni- Half-Bree- Graphic Arts, YAKIMA NATION RE- VIEW, P. 0. Box 386, Toppenish, WASH. 98948 or call (509)805-2673- . Indian Jurisdiction Becomes Campaign Issue In Dakota Race Council believes these allegations to be vastly overemphasized with a political intent to diminish sovereignty in the area of law and order. The Tribal Council will not accept the threat of violence in South Dakota as an instrument to diminish or encroach upon tribal sovereignty established by treaty and other agreements with the United States. Historically, peace under law has been WASHINGTON, D.C. -(- AIPA) The law and order issue-a- nd the question of who should enforce the law in Indian become a political campaign country-h- as issue in South Dakota following public allegations of Indian unrest and growing lawlessness in that state. On Aug. 22, South Dakota Gov. Richard Kneip, a Democrat running for reelection this November, telegrammed President Gerald R. Ford describing an increasingly serious and volatile situation developing around South Dakota Indian reservations. Kneip. said legal restraints created by federal ,law and federal court decisions severiy restrirts . . the ability of local and state law enforcement to deal with growing lawlessness in reservation areas. recognized and respected Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council strongly objects to this transparent political manever for disregarding the , . by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The Tribal Council notes, however, that Governor Kneip implies that federal laws and federal court derisions stand in the way of keeping peace on thereaervations. The traditional federal-tribrelationship. The Tribal Council believes common courtesy requires that the governor of South Dakota apologize to tbs people of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe far his unwarranted statements and allegations in his telegram to you... Respectfully, Melvin White Eagle, Chairman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The Kneip and Standing Rock telegrams wee received by the White House Domestic Council, which routed them to the Interior Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) so responses could be drafted. The Kneip and Standing Rock telegrams had been sent on Aug. 22 and Aug. 23 respectively, and by Sept. 18 no responses had been delivered to the White House and in turn to the respective parties. Two weeks after the two telegrams were sent to President Ford, during the annual state fair in South Dakota which is the traditional opening day for political campaigns. Sen. George McGovern, was pressed far his position on the Jurisdiction by reporters. McGovern told . them his staff was preparing a position on the issue far him. UTE BEAUTY ' By this mouth s number of pm nosol Cash, i significant positions on jurisdiction should be forthcoming bom the White celebration aortfar this House and from the South Dakota senator. al ' Kneip charged that fearful citizens in the state might take the law into their own hands, and said: Both Indian and n citizens urgently need your help and in insuring their personal safety and property against criminal acts, the state of South Dakota and local authority ; stand(s) ready to cooperate to the extent of our resources and legal authority. I respectfully ask that your immediate attention be given to serious threat ot public order and legal processes. Kneips telegram to Ford was made public in the state capital at Pierre, S.D., and the following day the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council met and drafted a telegram to Ford themselves strongly objecting to Kneips statements and implications. The Standing Rock Council was aggressive in its definition of a possible struggle over sovereignty and jurisdiction. Said the Standing Rock telegram: Without consultation with tribal governments Kneip .claimed growing lawlessness in reservation areas' and the threat of citizens taking the law. into their own hands. Kneip further claimed that federal law and federal court decisions restricted his use of local and state law enforcement within the reservation. The Standing .jgqek Sioux Tribal non-India- . . . D-S.- - - el It far the tills of |