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Show ' -'- -1' T' r"' ' ' I n g 'gr - j jj jn - - jjr ipn - njiri fui iinj.n i igp 'V ','1""" y y ny fcy ii''i 0" Ti 'ifT yiTy The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, August 19, I?73 I' S S.L. Indians Seek 1KV A 3 Place to Go Cultural Center 'K i. ? I S I i 4 i PvTatnuaR McCoy Tribune Staff Wr.ter New soles, big heels, crepe capers, padded collars, combinations of colors. Do underscore the right look, we say. And well show you how. At ZCMI Showtime, all this week at all five stores. Salt Lake City has a steadily growing minority population which is now looking for a home to call its own The persons concerned have red skin, dark brown eyes, high check bones and black hair They are Indians Or native Americans, as some prefer to be calk d With such a large concentiation of Indians calling Salt Lake City tht.r home and many more passing through en route to other places, they need a cultural centei," M Pooley. Salt chairman of the I nited Council of Irliun Indian Alfairs Lake alley, Inc . said There are more than 3 000 Indians imrently residing in Salt Lake City, studies show Not Adequate Right now, the only place where these persons tan teally gather is at the Lamnmte Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, said Mr Pooley. Since all Indiars arc not LDS, the ward is inadequate for our needs y What we need is a center where we could provide multiple services Help Indians prove eligibildy for welfare, find employment, identify with other Indians and perhaps simply talk," he said The I mted Council is currently looking at several buildings, including vacated schools owned by Salt Lake City School District, said Mr Pooley Benefit All v- - r Gs 'm ' G4?Grr 4 - -- A. A .1 s ?? iG H s- ' ! - j jG 4.- - An Indian Cultural Center would benefit everyone in the It could cut dov n community, not just the Indian, he said on alcoholism and vagrancy, saving the city a lot of money in the long run A v? y iVV GG ' S ' -V 4 x ' aN viN. Gw I v 5!''r..iV J d? '. A s r At present, a lot of the social agencies around town don't know how to deal with the Indian, so they seem to simply ignore us sometimes," he said A center would give them some- JJ 5 place to turn to for referrals JF AW As an example one of the hospitals recently had a patient who was a Navajo, who spoke only very broken English, said Mr Pooley They had a hard tune finding someone who could talk to him and help the hospital get some information Where to Call? n'i-7'h.- .. Young Generation Shoes $16 4 $17. Mens Shoes , navywinebrown or brownrutoats Capricorn Pedwin "If a cultural center existed, the hospital would have known where to call immediately, he said There are many persons in Salt Lake City who don't really know anything about the Indians, he said. . . The Indian still exists as the lazy, dirty diunk of skid row he said The only way I know to combat ths attitude is for the whites to see us, and interact with us $25 m the minds of many, center run for Indians by Indians is very necessary, partly because cultural tamers between the native American and the whiteman are so great, he said A rustblue Tracker 127i-- 3 !i wi iWWWffi $17 Pedwin bloeoats or walnutbeech Carney Pedwin bluebone or brownbrown Groove $25 $23 "Indians are unique among minorities because they were pushed onto reservations where they associated strictly with other Indians. he said The few whites around were Bureau of Indian Affairs employes and traders Adjust to Culture In contrast, the Chicanos, bl zks and Orientals lived among the whites and had to learn to speak English and adjust to white culture," said Mr. Pooley It wasn't until after World War II that the Indians really started to leave the reservation for education and job opportunities, he said. "In many ways, this moved them from one environment to another overnight. W hites locked down on us as not being as capable of understanding and learning, said the council chairman. The Indian felt this deeply, and the result was poor self image. Suffer Ordeals There are many ways m which Indians mistrust the whites, he said "They suffered through a lot of raw deals and being stabbed m the back. For instance, when I was a child, I deeply resented being asked to be an Indian while playing cowboys and Indians with other children I wanted to be a cowboy so I wouldn't have to get beaten all over again," he said tan Jolly Clomper small $9 to $13 to large 8 SVi Roblee beechwalnut Saddler Roblee greywine, blackblue or beigebrown Ferrara combos $30 $30 f'c'2k -, small 6 to large 8 Saddle-U- p . '' ,S-- ; fredwin walnut Picadilly $8, $10, $12 $25 Much Activity There has been a lot of activity here during the winter and early spring, said Mr. Hadley. Indians walk in to participate in singing, dancing, to get help or simply to talk. Most of them want jobs, so we have refeml connections with other Roblee blackgrey, wine, brown Kingston agencies. "We have a contact at the State Employment Depart-mn- t, he said Salt Lake Community Mental Health is providing us with food, most of it sandwich material Coming off the resen ation, an Indian needs a starting point to move out from," said Mr. Hadley. We're trying to provide that here. A person who cant read the street signs can get lost by just going around a corner " $ t ' .jirrfaAacatfl A xx. blue suede Coper 12'j-- $11 4 Pedwin brown grain kogue jr Roblee blackgrey or brownbrown Madison . . . Decriminalize Pot, Two Groups Urge v - tx-- ieiiiMMMli ililekilf f black shiny se 12j-- 4 Pedwin browntcn Porsche 510 Whites, especially Americans, frequently seem to feel their way, their culture is the best, said Mr. Pooley. Something to Offer Whites come to us and say how can I help you be better,' as one would to a child, he said What is needed is someone saying how can you help me understand you.' Indians definitely have something to offer to society, he When we do get a center, 1 would personally like to said invite all the public to our activities and functions so we can get to know each other. We need such association " The closest thing to a center such as Mr. Pooley contema project sponsored by the United plates is the Indian Walk-Ii- , Council. It is at 11 S 4th West, a small affair m a condemned building The director is Bob Hadley. S.j bluetan $21 Roblee black, walnut, white Marshall .... $28 Manjuana use and posession should be decriminalized and persons jailed on those offenses should be released and their fines canceled, represof the American entatives Civil Liberties Union and National Organization for the Reform of Manjuana Laws said Saturday In a joint release, the Utah the state legislagroups ture to repeal all cnminal penalties for possession and use of manjuar., repeal mm-inpenalties for sale of the substance to anyone 18 years of age or over and to institute regulatory systems of "ontrol. That system would include of adulteration, prevention sale to minors and other dis-"- 7 ed SALT LAKE EZj COTTONWOOD G IVi FAIR VALLEY t ri L r" jrica j OGDEN I UNIVERSITY MALL al tnbutive functions according to ACLU local executive secretary Stephen Cook. We want dccnmmalization not legalization, Mr. Cook said pointing out the state could set up some type of system. Asked what type of system that might Michael be, Rudick, Utah affiliate president, agreed it could be similar to a state liquor agency or rules governing sale of cigarettes and beer. Mr. Cook said the recommendation is similar to one released a short time ago by the Amentan Bar Assn , which he said is a conservative group. " I |