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Show Bulk Rate U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1 Fort Duchesne, Utah X 10 Second Umrt - Fort Duchesne,- Utah Published by Ute Tribe 11 - Stockholdw Tribe Purchases 1 0,000 Shares Of Indian National Bank Stock 0 The Ute Tribe became the second largest stockholder of the American Indian National Bank in Washington, D.C. with the purchase of 10,000 shares last month. A check for $550,000 was presented to Solomon McCombs, Creek, a member of the banks board of directors by Irene Cuch, tribal administrative officer, Oct. 25. The stock purchase was finalized in a ceremony at the National Congress of American Indians annual convention in tribal investment committee. Following approval of the resolution by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Area Director's office in Phoenix and the BIA Commisioner in Washington, a request was sent to the U.S. Treasury for the. transfer of tribal trust funds to the Tribe for the stock purchase. Only the Yakima Nation of Washington has greater holdings in the bank than the Ute Tribe. San Diego. Business Committee Chairman Lester Chapoose visited the Washington, D.C. facility last week as a guest of bank officials. The financial institution, which opened earlier this year, is the only Indian owned and operated bank in the United States. The purchase of the bank stock is part of an program by the Tribe to invest tribal income for the benefit of the o h Discrimination Claimed In Suit Against Tribe - TOM APPAH, HOUSING AUTHORITY DIRECTOR presents Victoria Tabbee with the key to her new home in the recently completed low rent housing subdivision at Fort Duchesne. Thirty families moved into their new homes earlier this month on Fort Duchesne's recently completed Towaoc Avenue. The Ute Indian Tribe, members of on-goi- the Business Committee, and the chairman of the tribal personnel sub Ute people. Income received from committee have been named defendants investments will be used to support the in a suit filed in federal court by former Tribal budget, dividends to individual tribal chief of police Ray Wardle. Mr. members, education programs, enterWardle claims in ' the suit that he was prise loans and miscellaneous business, discriminated against by the Tribe according to Ms. Cuch. because he was not an Indian and is "The Ute Tribe learned a lesson $1 million in damages. several years ago when we almost went seeking The former police chief alleges in the broke, giving money in per capitas. Now suit, filed in U.S. District Court for Utah we intend to work off the interest from late last month, that he was deprived of our income," she explained. his civil rights when he was fired from his The Tribe first considered atock post in Feb., 1973 and replaced with a purchases with the Indian bank last July tribal member. following presentations here by a The suit says the dismissal was a member of the banks board of directors. of an unlawful conspiracy among result In August the business committee passed the defendants and was not for lack of a resolution to purchase the stock qualifications but was for the sole reason following a recommendation from the that the plaintiff might be replaced by a tribal member." Mr. Wardle also contends that he requested a hearing before the Business Committee to protest the action but that the request was denied. The dismissal, Mr. Wardle alleges, was in violation of the Tribe's personnel policy. The suit claims the dismissal caused the plaintiff The. tribal Business Committee has to suffer anxiety humiliation, embaraccepted with regret the resignation of rassment and loss of earnings and time consulting and denied him of the right to engage in E. L. Decker, long-tim- e engineer to the Ute Tribe. Mr. Deckers an occupation for which he had trained letter of resignation cited his advancing himself. The suit has been assigned to Chief age as the major reason for the action. The retiring engineer is 87. Willis W. Ritter. Judge association with Mr. Decker's Defendants named in the case are the Tribe saw great advances in the area those members of the Business Commitof water rights on the reservation. The tee serving at the time of Mr. Wardle s consulting engineer is cited by tribal ' dismissal, Francis Wyasket, Homey leaders as the one individual most Secakuku, Fred Conetah, Wilbur Cuch, responsible for identifying and classifying Irene C. Cuch and Gary Pooweegup; and the Tribe's water rights. personnel sub committee chairman Michael Quinn. 2) (continued on page Tribal Manufacturing Project Now Underway In Salt Lake City ' - o Thursday, November 21, 1974 84026 A manufacturing project initiated two and a half years ago by the Ute Tribe culminated earlier this month with the first production run of 20,000 Boy Scout neckerchief holders. Though financed by the Tribe, actual production is contracted to a Salt Lake City firm. The plastic tie holders are a pilot e project for a possible long-rang- Water Rights Pioneer Resigns Post At 87 15-ye- ar manufacturing program by the tribe. If sales of this item are encouraging, the Tribe will expand the program to include other items," Resource Director Dennis Mower explained. e The tie holder kits will be distributed to Boy Scout centers throughout the country who will sell them to individual scouts at $1 each. The tie holder, which is in the shape of an antelope, head, can then be assembled and painted by each Boy Scout. four-piec- - t- . PICTURE ON PAGE 6 The item will be advertised in Boy Scout publications and all marketing will be handled by the Boy Scout administrative offices. Much of the problem in getting the project underway was a long delay in getting an antelope head mold made to tribal specifications, according to Mr. Mower. The $10,000 metal die was manufactured in California. Tribal representatives who witnessed the first run in Salt Lake City, were Business Committee Lester Chapooose, Gary Poowegup, Tribal Planner Clifford Duncan, and Dennis Mower. Vice-Chairma- n I UteFab Announces Dedication Date The new UteFab plant in the Tribal industrial park will be dedicated Thursday, Jan. 16,' 1975 according to Manager Richard Jones. Though the time of the dedication and other details have yet to be worked out, Mr. Jones indicated that the new plant will definitely be open to the public for inspection during the dedicatory activi- ' . ties. Holiday Paw-WoBegins Tonight w The annual Thanksgiving Pow-Wowill begin tonight at 6:30 in the e Building and continue through Friday and Saturday evenings. All singers and dancers are encouraged to attend. The this year is under the direction of the Tribal Recreation Department. w Multi-Purpos- Pow-Wo- w - |