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Show l-- : Volume 10, Number 7 Fort Ducbeme, Utah MOM PubNehed by Ute Tribe Thursday, July 25, 1974 "A Great Success . . ." Fifteen States Represented At Pow-Wo- w An estimated 1800 Native Americans, tourists and area residents gathered at Fort Duchesne earlier this month for the Tribe's Sixth Annual Fourth of July Wyo. and fourth place Audie Appawoo, Pow-Wo- Committee Chairman Franevent the three-daa great success citing participation of Native Americans representing fifteen states from Florida to Washington. A colorful parade of 39 floats, cars, singing groups and horses proceeded an impressive Grand Entry to begin the festivities July 4. Debbie Howell chosen at the Pow-WoThursday afternoon,' reigned' over the celebration. Miss Howell, an is a high school student from Colorado Springs,' Col was the The high light of the who 300 of dancers competparticipation ed each evening for cash prizes. The dancers were accompanied by twelve singing groups from six different states. Winners of the various dance competitions are listed below. Mens Fancy Dance In the Mens Fancy Dance competition the first place award went to Gideon Bison, Sayre, Okla.; second place Boye Ladd, Chippewa, Santa Fe, N.M.; third place Jim Box, Southern Ute, Ignacio, CoL; and fourth place Lionel Boyer, Shoshone, Fort Hall, Ida. Men's Straight Dance In Men's Straight Dance competition the first place award was presented to Ted Moore, Silver Springs, Fla.; second place George Howelt Salt Lake City, third place Ron Good Eagle, Osage, Hominy, Okla. and fourth place Virgil Fox Howell, Colorado Springs, CoL Womens Buckskin Contest Awards in Women's Buckskin competition went to first place winner Thomasine Silver Springs, Moore, Osage- Fla.; second place Lydia Burnett, Sioux, Rosebud, S.D.; third place Kay Night-walkeCheyenne, Los Angeles, Calif.; and fourth place Teresa Moses, Yakima-Cayus- Nez Perce, Pendleton, Ore. Womens Cloth Dance In the Womens Cloth division the first place prize was presented to Sylvestine Tuba, Okla.; Shields, second place DeeDee Good Eagle, Osage, Hominy, Okla.; third place Debbie Colorado Springs, Howell, CoL and fourth place Renee Ladd, Chippewa, Santa Fe, N.M. Youth Divisions In the Youth division Joseph Night-walkeCheyenne, Los Angeles, Calif, captured the first place award in the competition for boys seven to 12 years old. Second place went to Joe Macey, Yakima, Warm Springs, Ore., third place Bert Wadda, Shoshone, Fort Washakie, Pow-Wo- w cis Wyasket termed y w ' Otoe-Paw-ne- Pow-Wo- - THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS At the recast dedicatiae rites of the Tribe's new Justice Facility aad the Iadastrial Park was delivered by Jaha Artkboker, Directar of the Phoenix Area Bureau of Indian Affairs Office. Approximately 100 guests beard remarks from Tribal Chairman Lester Chapoooe; Bruce Parry, Directar of Indian Affairs far the State of Utah, representatives of the funding agencies ef the projects, and others. Chief Judge Henry Upchege dedicated the two projects. Record High Bids Recorded At Oil, Gas Lease Sale w e, Otoe-Pawne-e, Paw-nee-Siou- x, The high est bids ever received by the Ute Tribe for oil and gas teases were recorded at a sale June 26 at the Uintah and Ouray Agency, according to Adelyn Logan, Bureau of Indian Afhurs Realty Sac-Fo- x, r, . Officer. g Chevron Oil paid a ten-yetease on a.. $609 per acre for a e tract in the Bottle Hollow area. Texaco established the second highest bid on record, paying $554 per acre for a 200 acre tract in the same vicinity. The previous high bonus, paid by Shell Oil earlier this year, amounted to $405 per record-breakin- ar 500-acr- Otoe-Pawne- acre. Otoe-Pawne- The Tribe received $553,664, including the Chevron and Texaco bonuses, far leases on 13,442 acres in 10 tracts of tribal land at the sale. Seven oil companies and one individual bid on ten of the 21 tracts advertised for leasing. Other successful bidders were Shell Oil and Sun Oil with bids ranging from $7.50 to $14.11 per acre for teases on unproven lapd northwest of the Altamont field. Sioux-Cheyenn- e, e, e, r, Debbie HeweO, Mias Pow-Wo- w Princess. Ute, Whiterocks. Winners in the competition for boys 13 to 16 years of age were first place Felipe Lopez, Southern Ute, Towoac, CoL; second place LeGrande Coby, Shoshone, Fort Hall, Ida.; third place Austin Green, Warm Springs, Ore.; and fourth place Aaron Cuch, Ute, Indian Bench. Trudy Clemens, War Springs, Ore. took first place in the division for girls seven to 12 years old followed by second place winner Andreas Harms, Arapahoe, Ethete, Wyo.; and third place Sherry Macey. Warm Springs, Ore. Winners in the competition for girls 18 to 16 were first place Selina Yellup, Yakima, Wapatoe, Wash.; second place Kathy Shoyo, Shoshone, Fort Washakie, Wyo.; third place Sandra Green, Warm Springs, Ore. and fourth place Diane Miller, Warm Springs, Ore. Dram Groups Drum Groups participating in the three-da- y event were the Bear Singers, from Tama, Iowa, the Four Corners Singers from New Mexico, the Fort Hall Singers from Idaho, the Wind River Singers from Ethete, Wyoming, the Bannock Peak Singers from Fort Hall, Idaho, the Big Mountain Singers from Fort Washakie, Wyoming, the White Mesa Singers from Blanding, the Northern Arapahoe Community Singers from Ethete, Wyoming and singers from Warm Springs, Ore. The Utes were well represented among the Drum Groups by the local Whiteriver Singers, Northern Ute Singers and the Rocky Mountain Singers. Courtroom Building Grant Approved An $81,000 Law Enforcement Assistance Administration grant has been awarded to the Ute Tribe for construction of a courtroom building, according to Dennis Mower, Tribal Justice Planning Committee chairman. The committee was informed of the grant, provided by the regional LEAA, through the State Law Enforcement Planning Agency. The Tribe will contribute an additional $9,000 to the project. The 2,430 square foot structure, an addition to the recently completed justice facility, will include a conference room, clerks office and judges' chambers as well as a 984 square foot courtroom. The new courtroom will enable approximately 24 spectators to witness court proceedings, Mower said. He indicated that bids would be let as soon as possible with construction scheduled to begin in the fall. a i |