Show Our New Indian Homes By E H DIEHL al Ex E tension Agent Ouray Uintah-Ouray I Indian Agency The Thc opportunity tor tar the Uintah anti and Ouray Indians to prepare los losa toa a successful future came when the annuities received a iI tribal were sere year ago with the that tha I this money must b be spent to help p I the Indians become sell t-I t lug and to improve their living conditions I I II I I I It was vas revealed that In most Instance in m-I m stance stance-i thee regulations s not he hae h e been Th The thIngs thing th tha Indians com anted ss wanted com anted corn Lie ie homes hemes stock farm are machiner are are the th I thin they will need to become becom I IpIe a progressive supporting self pro pea I pIe Pis Not only did the Indians shoe sho that sho that they could think and plan I but the better side or of their deep e was as well ell blought ought out their requests sho shoed show ed their deep love for their chil- chil child d dien en and their genel l geneia-l at concern for forthe forthe fo the welfare of their less active and old people Selfishness was as asI asno no now nowhere here apparent Although most of these people I wanted good and well equipped homes for theli and families families w anted them theta very cry ery the much much genI gm- gm gen gen- genera I era I era feeling was as for tor the older pO j po pie po pIe who must be taken care of ol immediately They wanted to con I con con- construct con construct them small but comfortI comfortable comfortable comfort- comfort comfortable I able homes In which to enjoy their I last sears vears ears Now that the money I was as available no time was lost In iii preparing to help the old ones It I the was as generally understood that f I building of homes for the II IndIans could be dela ed and In Inthe inthe inthe the meantime they the could purchase purchase I ase livestock and machinery As a result of conferences it was decIded that warm arm comfortable romed I one houses should be con conI constructed constructed I for the older and more Inactive people These would be belarge belarge belarge large enough for tor they usually used beI I singly or in pairs The building oh 01 small houses would conserve their money for food and clothing A As I these hou houses hid sd to be easU ac accessible accessible accessible to the doctors and field Held HeldI fieldI acI I I I nurses at all times of the tr r arthey they were ere not nil all built on their I farms Some Sonic were vere placed on tribal sands ands where here it it was possible to hase ha gardens During the time of the construe construe- construction II thou tion of or homes for the older people the minds of the young oung Indians had been pos poi dering 0 over oser er plans lor br l their own 11 homes The did not ask for the customary roomed one one sha shacks hs but expressed the tIre desire I to hive h well equipped houses of sizes commensurate with th num-I num num- num numbers num numbers bers in their families The In InI Indian I dlan children are taking their places g 3 their white hite neigh I s and the pin p do not v wish Ish to see seethe the children de develop clop an in 1 in 1 complex ample or to be held beck bactin In an ans w wa a because of any lack Jack of a home The result resl homeI t of this t type pe of think thinking thinking I lag ing Is the construction of man mans built manwell-built 5 eli buIlt w equipped well and eU w well well-k elI elI- pt homes homes-homes homes homes that are the cm 1 of mans mani of their white neigh neigh- neighbors bors bars A re recent t el conte contest t for the best homemaker proved pro to bes be i s problem j lem for the Judges use bec so many of the home homes w ss ere era beautifully kept The unusuallY unusual clean vas a R revelation elation to visitors Good homes are still under con con- construction construction con At this time more than one hundred homes hav ha hase hae e either elther been ne 1 built bunt or remodeled and repaired With the exception e of I I the room one-room dwellings d for the old oid I pc the new homes range from rom I two t t to sit rooms Many have base base se basements basements ments meats All are substantially con con- constructed con constructed and are the customarily approved ed t pes of the wl white te peo peo- people pie In the Uintah Basin BasinAs BasinAs As a of Ue spend spend- I II i l I 1 r j I I I ing lug of the tribal annuities the Indians of this reservation now has e homes that are good enough for anybody All AU are w will U furnished i am-i S s Immaculately kept that no owner or housekeeper need hesi hesitate tate to Invite Imite visitors to enter The farm faa are equipped In its such a eo ay s ay that if properly cared for will ill sufficient ins g to keep up these homes Judging from the I t types pes of thinking that has accompanied I periled the tire Investments in of funds thus far the only reasonable con con- conclusion elusion Is 18 that the Indians will conserve their present possibilities ties for the future and will wUl con con con- con to build them up tip |