Show Crowd Greets Indian Royalty In Goodwill Tour of World Several hundred people were on hand to greet Miss Thom Thorn tome isme Hill National Indian Princess Princess Princess Prin Prin- cess representing all Indian people at the Vernal airport Thursday afternoon of last week Accompanying Miss Hill was her ber sister Shirley as official chaperon Miss Indian America was welcomed to Vernal by Glenn Cooper chairman of the event Mayor Alvin Kay Commissioner Commission er Vi Victor tor Wilkins and leaders headers of the Ute Indian Tribe BIA lA and U 0 officials She was presented a a corsage and several sev sev- eral ersI mementoes telling her that she was now in Dinosaur Land FOLLOWING the airport welcome Miss lull Hill was taken to Roosevelt where she was the honored guest at a lun luncheon luncheon lunch lunch- h. h eon that evening The Vernal Cha Chamber ber of Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce merc honored Miss Hill lull at a noon luncheon Friday at the Hotel Hote Vernal AT THE Vernal luncheon Miss Hill Ifill told honored guests from the U U. and O O. O reservation reservation reservation reserva reserva- tion and Vernal residents that the she fhe represented over Indian people in inthe the U US U.S. S She said she was chosen from 37 candidates applying for the title to represent the Indian people for this year as Miss bliss America The contest was held in Sheridan Wyoming The purpose of the Miss I America Am erica Hica program among the Indians Indians In In- is to promote better human human human hu hu- hu- hu man understanding and to pre preserve serve th the culture of the Indians stated Miss l Hill SHE HAS liAS traveled all over the world making appearances in schools on TV radio and andin andin andin in the pi press ess giving the message message mess mess- age of the Indian people eople Miss lull Hill is 21 comes from a fam fam- ily of or nine nine children and has been active in her role as Indian Indian Indian In In- dian Princess for eight months The message Miss Hill presented presented presented pre pre- to the Vernal group centered around a seven seven point point program aimed at promoting the Indian culture as as follows 1 1 Need for education to Bo o the Indian people can effectively communicate with the world 2 2 Development of reservations reservations reservations reserva reserva- as an Indian way of life Realizing the potential of the talents of the Indians by at aU tending schools and returning to the reservations and contributing contributing contributing con con- these talents to the people 3 3 Proclaiming Wyoming the theall all American all Indian state and designating a week for the Indians 4 4 Financially assist all aU American Am Am Indians to travel over t the world promoting good will Continued on page 8 f. f 0 1 J Miss Indian a Continued from page 1 5 5 Erect a shrine in Sheridan Sheridan Sheridan Sheri Sheri- dan Wyoming where pageants could be held during Indian days there 6 6 Indian games similar to the National Olympics be organized organized or among the Indians and called the National Indian games Miss Hill stated that athletics are very attractive to Indians and help greatly to encourage them to excel At present resent about 49 per cent of the Indians are drop outs dropouts outs in school she stated 7 Scholarships should be given to Indians who could not nott otherwise avail themselves to toa toa toa a college education In concluding Miss Hill Bill stated stated stat stat- ed she hopes the local Indians will participate in the Sheridan Sheridan Sheridan Sheri Sheri- dan Wyoming pageant and tom compete pete in next years year's Indian American contest |