Show 4 t 1 6 1 u i HOMEY of the Ute Tribe Ft Duchesne awards first place to Richard Wittman In a recent art contest Ute Tribe Announces Art Contest Winners The Ute Tribe alcoholism program awarded Richard Wittman 50 as first prize In the recent art poster contest He is a post graduate student at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe New Mexico Homey vice vice chairman chairman of the Tribal business committee made the presentations to Mr Wittman In person person per per- son during a recent visit to the school THE SECOND place prize In the contest contest con con- test also went to a student of the Santa SantaFe SantaFe SantaFe Fe School Terry Williams Floyd a local Ute Indian placed third in the contest lIe He is presently presently pre pre- attending the University of Utah majoring in sociology THERE WERE two honorable mention mention men men- tion prizes of 5 each awarded by the Tribal program to Carolyn Karren of Vernal and Virgil Marchand of Santa Fe Judges of the contest were Ouray M McCook Mc- Mc Me- Me Cook Clifford Duncan Henry and Roger EACH ENTRY was judged on art artwork artwork artwork work creativity originality and use of the theme What it means to be an Indian depicting depleting something that will act to help change the drunken Indian image which is all too prevalent The criteria of the use of the theme was weighed the heaviest Each judge rated the entry independent of each oth r and each poster was given a number to eliminate any bias through personal acquaintance of the artist MR BROWN director of the Tribal alcoholism program states that the entries entries en en- tries will willbe be used in a campaign to stimulate stimulate sti sti- thought among Indians and non non- Indians about the problems problems' resulting inthe in inthe inthe the excessive use of alcohol The intended outcome of such a campaign campaign cam cam- is to hopefully affect community wide changes in the the existing destructive patterns of the use of alcoholic beverages beverages bever bever- ages among milD many people of the Uintah Basin The winning poster along with many of the 95 entries are on display at the Tribal Alcoholism Office Building 18 B 18 B Fort Duchesne |