| Show w Ar Y e et g t t i fAU MEMBERS OF THE UTE Tribal Business Committee meeting with Secretary of Interior Morton are Fred Conetah Wilbur Cuch Louis Bruce Commissioner CommIssioner Com Corn missioner of Indian Affairs Gary Progress Noted at of U. U o. o Agency Under Supt Lyman Stanley D D. D Lyman former superintendent dent of the Fort Peck Montana and Uintah Uin- Uin tah and Ouray Utah Bureau of Indian Affairs agencies has been named superintendent superintendent super super- of the Bureaus Bureau's Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota home of the tho Oglala Sioux Indians by Commissioner of Indian Affairs Louis R H. H Bruce himself him self a member of the Oglala Sioux as aswell aswell aswell well as the Mohawk Indian tribe LYMAN WILL assume his new post October 17 lIe He replaces Brice L L. L Lay who recently became chief of the Bureaus Bureaus Bureau's Bureaus Bureau's Bur Bur- eau's Division of Public School Relations in Albuquerque During the over four years that Lyman hasl has been at Uintah and Ouray Agency the Ute Tribe under the leadership of chairman Francis and a strong innovative Business Committee has made remarkable achievements These include REDUCTION OF the w welfare case load of of the ute Tribe from about 35 percent to a level near that of the State of Utah Cash resources have grown from three million dollars to 13 million dollars WELL OVER new jobs have been provided for the Ute community Over of these relate to industry brought in by the Ute Tribe The balance balan e are represented represented re re- presented by jobs through federally fin financed financed fin fin- development programs Three successful industries have been introduced One returned profit t to the Ute Tribe in excess of 16 percent in its first year of operation Negotiations are in process process for two more industries and these wi will provide a job for every Ute A SOUND financial plan projecting investment investment in in- vestment in business to provide profit for forthe forthe forthe the Tribe jobs for tribal members gradually grad increasing dividends to members has been adopted The cattle herd increased from three thousand to four fifty hundred head of brood cows and has become a successful economic unit which returns cash to the Tribe OVER TEN percent interest in Ute Distribution Corporation the organization which receives one fourth of Ute Tribe income was acquired Legislation which reimbursed the Ute Tribe for Ute money spent by the Government Govern ment nent before 1930 and consent consent con con- sent was obtained THE UTE Tribe through l grant has trained its own people for work Inthe in inthe inthe the Ute Bottle Hollow Resort Nearly all of the Ute demand for improved improved im im- im proved housing has been met during a six year ear period 86 new houses have been constructed 60 existing homes have been improved 60 new homes are entering enter ing construction phase and 30 more existing ex cx- fisting homes are scheduled for improve improve- ment Housing Rousing for aged is being 1 Stan Lyman Superintendent and Rogers Morton Standing In front are Homey Tribal Vice Chairman and Francis Tribal Chairman Ute History has been introduced into public schools a national first Arrests have been reduced by 20 per per- cen cent t. t Two individual Ute Indians acquired local businesses UTE INDIANS in management positions positions for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Tribe have increased from two to over ten The number of ute students in post high schools has increased from less than five live to over 30 Superintendent Lyman is married and the father of a son a Marine Corps Captain Cap taro tain at Santa Ana California and a married mar mar mar- tied ried daughter who is an employment counselor at the Roswell New Mexico Training Center for Indians MRS LYMAN a counsel r in the Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah School District under Title I has worked with the local school administration tion involved in numerous educational Improvements that have strengthened the effectiveness of education for Indians and non Indians in the community |
