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Show Monday, January 31, 1972 Tha Ute Bulletin Ute students take part in program o The aim of the Upward Bound Program are to help each person determine for himelf what is meaningful and worthwhile; to help each person develop confidence and positive feelings about himself in the learning situation and all facets of life. There are 17 students from Union . high in the program; Sandy Pike, Sally Duncan. Vickfr Luella Murdock, Chapoose, Claris Pinnecoose, Kathy Sera-wo- p, James Reed, GaylonSera-wo- p, Melvin Murdock, Johnny Arrowchis, Larry Black, Kelly Cuch, Stanford Cuch, Ed Seca-kuk- u, Robert Martinez, Berdee-n- a Appawoo, and Jaylene Willis. The program is under the direction of Weber State College Ogden and also six weeks in the summer. Mrs. Norma Denver works with the students on Thursday evenings for an hour and a half. The Ute Tribe is responsible for transportation to and from all functions. Robert Chapoose works very closely with the program. Irene Cuch, Gertrude Willie, Marrl-ett- e Reed and Robert Chapoose have been guest speakers at the meetings this past month. Dave Vanderkraats will be the guest speaker in February and will explain other programs under way on the reservation. The students from Union were and the director is boa Jensen. responsible for the year book The students attend a workshop and it is now being printed at once a month at Writer State in the Uintah Basin Standard. UPWARD BOUND Student at Union High School are: front row, from Ml, Sandy Ffke. Luella Murdock, Stanford Cuch, Ed Sccakuku, Larry Black, Claria Ptnaecooac, Hank LnRoac, Vicki Chapoow. Berdean Appawoo; bock row, from left, Mr. Norma Denver, aupen'lwor; Kelly Cuch, Sally Duncan. Clayton Serawop, Johnny Arrowchia, Bobby La Rose and Kathy Serawop. Tribal Coalition of Indians and datives born in turmoil By Richard La Course Washington, D. C. (ATP A) In an unprecedented political union among Native Americans, the Coalition of Organized Indians and natives, (COINS), formed here Dec. 16, has set a national Indian strategy for the 1970s. The rare political alliance, bom of the turmoil of the NCAI Reno Convention in the third week of Nov., agreed to establish a common front on Issues facing the nations Indian peoples and to fashion a common political strategy for the 1972 election year. Participating organizations were the National congress of American Indians (NCAI), the American Indian Movement (AIM), and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), together with a number of other Indian organizations and federal agencies who attended as interested observers. The joint national effort, bridging the sometimes anguished breach between Indians on Reservations and in the cities, was viewed by coalition members as historic in nature. Said NCAI President Leon F. This coalition is not Cook, meant to by exclusionary but to embrace the organizations recognized as national at this time. We represent the Indian world at this point in time. This meeting is proof positive that we can be genuinely together. (The National Tribal Chairmens Association declined to participate without any advance notice. R was learned that the NTCA, meeting in Sarasota, Florida, Dec. 9 in a secret vote during a closed executive council meeting determined that its invited delegates, President Youpee and Navajo William f I V I C I I I i 'i Chairman Peter MacDonald, were not authorized to represent NTCA in the projected coalition.) The most frightening thing to the Establishment is a comAnd mon effort, said Cook. we will they are betting that fall apart. AIM delegate Harvey Wells, (Omaha), underscored the need for a positive approach to NTCA future participation, and declared the underlying principle of the coalition as the recognition of each others autonomy. One indicator of the attached to the three- - signi-Tcnn- ce day coalition meeting, was the attendance of a high number of federal departments and agencies as well as a representative of the Democratic National Committee and the presence of White House Affairs Assistant Minority Bradley Patterson. Said Patterson, We will work with the total package you put together, or any part of it separately. We intend to be doing things with you which have a bellwether effect, to set up waves throughout the cies. pertinent Margaret Powell and Franklin Ducheneaux. AIM: Russell Means, Clyde Bellecourt, Harvey Wells and Dennis Banks. NIYC: Gerald Wilkinson, Cornell Tahdooahnlppah and Vocu, Scott McLemore. Several other observers from other Indian groups participated at their own expense. agen- agreed to establish a national drive, to devise a voter national registration and education drive throughout Indian country (particularly in key swing states), to establish a sinfund gle common Washington office to pool all information and resources for connon use, and to establish common field offices around the nation. I also agreed to plan coor- dinated efforts to outs selected members of Congress or to hamper their political ambitions either by working .for their defeat in 1972 elections or narrowing their margins of victory through the application of concerted political pressure and money in their districts or primacies. Participants agreed to seta targetamount of $1 million for a 1974 national political fund monitor legislation not drive, directly affecting Indians but indirectly of potential benefit, and to alert the U. S. public to in Indian needs and positions a responsible and knowledgeable fashion. Future coalition meetings are planned in many areas across the nation with the aim of including local and regional organizations, said Cook. Participating delegates wore; ?C. A I: Leon F. Cock. Leo V. Day Center Forty Tribal members have selected by the Tribal Business Committee to serve as jury members for this year. Those selected are: Clara T. Several changes have taken place at the Fort Duchesne Day Care Center in the past few n, Ankerpont, Spears L. William Cuch, Marie C. Taveapont, Bonne Arrive, Vila B. Greyeyes, Charlie Redfoot, Francis Ankerpont, Charlie Cuch Sr., Louis Arkansas, Zelda P. Cesspooch, Audrey G. Murray, Yvonne G. Curry, Albert Manning, Alvin Mbw-chea- Natchees, Margaret A. Cuch, Bryon Arrive, Hazel J. mack, ALDEN ATWINE . . . on of Mr. Johnny Black, Whiterockft, wait elected student body president of the Phoenix High School, in Arizona. Mr. Atwine, a senior, assumed his office at the beginning of the second semes-tern- f this school year. He attended grade school at' VThiteroeks, West Jr. High School, Fort Duchesne, and Union High School, Roosevelt. Mr. and Senior Citizens tour New Mexico Fourteen members of the Ute Tribe Senior Citizens Program left Nov. 7, 1971, to tour the Eight Northern Pueblos in New Albert Cornpeach, Roger Mack Jack, Hugh Jenks, Glenn Loney, Joseph Lee loupe, RaNae M. LaRose, Linda Pawwlnnee, Luke James Duncan, Robert Chapoose, Delores L. Arrowchis, Raymond Jenks, Eva J. Burson, Frank R. Cesspooch, Clarice S. Chapoose, Evelita W. Cesspooch, Sonja A. Wopsock, and Eleanore M. Tabbee. Wm. Wyasket Jr. joins Marines William Wyasket Jr., left service in the U. S. Marine Corps. He will be stationed at Oceanside Park, Jan. 3 for Calif. had been Mr. Wyasket assistant an as employed teacher for the Head Start Program at Ft. Duchesne. He is married to the former Lou Ann Cuch. Mexico. Tours were arranged for the group which included the State Capitol building of New Mexico, lunch at the Santa Fe Indian School, the Navajo Ceremonial Art Museum, where they were shown baskets and other items made by Ute Indian women of early days. Taos, Picuris, Nambe, Pojoaque, San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso Pueblos were visited where they observed Head Start classes and were shown new homes being constructed under the Housing Before returning Authority. home on Nov. 13 they attended fiestas at Tsnque Pueblo and Jemez Pueblo T'i.e pTP'-- pvnre'sedthe Pue- Chi-ma- yo, gets new personnel been ar, people are really advocates for COINS by Committee James Longhair, Lonnie Nephi, Evelyn C. Kowchee, Paul Lone-beLyman Loney, Clara A. Indian Commissioner Louis R. Bruce told the coalition he was Delighted this meeting came about, and offered his cooperation and encouragement in the area of asking questions and getting answers. We are Interested in Indian what they and we are doing, said Bruce. I dont know how near my head was to the block, but as of today were running the show, and with your help this has come about. I feel that today we are beginning to move together. Jury listed Byron E. Conetah given discharge Bryon E. Conetah, 19, was discharged from the service on Dec. 28, 1971. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Conetah, Myton, and he is planning to attend school. bios are friendly and hospitable people as shown by the greetings and invitations they received during their visits to the various communities and they also expressed their thanks to the Tribe.! Council for the use of the months. This summer Mrs. Elizabeth Esplln and Mrs. Barbara Emmons, both veteran half-da- y Head Start teachers, joined the Day Care staff. In the fall, Mrs. Elaine Valverde, also formerly with Head Start, joined the staff as coordinator. At the recommendation of a national monitoring team, the work day of Mrs. Mary Mathews, R. N., was extended from one-ha- lf day to full time so that there is a nurse on foil time duty at the center. This also enables Mrs. Mathews to devote some time to work with teachers Head Start proin the half-da- y It that is anticipated gram. she will give some first aid traiinstruction as to Head both and Care Day ning Start teachers. Approximately 40 children have received the services of the full day Head Start program at the Day Care Center in the past three months. Tim Day Care is currently licensed by the State of Utah Family Services to care for 45 at any one time. The increased enrollment has necessitated the division of one class into two. There is now a class of four year olds and a five year old class in addition to the class of two and three year old children, making a total of three classes. The five year olds who attend kindergarten at Todd Elementary School each morning come by public school bus to the center at 11:45 a.m. They are given a hot lunch, rest, snack, and recreational activities until 5 p.m. At present, their classreroom is in the novated apartment used for Bottle Hollow training. Activities for the younger children include program similar to that of the half-da- y Head Start program, with morning snacks, hot lunch, rest period, and an afternoon snack included. The services are provided for the children of families where both parents are employed or are in training or schooling of some kind which will lead mir.'ul employment. ice yet-to-- be- awell-round- ed |
