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Show FIRST CLASS MAIL The Ute Bulletin Published by Ute Tribe Fort Duchesne, Uteh MOM Friday, October 6, 1972 To Hunt Or Not To Hunt? Tribe Wages Verbal War Through Mews Media The battle lines are being drawn between the Ute Indian Tribe and the Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources on what authority the tribe has to sell of the hunting licenses to non-memb- ers tribe. This long standing battle has flared into the open following a press release from Roosevelt to the Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Sept. 10, 1972, in .which it was reported that the Duchesne County Sports- men Club and Vernal Rod and Gun Club The sportsmen contended the tribe was decimating the deer herd in Rock Creek area and the tribe countered by pointing out that of the 5,049 deer killed in the area , the Ute Tribe killed only 345 which is some 6.8 and the tribe owned at least 60 of the deer wintering range in the area in question. The tribe had 737 hunters afield; the State had 11,485 hunters. The Utah State Wildlife Department entered the picture by a news release over TV that the tribal hunt was In violation of State law, and had not been approved by the State, and they would resist the efforts of the tribe to carry on the hunt. The action of the State was met with action by the Tribal Business Committee in closing the hunts on the reservation on the northern area covering 200 permits In the Rock Creek area and 300 permits in the unit and also by closing the pheasant hunting season on thousands of acres of Indian land within the Uintah aln was filing a formal protest with John E. Phelps, State Director of Fish and Game, against the Ute Indian Tribe in holding a post season deer hunt. Action to file the formal protest with Mr. Phelps was made in a meeting in which Clair Huff, Regional Director of Wildlife Resources of Vernal was the guest speaker. BIG BLACK BEAR Attracted many vsltors at Bottle Hollow Resort where Slim Pickens (middle) displayed his bag. Taking another look at the bear with The Ute Indian Tribe responded to the Slim are Wallace Tabbee (left) who served as Mr. Pickens guide, and Doug article entitled, "Post Season Hunt Irks Wright, a film producer and personal friend of Mr. Pickens. (See story on Page 2) Local Club," by stating the tribe was within its rights to sell licenses to nonmembers and especially so when the hunt which was being protested was on Indian Basin. Many of the citizens of the City of land, and was a controlled hunt, and was Roosevelt and many of the business peonot too late in the season as it was noted the State of Utah was also holding ple responded by making public notice in several hunts which were later than the the Uintah Basin Standard that they were not supporting the action of the local tribal hunt. this the Chairman sportsmen clubs and respected the rights Following exchange, of Duchesne the County Sportsmen Club of the tribe to manage its big game on The contestants were judged on the five An attractive Ute maiden who likes went on TV in Salt Lake City and proits own land. characteristics best representative of working with children was selected by a The action of the sportsmen club has the tested of the action tribe .and appealed their over-a- ll personality, concern for to fanned panel of Judges to serve as Miss Ute a long standing controversy betthe of to the State sportsmen boycott Tribe at the Bottle Hollow Resort on Sept. humanity; knowledge of cultural heritage the tribal hunt. The following Saturday, ween the tribe and the State on what rights and knowledge of tribal language; ability 21. a member of the sportsmen club together the tribe does have. to and oneself; express personality, poise, Kathleen Che gup,' daughter of Mrs. BerThe State took the position the tribe with Mr. Hufff went on the air in Vernal, nice Cesspooch and Johnny Chegup, was beauty; and leadership and activities. not have the right to sell deer liUtah does to in the hunt. tribal opposition named from a field of six contestants These are also the qualifications for the to censes The of without the prior, requests the sportsmen to boycott Miss NCAI pageant In Florida. vying for the title. f consent of the State. The State takes the hunts tribal the with appatogether Forty people attended the pheasant rent Kathleen is entering her Junior year at for of the their the statement State of Utah, proIssued backing authority the University' of Utah with a major In dinner at Bottle Hollow Restaurant. The the Solicitor of General the by Departto voked the state not tribe would was the directed by Tribal Public they child development; Her goal is to obtain pageant ment of Interior in which he ruled in support the City of Roosevelt as it appeaa bachelor's degree; She was graduated Relations Department. red the city was in agreement with the part that the State had the control over from the Instituted! American Indian Arts of Utah hunting elk on the position taken by the Duchesne County in Santa Fe, N.Mia 1969, where she was Uintah and Indian Reservation. The Ouray Sportsmen Club, whose officers are mainly on the honor roB, secretary of Student took on this that if the the tribe position from Roosevelt City and because of other Senate during her year, Solicitor had been General from a state opposition initiated by Roosevelt people to Dorm president, anid compositor of high than other the have been Utah, opinion may tribal programs. Fol- school newspaper, DRUMBEATS. on Continued ( Page S) toured Europe. lowing graduation she FoundaKathleen received a Ford tion scholarship to attend the University of Utah In 1970-7- 1. This summer she worked as a social work trainee from the Another "first" for the Ute Tribe is University of Utah with the county welAdded to the "mechanical minds" this fare department in Roosevelt. happening this month in the Tribal Accounweek were Operation Malnstream-NYting Department. The new princess will represent the CAP, Head Start and Day Care Center. The Ute Tribe is the first tribe in the Ute Tribe in the 1973 Miss NCAI pageant Bookkeepers who had been doing paynation to utilize central computer accounin Saratoga, Fla., during the National rolls by hand will feed information to the ting on a local level. Many tribes "farm computers which, in the future, will necesCongress of American Indians convenout" their payrolls to computers of other sitate the scheduling 1. tion Oct. of computer companies, but the Utes are the only ones time since approximately 500 employees Other contestants were Faye Burson, who actually own and operate the machines. will be included. Sally Duncan , Sadlne Appawoo, Linda Two Bur rough L 4000 computers have Linda Ridley, and Annette Parrlette. Albert LoRose returned to the tribe as been doing the tribal office payroll, tribal accountant in 1969 and heads the Ridley was named the alternate for Miss jj accounting service station, water system, and Ute Ute Tribe. He worked for the tribe for 10 department. Research Laboratory for the past year. The panel of judges included the Honoyears previously. The last week In September the AccounJean rable Norma Gray, Associate Judge computer operators, Linda Garcia and ting Department added Ute Trails and RiTribal Court; Carleen Ignacio, Assistant Rufus Starr. Also operating the machines Ute Cattle Enterprise, Ute Fab Ltd., vers, are Virginia Slagle and Bernice Wardon. Director of the Miss Indian Utah Pageant; and Bottle Hollow Resort employees to Rose Streltz, wife of BIA Superintendent; their computerized payroll which, in the Three tribal members, Julia Colorow , Chief and Eloise Colorow, Honorable Henry Upchego, Judge, Kathleen Chegup past, has been done by hand by each group's Cecelia Jenks Tribal Court; and Patrick Wyasket. complete the accounting staff. bookkeeper. Lakefork-Whiteroc- ks Miss Ute Tribe ' Selected , To Vie for NCAI Title non-India- ns - non-reside- nts post-gradu- ate Mechanical Minds Make Ute History C, 15-2- |
