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Show Page 4 Friday, October 6. 1972 The Ute Bulletin Political Storm Brewing? Slashed BIA Budget By $50 Million By Richard La Course PROGRAM PLANNER For the Senior Citizens will lie hired with grant presented to Wilton Johnson (middle), projeet direetor, by I)r. Jarvis Palmer (far left) of the Utah State Division on Aging. Hoard members Day el Wardle, Dee Wilcox, and Henry Harden witness the presentation to the only Indian Senior Citizens program in the nation. The new planner will establish the new program strategy for the fiscal year 1973. Regional Solicitor Issues Revised Statement Regarding Trust Funds for Minors Utah Code Ann. 1953, Replacement Volume 2 which provides: "The period of minority extends in and in males to the age of twenty-on- e females to that of eighteen years.; but all obtain their majority by minors marriage. This means that all girls are eligible to have their funds released from the supervision of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Minors who marry, regardless of age, are also eligible to have their funds released from supervision. The BIA Superintendent wishes to point out, however, that some accounts will continue under supervision even after the individual reaches the age of majority if it is determined to be in their best Interest. The authority for such action is Code of Federal Regulations 25, Section 104.9 which states in part: "The funds of an adult whom the Secretary or his authorized representative finds to be in need of assistance in managing his affairs, even though such adult is not non compos mentis or under other legal disability, may be disbursed to the adult, within his best interest, under approved plans. recent statement from the regional solicitor has brought about a change in the supervision of IIM accounts held in A Trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The statement had to do with the age at which an individual becomes an adult in the State of Utah. Prior to this time all individuals were considered adults when they reached their 21st birthday. The Solicitor quoted Section 15-2- -1 BIA Realty Officer Visits with First Lady with Dartmouth University, together with the Universities of Georgia, Arizona and North Dakota. Four large and yet unspecified boarding schools and several small institutions will be closed and no Alaska Native children will be sent away to school in Wildwood, Alaska. WELFARE and GUIDANCE: All Tri bal Work Experience Programs will dQ' eliminated, and payments of general assistance and child welfare will be discontinued on next March 30. Construction of 32 new HOUSING: homes and repairs on 234 homes will be cancelled, and staff layoffs will number 10. Five BIA housing offices will be closed, and contracting, training and management funds will be reduced. and VOCATIONAL EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE: Closure of eight national field offices, seven area field employment assistance offices, the Solo Parent Training Center in San Diego, Calif., the Madera, Calif., and Roswell Employment Training Centers, and reduction of the Nixon Washington, D. C. -(A- IFA)-The administration has ordered the budget for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be slashed by nearly $50 million for the storm coming year and a severe political may lie just ahead. The BIA, the Interior Department's sole human resource agency serving a national ethnic community, will actually be spending less next July than during the present year on its Indian programs, which will be seriously affected both in terms of operating monies and personnel layoffs built into White House cutbacks. Behind the BIA cutback is the signing of a Social Security bill in midsummer by President Richard M. Nixon, who both protested the increase in the federal budget deficit occasioned by the bill and warned that he would veto any further bills which increase the deficit and subsequent inflation by the "Democratie-controlle- d Congress. Nixon also ordered his Office of Management and Budget in the White House to require all departments and agencies to trim their budgets by 10 pecent to offset the deficit occasioned by the New Social Security Act. The White House figure for the current year is an even $1 billion in spending for all Indian programs by all agencies and departments. The total spending cut from Indian programs in tiie coining year, based on that public figure, may be as high as a full $100 million. And the $50 million BIA cut puts the White House halfway there. Overall, the total BIA budget figure after next July 1 is virtually the same as for this year. This figure is deceiving, however, because $70 million of that total amount will go for payment on the Alaska Native Claims Act under public law. And $75 million will be reserved untouched for construction of roads on much-need- Bismark, N. D. the nations reservations. Consequently, appropriations for all BIA programs in the coming year will he less than this year. Many programs will be forced to absorb funding cuts and personnel layoffs in some surprising areas. The staff of Indian Commissioner Louis R. Bruce, which prepared an "impact statement on the cuts which lie ahead, reported in a confidential memo: "(The new allowance) makes no provision for any improvements to Indian programs other than roads; does not provide for increased cost of operation due to inflation; does not provide for increased school enrollments; does not provide for increased welfare case load and cost in- "She was charming and, simply to say to each of had something amazingly, us. Adelyn Logan, Realty Officer for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, was commenting on her recent visit with the nation's First Lady, Pat Nixon. creases; does not provide for protecting Mrs. Logan met Mrs. Nixon at an the natural resources remamiiir for the annual lioard meeting of the General FedeIndian; does not pn vi k f, r ration of Women's Clubs last month in vit irrigation project.---, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Logan was ati provide adequate ;hnol tending the meeting in her capacity of a construction. member of the legislation committee, and The Bureau of Indian Affairs will Of the existing 57 iat. id', proshe was greeted by Mrs. Nixon, as were correspond directly with all individuals 25 will haw Kund-grams, .var. 125 other delegates of the GFW'C, at a who are effected by tills change to explain hi" The single largest m reception at the General Nelson A. Miles the status of their IIM accounts. for :.?li.. o22.. t s, education, mansion, which has een the headquarters .r. largest cut of $C.P r.oi for the GFWC for the past 50 yeais. welfare and from Mrs. Logan first became active in third mtuuiiigiul cut wr: i , , Federated Womens Clubs when she moved H?:of construction over to the Uintah and Ouray Reservation tics schools, housii; a:-- .i 20 years ago and joined the Fort Duchesne o: ?i.- The North American Indian Alliance of facilities tj the Women's Club. She served as president the r.'As According of the Utah Federated Womens Clubs Butte, Mont., is accepting applications these ment, key areas will .dhci.y,; from 1053 to 60 and was a member of for the position of Director Coordinator T -E- DLCAHUN: limlni'ufl .vii, u, the General Federation Board for the for the Indian Service Center located in Butte, Mont. sc: vi.n preschool child In from 1958 to 1968, Send resume to the Board of Directors children, trily! summer employment pre 19C6 she was elected president of the grams for 22,900 Indian teemon r work and .ml western region. She resumed outlining education, organizaSioux Junior College probi the tional E. to 72 experience K.. Park, Butte, her position on the General Federation duced will be all special progra1' s r Mont., 59701. Salary is negotiable, deBoard this year. pending upon background. Indian prefeflting Indian students in pul,;,. t The wife of retired U & O roads enof nature of the work rence; load programs rer, through dJi., has special requires gineer, Lon A. Logan, Mrs. Logan served as BIA Realty officer 12 years. some knowledge of government programs; coordination, counseling and the lisr must be bondable; must have experience aid for Navajo Community College. She stated her Interest in organizational in Terminated will be contracts with tiu proposal writing. Starting date on or work has presented many enjoyable oppoabout ol New Dec. 1, 1972. Mexico Indian l.aUniversity with the First as rtunities such chatting and Masters Program, l)yr.- - Proiramf Lady! ., m-- 1 l - - - Job Opportunity i.l . . - t- - , 1 , pf-tra- , te -- ! - one-thir- d. The current budget figure, $1.7 million, will be retained for the Indian Water Rights Office rather than the publicly announced $2 million figure, about $200,000 will be trimmed from funds for operating and maintaining irrigation systems on reservations, and $2 million will be eliminated from a budget for new waterways construction. Cutliacks amounting to $1.6 million are also slated for resource management programs in the areas of agricultural extension, credit, reservation programs, industrial development, real property management and appraisal, general trustee services and environmental quality services. The BL was already $50 million budget slash, at work on the it was learned from the confidential "impact statement" memoranda, when Interior Secretary Rogers C. B. Morton addressed the National AssociaTribal Chairmens tion (NTCA) in Eugene, Ore., on Aug. 7, There during their annual convention. Morton stated: "Funding is the strongest Indicator of commitment in government. The Interior Department will doubtless be explaining this latest "indicator to various Indian groups very soon. Community Meets, Aires Hunting issue The ting I oj t M.-uda- controversial issue of deer hundiscussed by members of thfy. Duc-hesr.- -- ui'.'i Cent, Community when they vening (Oct. 2) at the Ute LeaiV rancis Wvasket, Business Committee related the chain of events vhif .. Lvi led to the boycott of Roose-v:- ;! F c' businesses. . Iv-u- 12-sta- training Center by and ORDER: Closure of RosN. M., Indian Police Academy and well, staff reductions of 20 personnel. WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION: ed '- , I .a Rose, Community president, pre-.die meeting during which the ala discussed housing matters, : plans, future community and the scheduled meeting with paents and school board members concerning the dress code. rs, Al Parriette served refreshments thf conclusion of the meeting. ri'C!-;di;,i- VOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE Pkusf notify the Bulletin if you are wt nrcii-hif- i your paper or if you nticc a chttntic of address! v. i-s |
