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Show Friday, October 6, 1972 The Ute Bulletin Page 6 Indian Tradition Challenged Long Hair Prompts Meeting Carleen Ignacio Tribal Education Secretary By hair, an Indian tradition, has bean educational issue. .ired length of hair was stated in ss code Issued by the Uintah County On Sept. 28 an interested V)ard. parents met at the Ute Learning discuss the dress code and, in ?lcular, the "long hair" issue. The i ng was prompted by the suspension of ral Ute students because of the length their hair. The students stated they ould not cut their hair. Since neither school board was represented at the meeting, the group has slated another meeting for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the Ute Learning Center (adjacent to Tribal Offices at Fort Duong . : chesne). Uintah and Duchesne School Boards have been extended an invitation to the meeting and it is hoped a large number of Interested parents, Ute and alike, will attend the meeting. At the September meeting parents commented on why they felt their children and others should be permitted to wear long non-India- NO LONGER AN UNWRITTEN LANGUAGE Daisy Jenks spent the summer writing basic Ute words for her students at Todd Elementary and West Junior words to West High School Mrs. Jenks shows the hyphenated, etnflents as her daughter, Carleen Ignacio, Tribal Education Secretary, and Studentbody President, Richard Jenks, observe. easy-to-sou- nd Two Ute Indian Girls in Private Prep School The shores of Lake Michigan is the new home of two Ute high school girls. Their official address is Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wise., and they are among the select few who obtain entrance to the private Minnie Grant Minnie C. Grant is beginning her second year at the Episcopalian school and she is presiding over her senior class as presiBecause of her class office, she dent. has a private room at the school which has 60 boarding students from the 7th first grade through the 12th. Sixty-fiv- e at school attend 12th day through graders Kemper Hall. New to the school this year is Marie daughter of Mr. and Duncan, Mrs. Clifford Duncan, Whlterocks, who is entering her 8th grade year. Mrs. Anne Platt, BIA Education Officer, Marie to Wisconsin and accompanied showed her around the 102 year-ol- d campus which was first opened by the The Esplscopal Order of St. Marys. now in an serves order advisory capacity. Marie was Impressed with the school as well as the students, according to Mrs. Platt, and seemingly was already quite well acquainted with her roommate, Catherine Catz, a Texan who is half Indian and half Jewish. Enrollment at the prep school Includes the two Ute Grils, Maries roommate and two black girls. Although most students are quite wealthy, elaborate clothes are no problem since the girls wear uniforms during school hours. Miss Grant and Miss Duncan are attending the school on full scholarships given by the .Tribe and the school. half-Indi- an Area, Tribal Personnel Indian education was in the spotlight al and conference conducted at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colo. Robert Chapoose, Education Coordinator, represented the Ute Tribe. Ron Egan, Uintah Basin Education Counsel coordinator, spoke for the Title in program and Grant Drollinger, director of Title I also attended the conference. Needs of the American Indians and how they relate to Elementary and Secondary Education Act on Titles I through Vm were discussed. Federal funds and their uses were outlined to meet the special education needs of Indian children. Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 has been amended to provide Indian children enrolled in Bureau of Indian Affairs School with benefits of Title I ESEA programs for an additional year. A new section of the law will also authorize the Commissioner of Education to carry out a grant program for the lm- - at a recent Marie Dunran ATTENTION Parents of Students Away from Home Please notify the Ute Bulletin of your childs boarding school or college address so we may add them to the Bulletin mailing list. Tribal members will be added at no charge to the student. inter-region- inter-agen- cy hair. The group expressed the need of a exist in the public school will be solved for the betterment of the Indian students. We all hope something can be accomplished since the same issues have been discussed and have been a problem for a number of years with nothing being done to solve ' them. The group felt the cooperation of the school teachers in the local schools is very poor. The parents wish to be heard by mem-be- rs of the school board. If they are not heard they plan to resolve the problems even if it means keeping their children out of school. All interested parents are urged to attend the Oct. 10 meeting. Head Start Highlights ns Parents in attendance expressed they were interested in all Indian students, not just their own children. They felt it is the Indians right to decide the length of his hair and that it is very unfair to tell Indians how to dress or wear their hair. They felt the primary Importance is whether or not the child is receiving an education. A parent also quoted from American Indian Civil Rights of the Native Americans which states an Indian child does not have to cut his hair if he does not choose to do so. Several parents asked "Whats wrong with our children keeping their Indian culture and heritage? Other comments included the fact Indians are often called savages; but this is not true. When an Indian speaks he knows only oneway to come right to the point. Often they delete many "big educated words. They also stated Indians are often criticized for not being dean. The parents wondered if people realize some of them still do not have running water and electricity. "A lot of people must remember pa- rent advisory board so the problems which The Parent Advisory Committee has elected June Murdock as chairman for the is Floyd ensuing year. Wyasket and Mrs. Jane Edwards of the Myton Center will serve as secretary-treasure- r. Vice-chairm- an Jason Cuch, Project Director, and Elaine Valverde, assistant director, attended an Indian Head Start Directors at the new ICAP meeting in headquarter. Formerly housed at the University of mid-Septem- Utah, Salt Lake City, ICAP transferred their offices last spring to the University of Washington at Seattle. The new headquarters serves Alaska, Washington, Utah, Nevada and Oregon. Indian Teacher New to Head Start Program A graduate Indian teacher from Massachusetts has joined the Head Start program. we have to keep up with the standards of the white people, sometimes the Indians have to do without necessities such as fuel and lights so their children will be presentable in the eyes of the white people so they will not be ashamed of them- Douglas E. Vanderhoop, Wampanoag, of Gay Head, located on Marthas vineyard Island, returned to Utah to teach at the Whlterocks Center. Doug was attracted to the U & O Reservation when he visited his cousin , Mrs. Bruce Igna- It is often heard Indian parents do not care for their children properly. The group of parents expressed if they didnt care they wouldnt send their children to school for an education and do without a lot of things for their children. A graduate of Arizona State University, Tempe, he also studied at Cape Cod Community College, Hyannis, Mass., where he majored in liberal art. Mr. Vanderhoops degree is in elementary education. selves. cio. Attend Conference provement of educational opportunities for Indian children. Adult American Indians will benefit by the new amendments made to Title II of ESEA. special program will be Improve educational opportunities for adult Indians. During the conference it was announced a National Advisory Council on Indian Education has been established consisting of 15 India j and Alaskan members appointed by the President to represent diverse geographic area. The council will advise the Commissioner of Education on the administration of programs affecting Indian children and adults. provided A to Two new movies, one about an Indian rodeo star ("When the Legends Die) and the other about Indian life in Los Angeles ("Once Upon a Tribe) are just now opening around the country. "When the Legends Die was filmed at Ignacio, Colo., on the Southern Ute Reservation. Douglas E. Vanderhoop Them Changes New words popping up in the Native American lexicon include the likes of "chairperson, and "treasuress, "chlefesses. "council-peop- le |
