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Show FIRST CLASS MAIL The Ute Bulletira Vohimo I Humber 9 PubMod by Ute Tribe - Fort Duchesne, Utah 84026 Friday, November 10, 1972 Top Endian Educators Convene at EJte Resort office. He said it is a unique situation in that he presents problems to the Board The .U & 0 Reservation extended genuine Ute hospitality to members of the National Indian Head Start Advisory Board when they convened for their regular meeting the week of Oct. 23 at the Bottle Hollow Resort. and the Board presents problems to him in a two-fol- d arrangement. The Board addresses problems which affect Indian communities and seek solutions to the problems presented to them. Support is then solicited from tribal councils after information is fed back to them. Mastrapasqua said he was impressed Key speaker at the meeting was Dominic Mastrapasqua, director of the Indian and Migrant Programs Division, Office of Child D. C. Washington, One of the CONFERENCE AGENDA-F- or the three-dameeting of the National Head Start Advisory Board is being discussed with Jason Cuch second from right, U & O Head Start Director; by from left Martha Yallup of the Yakima Nation; Judy Roy, Red Lake Chippewa; and Dominic Mastrapasqua, Director 'of Indian and Migrant Programs Division, Office of Child Development, Washington, D. C. The National Board convened at Bottle Hollow Resort the last week of October. y Parents Battle Uintah School Board Long Hair, Dress Code (EDITOR'S NOTE: The Uintah School District dress code has caused consider- able controvesy during the past month with several Ute students being expelled because of the length of their hair. Many interested parents, BIA personnel and area residents have attended several meetings on the issue. The following report of the controversy until deadline day, (Tuesday, Nov. 7) was compiled by Robert Chapoose, Tribal Education Coordinator; and Barry Inscore, CAP Youth Coordinator.) ! Broken Treaties. The reaction of the board was negative saying they would do nothing to revise the dress code and for the children to go back to school, they must cut their hair. The meeting was punctuated by very emotional expressions by tribal members and by confrontations between the AIM group and the school board members. It ended with a group of AIM members singing a victory song 'to show you what long hair can do to people. New Code Proposed On Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, parents of the Ute Indian Tribe met in Fort Duchesne On Oct. 18 a delegation from the tribe to discuss the school dress code and consisting of parents, professional el of Indian students from met and with Interested parties suspension West Jr. High for violating its provisions the school board at their regular monthly on hair length. The outcome of these meeting. The delegation was chaired by was the decision to take their Robert Chapoose, Tribal Education meetings case before the school board. Officer. A prepared statement was read A meeting with the boards of Uintah by Francis Wyasket, Chairman of the and Duchesne school districts was reBusiness Committee and a revised dress quested, and on Oct. 10 they met with code was proposed and presented by Supt. Evans and Supt. Abplanalp of the Barry Inscore of Community Action Prorespective districts in the Fort Duchesne gram. The board responsded three to one community center. The outcome of this meeting was we were told the policy was against the revision with only Mr. Nelson a board policy and the superintendents Marshall supporting the tribe. could do nothing about the problem. R The school board repesvdly addressed was also decided that the problem was only themselves to a double ndard for Inwith Uintah School District at the present dian students, which we hoped to avoid by time and subsequent dialogue has been presenting a revised code. They, to a with them. man, addressed the issue of short skirts, which was never mentioned by the deleEmotional Confrontation gation, or in the dress code. Mr. Haslem, Again, we requested a meeting with the our "representative linked long hair to an school board and on Oct. 13 met with four environment bosterlng drug abuse and imschool board members and Supt. Evans in moral actions. the MDTA Learning Center. The meeTheir response to the presentation of was the also attended by several members delegation gave us the Impression they ting of the American Indian Movement, who did not even listen to what we said. were passing though on the Trail of (Continued on Page 10) Development in issues discussed was discrimination in the appropriation of funds for the Indian and Migrant Programs Division. According to the Board, the Division is recognized as one of the regions in the U. S.; however, it does not receive its proportionate share given to regions. The Board expressed this creates a hardship when the Division is understaffed and has to accommodate deadline dates The National Board was organized in November 1969 after Indian delegates to the national Head Start Directors Conference felt the need for a voice in Washington, D. C. for Indian Head Start children. The board includes two representatives from the nine Indian Community Action Program areas in the United States. The members are an elected, representative group who are involved in Head Start concerns and issues on the reservation level and include Head Start parents. Head Start employees, and Tribal Council members. Mastrapasqua commented the Board is an independent body which advises his with the Ute Tribe's capabilities to develop a resort complex with the initiative and foresight in exhibiting things they are attempting on the reservation. He said, I take my hat off to the tribe in not waiting for anyone to come around and do things for them Judy 'Roy, Red Lake Chippewa for the Board thanked Jason Cuch and the Ute Tribal Council for the invitation to U & 0 and for the kind hospitality extended to them during their stay here. Board members attending the meeting were Gilbert Horn, chairman, Harlem, Mont; Mary F. Standingdeer, N. Car.; Mona Shepard, S. Dak.; Chris A. Baker, Ignacio, Colo.; Phyllis Antone, Phoenix, Ariz; J. R. DeGroat, Crownpoint, N. Mex.; Jerry Maulson, Lac DuFlambeau, Wise.; Judy Roy, Red Lake, Minn.; Martha Yallup, Yakima Nation, Wash.; and Jason Cuch who coordinated the conference. Also attending the conference were Albert Sinquah, Office of Child Development, Washington, D. C.; Ron Tupper, Head Start Specialist, University of Washington; and Jackie Dewey, assistant to Tupper. Vice-chairm- ; per-son- FINAL TOUCHES-F- er the completion of the Ouray Water Project were Tom of Price the Economic Development Administration office completed by In Denver, Colo. The inspection team faired thrmh the cold, windy day in Ouray to make the dream of domestic water a reality for residents of the little community. Huddling by are left to right Dennis Mower, BIA Reservation Programs Officer; Gary Poowegup, Business Committee member; R. 0. Curry, Resource Officer; and Basil Keel, Project Foreman. |
