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Show FIRST GLASS MAIL The 1 Ute Volume 8 Published by Ute Tribe Number 10 Fort Duchesne, Utsh 84026 Friday, December 8, 1972 NCIO BOARD MEMBER Irene Cuch Receives Presidential Appointment A Ute woman, mother of five, has been appointed by President Richard Nixon to a top national council. Mrs. Irene Cesspooch Cuch received a telephone call Saturday afternoon (Dec. 2) from the White House at Key Biscayne, Florida, confirming her appointment to the National Council on Indian Opporld tunity. The Council, established in 1968 by Presidential Executive Order, is under the direction of Vice President and has eight Indian members. Mrs. Cuch is the only woman appointed to the present board and will serve a one-ye-ar term. Mrs. Cuch is the wife of the Ute Service Station Enterprise Manager, Jasper Cuch. She is a native of Fort Duchesne, daughter of Vessie Ioka Cesspooch and the late Alberto Cesspooch. Irene attended the Uintah and Ouray Boarding School, Whiterocks, first through sixth grade. The school was closed in the 50's. She enrolled in Alterra Junior High and graduated from Union high school, Roosevelt with the class cf Spiro-Agne- w 57. During her two years at Utah State University, Logan, she majored in Physical Education with a minor in health. Irene was married at the end of her sophomore year. Mrs. Cuch was elected to the Uintah and Ouray Tribal Business Committee three years ago. Her term will expire in March of next year, however, she plans to seek , Business Committee Member Being on the Business Committee has been a very educational experience for me," Mrs. Cuch said. An active member, she serves on the Board of Directors of the "Being on the Business Commitee has been a very educational experience for me, Mrs. Cuch said. An active member, she serves on the Board of Directors of the National Council on Ajpng and is a member of the U. S. Senate Advisory Council on the Elderly American Indian. She was an official delegate last fall to the White House Conference on Aging. On a state level she serves on the Utah State Legislative Committee on Aging, is a member of the University of Utah Indian Social Work Program Board of Directors and the Intermountain Regional Medical e area. Board which serves a On the Reservation she serves as a liaison for the aging program and the social work program securing welfare when needed through the Uintah County Social Services. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Ute Senior Citizens Program and is a member of the Ute Tribal Housing Authority. She also serves as a liaison for the Indian Health Clinic, and formerly was' a Community Health Representative supervisor. (Continued on Page S) five-stat- Irene Cuch on her recent appointment to CHAIRMAN CONGRATULATES-Mr- s. the National Council on Indian Opportunity. Mrs. Cuch received a call Saturday from the White House at Key Biscayne, Ha., confirming her appointment and Chairman Francis Wyasket congratulated her during a Business Committee meeting Monday morning. Mrs. Cuch had been interviewed by Robert Robertson, Executive Director of NCIO, several months ago for the position on the Indian board. She is the only woman serving on NCIO this term. eight-memb- er Regional Meeting Conceives Uintah Basin Planning Council Two days of meetings with federal representatives resulted in the establishment of the Uintah Basin Planning Council to correlate various tribal projects. Tribal Business Committee members met with regional representatives of the Dept, of Interior in mid-Novemb- at Denver, er Colo. the Uintah and Ouray Reservation were discussed with D. P. Shoup, Secretary of Interiors representative for the Mountain Plains Federal Regional Council: Bureaus of Topics of concern for Reclamation, Sports Fisheries and Wildlife, Land Management, Outdoor Recreation. The agenda included the construction of a dam in the Hill Creek area to channel water for irrigation purposes, improvement of the present irrigation system on the reservation and fish and game matters. Technical assistance was requested of the agencies represented. - 0 delegation to continue the Indian Desk in Washington D. C., because of operation tne extreme difficulty of working with the state. Funding of tribal projects as tne Bottle Hollow Phase Three, domestic water system and the Rock Creek recreation lodge were discussed with tne OEO .and EDA representatives. Technical aid was solicited from the Environmental Protection Agency in writing surface protection stipulations for the various oil companies exploring for oil on the reservation. Another area of discussion was the free grazing permit with the U. S. Forest Service. It appears the Utes will have to take another cut in the permit. Presently the tribe has taken an approximate 0 percent cut from the original 1906 agreement. To conclude the talks, the tribal council hosted a luncheon for the conference participants. The Mountain Plains Federal Regional Council includes Departments of Agriculture and Labor. OEO. LEAA. HEW. EDA. and It was expressed by the of the OEO THIRTY YEARS --Of dedicated service to the Bureau of Indian Affairs prompted a service award and citation to Francis B. Joe Thompson second from left. Francis Wyasket, Ute Tribal Chairman, congratulated Thompson at an informal ceremony last month at the U A 0 Agency offices. Superintendent Bill Streitz far right cited Joe, who has been assistant realty officer at U & 0 15 years, for his good will with the Indians as weU as the respect he has won in the oil fields. Also receiving awards were Leo Turnbow and Vere Nielson, both have worked as Irrigation Systems Operators 20 years. Not pictured are' Af ton Richens who also received a pin and is with the Irrigation System; and Violet Parriette, BIA secretary, for 10 years service. 20-ye- ar 80-9- U & |
