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Show first am cm The Ute BuEletin Fort Ducteanu, Utah MOM PubMMd by Uto Trite Tribe, Btiafie IRemlye Qfie IFSsIh i January 10, 1070 j & (Same . s, A twentieth century version of passing the pescepipe" was witnessed as 1972 drew to close ana an agreement wai signed between Tribal and State officials. v?' v Words and ink were used instead of pipestone in the Fish and at the State Capitol Dec. 29 to help resolve the jurisdiction problems of fish and game enforcement ana management of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. A long-tercontroversy questioning the authority of tribal officials to oet oeaoono and to oell Ueenoeo came to a head when the reservation loads were dosed to hunting to all members this fadL The Utes also declared a boycott on the city of Roosevelt and stopped all business transactions between the tribe and the reserfor two months. vation border-tow- n The document states in part: The Tribe will assume primary responsibility and control over all hunting and fishing upon the reservation and the State will cooperate and assist in enforcement. The State will take steps to grant special State of Utah deputy law enforcement commissions to tribal conservation officers. And the tribe will take steps to ajjply for federal special officer commissions for state conservation officers. To render assistance to each other as is feasible at checking stations on and off the reservation and to collect and exchange field data involving or pertaining to 'game, range and wildlife surveys. members will be required to obtain state permits All before obtaining tribal hunting permits. Permit forms will be furnished so game may be legally of the state from the transported or shipped by reservation to their place of residence. Seasons will be correlated for fishing and for hunting of birds, .small game, and big game on and adjacent to reservation lands. But, the tribe can declare seasons and bag limits as in its judgement special hunts, post season hunts, or year around fishing seasons where it is in the best interest of game management. Training sessions will be provided for both tribal and state conservation officers. Terms of the agreement will be reviewed periodically. Placing their signatures of approval on the docummit were Calvin L. Homey J. Secalcuku, Tribal Council Utah and John E. Bud Governor; Hampton, Phelps, Wildlife Division Director. Also attending the meeting were Business Committee members Wilbur Cuch and Gary Poowegup and BIA Superintendent Bill Streitz. Game Agreement endorsed . m non-trib- al . non-trib- al non-residen- ts Vice-chairma- there are a lot of big ones under that UP JOB - To be.sure-howe- ver, ice! On one of the stormiest days last week Rex LaRose, Recreation Director; Homey Secakuku, Tribal Vice Chairman; and Bonnie (Murray) Van .of the Resort's bookkeeping department agreed to brave the ice and snow at Bottle Hollow Lake to pose for a picture. On a more serious vein, a Shakespeare glass A PUT - -- -- rod is being offered monthly to the fisherman bringing the largest fish to the Marina or Bottle Hollow Resort office for weighing and measuring. The it looks like a long derby will continue until the ice melts-a- nd ice-fishi- winter!! n; New Faces New BIA Leadership To Stress Service, Not Management WASHINGTON- faces at the Interior Department in the area of Indian affairs wfll be announced by the end of January," Interior Secretary Rogers C.B. Morton told the press here Dec. 22. We need the kind of leadership at Interior te nuke the BIA programs service programs instead of custodial programs," said Martau. Whfle keepieg the D.C.-AIPA)-- New trust responsibility, we must proceed at an even speed" toward tribal takeovers ef BIA pregraau. We may make some functional chain ges," he said. All I can say is that well have somebody in charge of all our Indian programs. . . . Indian affairs will receiye full attention at the secretarial level. Morton said the possibility of creating the new post of an Assistant Interior Secbeen disretary for Indian Affairs hadadministracussed seriously by the Nixon tion. He said he luul been studying and talking to a great number of people on changes in the field of Indian administration. j Mortou said the watchword hr Us second term as Interior Secretary would be better reuuselhig with Indian cem-Continued on Page 10 the Basin this winter has boosted the snowmobiling activities around Bottle Hollow Resort Checking one of the several machines, available for rental are Gilbert Gardner (standing) and Mike Arrowchis. Gilbert recently was named assistant manager of the Resort on a trainee basis. Mike is manager of the Marina where tne snowmobiles and other sports equipment LOTS OF SNOW is stored. -- - In |