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Show i The Ute Bulletin Champion of Elderly Coesoo The Ute Bulletin Editor Maxine Natchrcs Associate Editor School Judy Cole News ... Carleen Ignacio and Gloria Arrowgarp Ute Indian Tribe Sponsor Free to Ute Tribal membera Mail $&50 per year to other to: The Ute Bulletin P.O.Box 129 Fort Dncheaae, Utah 84026 Member of the American Indian Press Association EDUODIAL MANS BEST FRIEND RUNS WILD Dog is man's best friend. Or is he? The old proverb is in question at Fort Duchesne. Stray dogs are a problem on nearly every reservation since residents seem to think of the area as large dog place. pounds and perfect dropping-of- f' These dogs, which lack care and attention as well as food, begin to run in packs; chase cars, bikes and often children. Local residents have been shaking their heads lately while remarking Someday someone is going to get hurt. That someday" came to this little community last week. A girl was attacked by a large dog in a yard next to her home. She was rushed to Salt Lake City and treated by a plastic surgeon who repaired ten lacerations on her face and neck-o- ne within a fraction of her eye and another a half inch from her juglar vein. roamed the area The dog could be labeled a and was known to have snapped at other children. He is not the only dog in this category. It. could have been any one of 20 to 30 dogs at Fort Duchesne and anyone of some 60 children who live and play in the community. The little girl was playing very closely to her home-t- he dog was off limits. This little girl owns a dog-- as do most children here. But she cares for her dog and keeps him at home. Many do not. The incident might have been eliminated when the dog first snapped at other children. However, the owner said, and justifiably so, he has seen children tease the dog and poke at it with sticks animal instinct-t- he dog does not like children. (A dog which does not like children should not be allowed to roam the area. In the same respect, children should not tease dogs. A mutual respect is needed). But the incident did happen and a little girl will be scarred for life. As in most cases, unfortuately, it takes a tragedy to change the status quo. It is time to rid the area of stray dogs and to insure residents that every dog in the area has had rabies vaccine. The Indian Health Service sponsors rabies clinics each spring free of charge to all reservation residents, tribal members or not. Charles Wells, Service Unit Director of IHS, reported the June clinic was very poorly attended. The Ute Tribe Law and Order Department is taking steps to aid the situation. However, until these steps are taken, they do not have the manpower to round up stray dogs. If you know of strays in the area which are not wearing a collar andor a rabies tag, the Uintah County Sheriffs Department has been very cooperative in sending a wagon and humane officer to pick up dogs in this area. They ask that you contain the dog in your yard or on a rope until they can get over here to pick it up but, as a rule, will come immediately when called. If your dog has had a litter of pups which you cannot care for or give away, the Sheriffs Department will also take care of the let them roam the area and join the dog packs-i- ts pups-do- nt not the humane thing to do. If vour child has been snapped at or bitten by a dog which is OUTSIDE ot its owner s yard, report it to the owner and to j Ute Tribe Law and Order Department so that steps may be three-year-o- . 1173 Succumbs at Age 84 LaRose succumbed Another era in Ute history passed last week when Stella Saturday evening (Aug 4) in a Salt Lake City hospital. Survivors include one eon, Milton Mrs. LaRose spent her entire 84 years of Salt Lake City, and a daughter, Reservation (Boots) and on the Uintah Ouray where she was active in tribal affairs. Her Mrs. Julius (Mary May) Murray, Fort later years were dedicated to the plight Duchesne: 22 grandchildren and 58 great of elderly Indians which prompted her grandchildren. Four of her children, Josephine Cuch, election as president of the Ute Indian PreJean Ashley, Catherine Zuniga When Valora Senior Citizens organization. and Raymond James LaRose, preceded sident Richard M. Nixon called a White her in death. House Conference on Aging in late 1971, Mrs. LaRose was among the delegation. Mrs. LaRose was also mother to In April of 1972 she was honored by contrifor her foster children whom she rear Calvin numerous Rampton governor butions to programs for the aging. The ed throughout the years. honor, including recognition by the Utah Division of Aging and presentation of a gift from the Salt lake Rotary Club, was announced during a proclamation signing ceremony at the State Capitol Rotunda. Mrs. LaRose, fluent in the Ute Language, served as an interpreter for three governors of Utah. Concerned about the preservation of Indian culture among the Ute people as well as other tribes, she participated in affairs of the Indian Council in Phoenix, Ariz. Oldtimers tell of how, during the depression years as well as the severe winter of 1949, the tiny woman who stood barely five feet, carried food and clothing to her people in need. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday (Aug. 8) at the LDS Chapel, Ballard Ward. Interment was in Fort Duchesne cemetery. Mrs. LaRose was born in 1889 in White rocks to Albert and Mary Mack Chapoose. She married Milton LaRose who died in 1932. Stella C. LaRose ld cUtwi& semi-stray-- he taken to contain the animal. Let's work together to avoid another tragedy and give dogs their role as mans best friend. 7ftcUj(6ox The Ute Bulletin Ute Indian Tribe Fort Duchesne, Utah Dakhota, Editor: I'm in Jackson State Prison doing two to 10 years. Im 29 years old, am Oglala Sioux. My great Ancestor was Horse. I dont have any money but could you send me the Ute Bulletin? Your Brother, Stewart American Horse Rodda Jackson, Michigan Editor's Note: We are bewildered as to how it happened, but happy that the Ute Bulletin is obviously being read even in a Michigan prison! We added Stewart Rod-d- a to our mailing at our readers who are not tribal embers seemed to have forgotten that there is a subscription rate for the Bulletin. If your subscription is due or you have never submitted $3.50 for your paper, you may be missing it next month! Chief-Amer-ica- n Dearest Maxine: As we unpack boxes and attempt to settle into our new home here in Sells, we keep coming across things which remind us of the Ute Reservation and all of our friends there. Hopefully we will find new friends here, but the space all of you have in our hearts can never really be filled by others. We shall always treasure our memories of U & 0, and we never want to lose touch. Our Address here is P. 0. Box 835, Sells, Ariz., 85634. We would very much enjoy receiving the Bulletin so we can stay on top of the news. Also would like to hear from all of you. Thank you again for the good years and all the glad and sad things we shared. Love Always, Barbara and Ed Emmons Dear Editor: It has been noticed that some of our tribesmen are very weak. They say a chain is as strong as its weakest are tribal members involved in tribal affairs who say they are doing something for the Indians but on the other hand, they are very weak. Number one, loyalty is not there. Number two, obedience to regulations is ignored. Number three, visions of foresight-total darkness. Number four, .efficiency lacks in these type of people. Todays era cannot be the same as yesterdays. I think another way of putting it ended last night at Hwk-Ther- midnight. The Grass Roots Sentry TRIBAL MEMBERS: of the Annual Rep not, contact the Tribal mans office or Public Re office. Limit - one per fai of the 1972-7- 3 Annual Needed: Community Rep Repc We would like any a: news from the commu 1972-7- 3 Anyoneeveryone piease c Ute Tribe Public Relatioi partment, Ext. 31 news for the Bulletin. 722-226- 3, e |
