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Show RECBEA TIOfJ with BEX By Rex LaRose FALL ACTIVITIES are set for all the Recreation Centers and schedules have been made and will be posted. We plan to provide activities for all groups and will be having quiet activities at the Fort Duchesne Learning Center and the Whiterocks and Randlett Community Buildings. All persons are asked to come out and learn different games such as monopoly, rook, cards, etc., in the even- Compiled by Ute Tribe Alcoholism Program Something to think about: ?o Hey!?! During the fourth of July Few Wow did yon wake np on the sixth and found out jron had drunk the fifth yon bought on the third for the fanrth?? Many exciting things have taken place at the Ute Tribe Alcoholism Program this past month. Take, for instance, -- someone asked Russel Squier, counselor, What has the Akohafism pregram armmpHrii ed throughout its five year existence?" Russel responded to the effect most people seem to pay attention only to the people who still drink and ignore people who have recovered. Also, many problem drinkers seem to forget what it was like when they were in that condition. Ram stated ho sat down and wrote the names of 26 people who have recovered, many of whom have four or five years of sobriety accredited to ABUSE At a meeting Aug. 8 at the Roosevelt Union High School, county officials of law enforcement, educators and representatives of both alcohol and drug programs throughout the Uintah Basin met to discuss the formation of UBAG - Uintah Basin Association of Governments. . Through UBAG it is hoped to implement a basin-wid- e coordinated services plan. Its function will be to bring together the three counties of Uintah, Daggett and Duchesne along with the Ute Tribe in an effort to solve the problems of alcohol and drugs. It is hoped by coordinating all of the service resources available throughout the Basin into a more organized and cooperative operation, more thorough and effective services can be offered to the public at large. This coordinated effort is also designed to prevent the duplication of services which has been experienced in the past. EDUCATION ON ALCOHOLISM During the third week of August Forrest Cuch attended a course intitled Community Education in Alcoholism. The course was sponsored by Western Region Indian Alcoholism Training Center at the U of U. The course was designated to acquaint community alcoholism educators with the philosophy and procedures for educators with the and procedures for organizing and conducting a comprehensive alcoholism education program at the local level. We, the staff, see this as a very vital and excellent opportunity to expand and stimulate our program efforts in the prevention of alcoholism. ELECTED TO NATIONAL BOARD Richard Curry attended a Region 8 National Indian Board Alcoholism and Drug Abuse meeting in August in Rapid City, S. D. The purpose of the session was to elect two permanent and two alternate delegates to the national board. Harold Redbird of Eagle Butte, S.D., was elected as chairman of the Regional Board and Richard Curry was named vice chairman with Mark Small of LameDeer, Mont., and Joseph Ortiz of Denver, Cola, COMBAT Q - Greeted Ariasna Governor Jack month at the Tribal leaders and Bmean ef Indian Affairs Executive Sonrihar ia Scottsdale, Aria. The seminar attracted leaders from tribes fta the area to find ways to improve the delivery system ef meeting was the fifth in a series this past year. Thei a need far open renrawniratfan between the tribes and the BIA. Meeting the Governor were Deft to right, Miss Claire Manning, Alternate Miss ladton America, Owvhee, Nev.; Harney Secaknkn, Chairman ef the Ute Tribe; and Mias Indian America Maxine Norria. The Ute Tribe hosted a coffee break during the first day alternates. The NIBADA was organized in N. M., in July as an advocate of Indian rights in the fields of alcohol and drugs by being a watch dog on all legislation, special project grants, research grants or any other legislation or laws which will effect Indians in the related Mes-coler- o, fields. VISIT NEIGHBORING STATES A.A. On Friday, Aug. 13, Gloria Arrow-garcounselor, along with four members of the ladies alcoholism group, traveled to p, FOOTBALL SEASON is starting the Ute Recreation Department will enter two teams in the Little League and program in VernaL The teams will be practicing at West Junior High and will be taken home each day. All boys have been given a permission slip to take home and have signed. Please fill it out and send to the recreation Department Basketball season will begin soon with the selection of the Tribal teams and the organization of all the leagues for everyone. The teams will be members of the National Indian Activities Association and will point toward the National Championships next spring. We will be bidding for the host team for the 1974 National Championships in e the Building at Fort Duchesne. The presentation will be made this month at Albuquerque. The Recreation Department will be looking for several part time workers to work with the groups in Ouray, Myton and Whiterocks and if you are interested please apply to the Recreation Department as soon as possible. State Fair will have Indian days on Saturday September 22 and we are presently planning on taking a bus load out to this activity. Please sip up with the Recreation Department if you wish to -' make the trip. Multi-purpos- DRINKING-DRU- G pilo-soph-y as ings. WELCOMING COMMITTEE GUEST SPEAKERS Affairs Executive Highlighted the Tribal Loaders and la Scottsdale, Ariz., laat mei U Utah, and Nevada wars invited to wel as Assistant Secretary far Indian Affairs a session eu the Contemporary American Indian Heft to right Mm Kennedy, Steve Beydea, S. Beydea, Sr. The Beydea and Kennedy Law BIA Assigns .. Officer ' ' Special Boarding School Problems To U&O Agency Inter-TribBoard Reviewed by years Barry Geldwater, legal counsel far fi participants to avoid violence and vialent advice. .. ' al A unique representation of Indian educators convened at Bottle Hollow Resort for a two4ay planning session last month. Twenty members of the Phoenix Area Inter-TribSchool Board met during the planning meeting to discuss policies and prodecures, project goals for the 1973-7- 4 academic year and to evaluate the past years activities at the schools. The host far the monthly meeting was Fred Conetah of the Uintah and Ouray Tribal Business Committee who represents the Ute Tribe on the Board. The school board was established in 1969. It was orginally conceived as a local advisory board for the Theodore Roosevelt School at Fort Apache, Ariz. It was found the problems at this school also applied to boarding schools and the ad-al Farmington, N. M., to attend a special A.A. discussion meeting. The ladies also attended a Navajo A.A. meeting in the n evening. They were invited to Farming-toof the director by Robert Parks, Municipal Court Rehabilitation Program. Members of the Alcoholism group making the trip were Nancy Martinez, Frieda Nannatz, Gladys Cuch and Bemell Arrive. STAY THATS ALL FOLKS BOOZE... ABOUT NEWS TO TUNED And remember, as Dr. Ravston says, No one is worth dying for. Our Alcoholism program in a common cause and everyone must be involved. The fall has brought colder weather so lets not let our emotions be cold its, cold enough - visory board concept was broadened to Bureau of Ininclude the dian Affairs boarding schools. The membership of the Board include those tribes with a large percentage of students in the schools. The board serves as a liason to tribal councils under authority of the resolutions authorized by the councils. The members are appointed by tribal councils and serve a two-year term of office. The school board is primarily responsible for the boarding schools which include Sherman Indian School, Riverside, Calif.; Stewart Indian School, Stewart, Nev.; Phoenix Indian School, Ariz.; and Theodore Roosevelt School Fort Apache, Ariz. Terrence Leonard is currently serving as chairman of the school board. The Scottsdale, Ariz. civil engineer said the board represents 150 tribes in the Phoenix area which incudes Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and part of California at the grass roots leveL He stated they are working with five major problem areas in schools which include alcoholism, excessive AWOLs, drugs, sex education and stealing. To meet these problems the board is working with the Phoenix Area Health Board in a sex education program; working with the athletic program headed by Billy Mills; and working with todays militant groups. Leonard said he did not want to see harm come to the students because of the militant actions but give them an opportunity to present their story while not necessarily agreeing with their actions and policies. , A Special Officer with 13 of criminal invesitgation experience was assigned last month to the Uintah and Ouray Agency. Robert Gelvin, who served a detail at Fort Duchesne last winter, has his office in the Sodal Services annex to the main BIA agency office, he began his BIA career in 1960 foDowing his graduation from Arizona State University. His first assignment was a juvenile officer on the Pima Reservation, Sacaton, two-mont- h Ariz. A native of Phoenix, he served his two additional BIA assignments in Arizona on the San Carlos Apache and the Fort Apache Reservations. In 1969 the Gelvin family moved to the Nevada Agency stationed at Owyhee and later Carson City. Gelvins first position aa special officer was at the Duck Valley Reservation. The son of a BIA career employee, Gelvin and his wife, Evelyn, have four children, ages 12 to 7, and reside on the agency at Fort Duchesne. Open Letter (Continued from Page 3) reservation. I encourage everyone to support human development programs which are needed for, our children. I would also like to thank this year's staff. I especially want to thank Mike Jackson for his fine work as Program Director and Irene Cuch, Clifford Duncan and the late Floyd McCook for their encouragement and support throughout the entire summer. I plan to direct next years camp and I am really looking forward to it. f'.i k. - : |
