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Show IS, 1973 ' 'V' ' : ' U-- ;'- .'' V-- : .V--: ' yr''Y' - "V ; .,' V . . 4. " . 'S ,,, , ' '' Si v , ' :x , , . . s v v , ' . V INDIAN SUMMER View of Fort Duchesne was taken from the rite of the Industrial Park where construction is underway an the new 17TEFAB BUg . The walls are completed on the new Justice Complex left and the circle" is dotted homes under construction. To the rear of the Industrial Park with mutual-hel- p Alaskan Nominated For Comissioner ska which involved the administering of state and federal funds for the development of remote Alaska Native village A Athabascan Indian, who feels his experience outweighs his youth, has been nominated for the post of Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Morris Thompson of Tanana, Alaska, marked his 34th year on Sept. 11 the same day Interior Secretary Rogers C. B. Morton recommended his appointment to President Richard M. Nixon. Presently the BIA Area Director for Juneau Area, Alaska, Thompson has served as Deputy Director for Rural Development in Ala ld areas. Indian Journalists To Meet Next Week The second annual gathering of Indian editors and their staffs, together with Indians working in the fields of radio, television and film has been scheduled for in Tulsa, Okla., by the board of Oct. of the American Indian Press directors 25-2- 6 Association, Decisions on the time and locations for the media session were set during an AIPA board meeting in Marquette, Mich., July 20, hosted by Chippewa Editor Michael Wright of the NEWS. City officials, leaning that an undetermined number of Indians were to visit Marquette for the board meeting, reportedly assigned 150 extra policemen and cadets to handle any Indian difficulties." According to AIPA Executive Director Rose Robinson, the board meeting passed without more than the usual incidents. The convention will attend to the ness of the election of board members and other association business, and will also feature workshops on the development of newspaper advertising, uses of photography and graphics, Indian radio, setting of editorial policies and pages, and political reportage. The role of advocacy will be examined and journalism prizes NISH-AWB- E awarded to outstanding Indian He also served as Executive Secretary for the North Commission, which advised the Governor of Alaska and other state officials on matters related to the development of the Rural Arctic regions. Thompsons federal experience included service as assistant to former Commissioner Bruce as well as liaison between the Commissioner and former Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel, also an Alaskan. A 1959 graduate of the BIAs Mt Edgecumbe Boarding School in southeastern Alaska, Thompson attended the University of Alaska for two and a half years but left to study at the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) Institute of Technology in Los Angeles, Calif. Graduating from there in 1965, he worked as a technician at RCAs satellite tracking facility at Gilmore Creek near Fairbanks. During that time he served as Chairman of the board of the Faribanks Native Association. FILLS VACANCY The Commissioner's post has remained vacant since Nixon fired former Commissioner Louis R. Bruce Dec. 6 in the wake of the seizure of the Bureau of Indian Affairs last November by the Trail of Broken Treaties. Thompsons recommendation is now being processed in the White House. This included a routine check by the FBI, a conflict of interest check involving disclosure of financial interests which might be incompatible with holding the post of Commissioner, and congressional clearance,' to insure that no senator or congressman strongly objects to the nominations of Thompson by the President. Nixon administration sources have indicated that Thompson, with Morton's endorsement, should easily clear t.ln hurdle. Once nominated by the President, Thompson must then be confirmed by the Senate. Confirmation hearings will be conducted before the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee. (Condensed from an American Indian TROUBLED??? Call Suicide Prevention Cen8. Your Problems ter Can Be Solved!!! 722-359- Press Association release.) i t i work continues on the Bottle Hollow Campground and officials are in the process of selecting an architect for Phaae HI of the reaort which may include from 75 to 100 new unite phis addUional conference rooma and a new restaurant facility. A feaaabflity study on Phase III is being conducted by a Ecotek, a Salt Lake Qty firm. Resort Promotes Interest In Publications Bottle Hollofw Resort has two additional publications to add to its growing list of promoters. issue of PEP Talk, The Petroleum published by Dresser-Wayn- e Equipment Products with main offices in Maryland, promoted the resort on its front page using six pictures of the Utes unique vacation spot. The article told how the resort was named and commented on the hexagonal design as well conveniences. as its The article was prompted by the fact Dresser Wayne equipment is used in the resort service station. Copies of the publication were available at the Resort July-Augu- st ultra-moder- n restaurant. The Utes resort was also praised in an article in Indian Life"a religious Indian newspaper published in Rapid City, S. D. Employment benefits non-sectari- resorts was lauded by the South Dakota paper which also noted the new Kaneetah resort at Warm Springs, Ore. of Copies of Indian Life may be found in the Public Relations Office of the Ute Tribe or received by contacting Robert Tribal Wardens Deputized, Roads Cosed to Hunters Seven Ute Tribe wardens were deputized last month giving them the authority to enforce state fish and game regulations as well as tribal and federal regulations. White-rocks- ; Deputies include Steven Ridley, Curtis Cuch, Whiterocks; LeRoy Toponotes, Duchesne; Wayne Perank, Myton; Alan Tahguv, Ouray; Tom Fort Duchesne and Alfred Parri-ettFort Duchesne, tribal fish and game Cha-poos- e, e, director. The wardens now have the authority to send offenders of any fish and game regulations to court. Access roads to the reservation were again closed this fall Maps are available through the tribal fish and game office of the road closures. Releases on the action were also sent to the Uintah and Duchesne County' papers. Salt Lake City pa' pers and the Moab newspaper. The tribal fish and game director reminds hunters of Utahs trespass code which specifies a minimum fine of $50 and loss of hunting and fishing privilege for one year from time of 0) Q 23-20-1- 4 Hicks. 0) BY PROF. CARL CARLISLE Where is the body of Gen. George A. Custer buried? 2. Who invented the written Cherokee alphabet? 3. Who was the first Indian director of OEOs Indian Division? 4. Who is the new chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Subcommittee? 5. In what year was the Bureau of Indian Affairs created? 6. Does the U.S. government still make treaties with Indians? d 7. Where is the only radio station located? 8. 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