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Show Page 4 He Uto Bulletia Ufel Support ScsjJcto Fcr D!A Ccntrcrttng Authority Being An Indian Being an Indian is having over 700,000 brothers and sisters! Being an Indian is feeling that Grey Wolf, Thunder Chief, and Snake Walker are more beautiful names than Smith, Jones, or Brown. A vital piece of Indian legislation continues to WASHINGTON, D.C. and hang in the balance as two powerful senators, Henry M. Jackson, Edward M. Kennedy, and Jackson's Maverick Indian Affairs s., Subcommittee Chairman, Sen. James the support of the Indian people.. jockey for position and D-S.- At stake is new contracting authority for the Bareu el Indian Affaks BIA to ease the transfer of central ever federal programs to Indian people, reform and increased authorisation far the trouble y some JOM programs b the BIA which provides money to public achsola fiurollbi Indian children, and a hast af other new efforts b the areas of Indian and education. These are all tied up in S. 1017, Jackson's Indian and Education Act of 1974. ; The actual issue b the three-wa- y struggle has been Title H of the bill, which sought to bring basic changes to the method of distributing JOM funds, to provide school construction money to public schools enrolling Indian children, to support Indian Youth Intern Pro--. grams, to provide for .development of Indian educators and administrators, and for research and development b Indian education. Title H would provide Indian education authorisations totaling several hundred million dollars during the next few years. The Indian people have been brought into the struggle, with as many tribes and Indian organisations lined up behind each of the three senators as their busy staff aides can find. Since Kennedy in 1974 could not make ' im jurisdictional argument, the Kennedy strategy appeared not to be just to amend Title H, but to kill it in its the entirety. Said Kennedy staffer Sussman on Feb. 12: 7 predict Title I of S. 1017 will be enacted by Congrett by tpring; I wOl never get out of the predict Title Congrett." Apparently, the primary tactic of the opponents of Title H was delay of passage of S. 1017 until sufficient political heat could be generated against the controversial Part A of Title H. Johaseu-OTOaDe- . Alsu Earley i ! "Weis f Jericho" When the bill was finally reported to the floor of the Senate on Feb. 7 the walls of Jericho began to cave in on the man who had been named in a poll of Senate staff aides as the "most powerful man in the Senate"--tha- t is, Jackson. on the Senate floor for Jackson Waiting was his old Indian education opponent, Sen. Kennedy. In 1972, Jackson had ambushed a Kennedy Indian education bill only minutes from final passage by the Senate. The Kennedy bill, 'which was channelled through Kennedys own Senate Labor and Public Welfare Comittee which has jurisdiction over education nationally, was recommitted to Jackson's Interior Committee which has jurisdiction over Indian affairs and through which' all substantive legislation in Indian affairs must pass. The Kennedy bill was amended in Jacksons committee, enacted by Congress, and created the Indian Education Program in HEWs Office of Education. Part . A of Apache Evangelist Scheduled to Lead Indian Crusade Title II would have substituted for the present method of distributing JOM funds, a formula system and increase authroization from 27 million to $60 million. The only problem was, no one really knew how the formula would work out. Then, from the inner recesses of the BIA, came the needed weapon for the opponents of Title n and perhaps Part A of it. A JOM program officer in the BIA had taken the formula and made some preliminary estimates of what the different funding levels would be in existing JOM states if the Part A formula was substituted for the present system. This was the data which was leaked out of the Bia to the Kennedy staff on the Hill. Because of certain complex, technical aspects of the formula, it appeared that while many A San Carlos Apache evangelist will lead a crusade next month at the Building in Fort DuchMulti-Purpo- to appear here June 9 according to Robert Hicks, local coordinator of the crusade. session will begin with a The eight-da- y welcome dinner by special invitation only at Bottle Hollow Restaurant May SI. Prayer meetings have been conducted throughout the reservation in preparation of the crusade. Prayer teams have met with reservation residents since May IS. Two meetings are scheduled for the remainder of this week. A session will be conducted this evening at 7:90 at the Senior Citizens Center in Fort Duchesne and tomorrow evening at the Baptist Mission. (A schedule for next week was not available at press time.) A film will be viewed A film adaptathe crusade, throughout tion of Reverend Earley's life is followed in Apache Fire. The singing Claus family is also featured in the film. The crusade will begin each evening at 7:30 during the week of June 9. 2-- others-in-cludi- ng, , se Allen Earley of the American Indian Crusade at Glendale, Arix. is scheduled states would get gigantic lose money. Controversial Interpretation The Interior Department immediately sent word to the Senate Interior Committee that the leaded data was faulty and that the Nixon administration stood behind its support of S. 1017, but it was too late. Asst. Interior Secretary John Kyi wrote to Jackson on the leaked Being an Indian is having your teenage child ask you about strange beliefs of Indians that her-hi- s teacher mentioned in school today. Being an Indian is never making quick judgements of people. esne. increases in JOM money under the present eligibility criteria, importantly, the state of South Dakota-wou- ld Being an Indian is watching John Wayne whip fifty of your kind with a single-sho- t pistol and a rusty pocket knife. Being an Indian is fighting with the U.S. Army to save your country from Communism-a- nd against the U.S. Army on your reservation to keep the Corps of Engineers from stealing your land. te . data Feb. 20: There it obviously tome mitunder--; standing, generated by the apperance on the Hill tome figure t attributed to BIA f tourcet concerning application of the financial atiittance formula contained in Part A of Title II of S. 1017... Thete figuret do not repretent any cleared potition of the BIA or the Department of the Interior. They are apparently from working papert, not checked for accuracy or propriety of interpretation of the formula. " They there intended only to thaw what kind of procett would be necettary in developing information needed to make valid judgments. The BLA is continuing the procett of developing accurate informatin and upon completion will be . pleated to provide your committee with the validated information. " te Being an Indian is feeding anyone and everyone who comes to your door, with whatever you have. Being an Indian is knowing the Great Spirit. Being an Indian is never giving up the struggle for survival. Being an Indian is hearing your grandparents say When we s get our payment ... And it is suddenly hearing your children use the same phrase also. . land-claim- Being an Indian is sad. Being an Indian is tough. Being an Indian is to cry. Being an Indian is to laugh. Being an Indian is great. Being an Indian is beautiful. Being an Indian is foreverl Reuben Snake Winnebago-Siou-x (The above poem is taken from the Southern Ute Drum.) But Jackson was backed into a corner. His indian Affairs Subcommittee broke ranks, stating that he would move to strike Part A on the Senate floor with a promise to hold hearing son JOM and get legislation back within a few weeks. WANTED SUMMER WORKERS Thu Ute Indian Tribe is sponsoring a summer work project for junior high through college age students. Positions will be available at the summer youth camp. Headstart centers, in tribal offices, with the Enterprises and with the Forestry Department. Approximate starting date: June 10 Wages: $2 per hour Students interested in working this summer, should apply at: front row, third from left and Lena Duncan front row, sixth from left who captured third place awards for their in tries. The girls will receive copies of the book, Dinosuar -- Story Behind The Scenery. Other winners of the contest, which is sponsored by the national Park Service and Dinosaur Nature Association, are first row, left to right Brice Goodrich, Bruce Goodrich, Betty Todd, Connie Pickup and Tina Workman; back row Darwin McKee, Glenda Collins, Jane Jordan, Evan Harrison first place winner, Jeanne Brighton and Christine Ledbetter. Office or Mainstream Office CAMPS Tribal Office Buiidine |