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Show -I- - Aiindof, February 27, If 75 Tht Uts SuHitia OBITUARIES Stanford Cuch Funeral services were conducted Jan. at the Randlett L.D.S. Chapel for Stanford Cuch, 19, who died Jan. 25 at his home in Fort Duchesne. He was born May 23, 1955 to Vincent and Margaret Accawinna Cuch in Roosevelt. He was an employee of Ute Fab. He is survived by his parents: brothers and sisters, Carlin, Ron, Herbert, Marilyn, and Verlaine, all of Fort a Duchesne, Mrs. Martin (Eldra) of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Phillip (Ruby) Clifford of Pine Ridge, S.D., Mrs. Iran (Louanna) Wyasket of Jacksonville Willard James N.C. and a Johnson of Seattle; grandparents Mrs. Randlett; four grandchildren, and a half brother, David Colorow of Whiterocks. Burial was in the Randlett Cemetery. 29 Masa-wiestw- half-brothe- Editor's tfkiillbox r, Ruby Accawinna and Mrs. Rebecca Cuch, both of Fort Duchesne. Burial was in the Fort Duchesne It has long been noted and recognized by scholars of Indian problems that as a group the American Indians did have serious social problems and their main problem was in the area of health needs. It has been stated while the majority population of the United States enjoyed a life expectancy of 70 years or more, the Indian lives to an average of only 44 years old. This might have been true in the past years, but it is hard to comprehend in this modern world of technology in any professional field, that somebody's life should come to an end at the age of 14 years old. It might be true that the Indian still has a death rate due to accident or any other cause which is higher than the national figures. The Indian illnesses to which they fall prey are the illnesses of poverty and medical neglect. I do not know how to classify the meaning of poverty when young persons are transported from their homes because Tribal or Bureau Education Officials have the sole idea of maintaining a quota and then in their reports say that they are doing 3 great job for the young Indian person and their parents. Can this be the case? It has taken a great deal of time to discover what happened to my boy, John , Kyle Conetah, a student at the Stewart Indian School at Stewart, 'Nevada. Some action should be taken by some responsible people toward young Indian students in .ill federal boarding schools in all of the major target areas, and this January Bulletin Article Clarified Recently a letter to the editor was received at the office of the Ute Bulletin requesting clarification about an article in the January issue of the paper. Because the letter was unsigned we will not publish it, but will answer the question asked in the letter as we feel the information might interest others. The article in question stated that four, students were leaving for a tour of New Zealand as part of a cultural exchange program. The letter writer was concerned that the Tribe had financed the trip for all four students when, in fact, only three of the students were tribal members. According to Education Coordinator Forrest Cuch, the Tribe paid the expenses of the three tribal members only. Expenses for the fourth student, who is not a tribal member, were paid by the student an not from tribal funds. one-mont- h should be of the upmost priority among all Government employees of the Health, Education and Welfare Department of the United States Government. The main factor in this statement is, we cannot improve the health and educational needs of our young Indian people in the federal boarding school system, unless somebody cares and I mean truly cares for their well being. If we are so concerned and if we do not do anything about this major issue, how is the Government or anybody so concerned going to solve the educational, medical and the very essential social and employment problems that are facing all the Indian people at the present time. We need our young people, at all times, to obtain the best health services and education any insititution can provide. I hope this small statement falls upon someone's ears. Fred A. Conetah EDITOR'S NOTE: For additional information on this matter, see article on page 7. Funeral services were held Feb. 13 at the Building for Lamona Checora loupe, 48, who died Feb. 9 at her Fort Duchesne home following a short Multi-Purpos- e illness. She was born June 4, 1926 to Frank and Carrie Mountain Checora in Fort Duchesne. She was married to John loupe in 1970. Survivors include her husband, sons and daughters from a previous marriage: Mrs. Archie (Viordina) Grant and Glenda Alhandra, both of Fort Duchesne; Leland Alhandra of Alterra, Manual Buck of Altamont, nine grandchildren; mother of Fort Duchesne; brothers and sisters, cemetery. Editor: lamona Checora loupe Rosella Yazzie, Pauline Black, Angela Starr and Stanford, all of Fort Duchesne. Burial was in Fort Duchesne Charlie Serawop Funeral services were held Feb. 22 at the Randlett Episcopal Church for Thank You Charlie Serawop, 44, who died Feb. 18 of injuries incurred in an aulomobile accident. He was born Sept. 9, 1930 to Sue Serawop in Fort Duchesne. He married Lena Cesspooch. He is survived by his wife, sons and daughters, Everett of Fort Duchesne, Dillon, Susan, Rosita, Alonzo, all of We would sincerely like to thank our many friends and relatives who provided so much help and comfort in the recent weeks following the loss of our son and brother. Sincerely, The Vincent Cuch Family Citizens Band Club Elects Officers At First Meeting Lynn Taveapont of Fort Duchesne was d elected president of the club at the radio band citizens operators 5. Feb. first meeting groups Thirteen radio buffs met at Bottle Hollow to organize the club and elect a slate of officers. Assisting Mr. Taveapont with the clubs leadership will be the newly-organize- vice president, Marshall Colorow; secretary, Walt Sixkiller; treasurer, Mike Arrowchis and sergeant-at-armnewly-electe- d s, Ken Thompson. All radio operators interested in joining the club should contact Mr. Taveapont. . Protection Laws Outlined Secretary Issues Policy Statement On Feathers Secretary of the Interior Rogers C. B. Morton recently issued a policy statement concerning Indian cultural and religious use of migratory bird feathers and parts. Following is the text of the statement. I am aware that American Indians are presently experiencing uncertainty and confusion over the application of Federal bird protection laws to Indian cultural and religious activities. Apparently, this confusion and concern may have resulted, in part, from this Departments enforcement activities under such laws. This statement is intended to clarify the Department of the Interiors responsibilities and intentions, and to ease the minds of American Indians. The Department of the Interior recognizes the unique heritage of American Indian culture. It also recognizes that American Indians have a legitimate interest in expressing their cultural and religious way of life. At the same time, both the Department of the Interior and American Indians share an additional responsibility to conserve wildlife resources, including federally protected birds. As a result of meetings between agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Association for American Indian Cultural and Traditional Activities, and others, I can assure American Indians that our policy is to permit them to engage in the following activities with out fear of Federal prosecution, harassment, or other interference. 1. American Indians may possess, carry, use, wear, give, loan, or exchange among other Indians, without compensation, all federally protected birds, as well as their parts or feathers. 2. American Indians who wish to possess bird feathers or parts to be worked on by tribal craftsmen for eventual use in Indian religious or cultural activities may transfer such feathers, or parts to tribal craftsmen without charge, but such craftsmen may be compensated for their work. However, the Department of the Interior will continue to enforce against all persons those Federal laws prohibiting the killing, buying or selling of eagles, migratory birds, or endangered species, as well as those laws prohibiting the buying or selling of the parts of feathers or such birds and animals. I encourage American Indians to express their identity and to freely pursue their cultural and religious practices. At the same time, I encourage them to support the purposes of the Federal bird protection laws. There is much work to be accomplished to further clarify the rights and obligations of American Indians with respect to Federal bird protection laws, and special efforts will be made to conduct a two-way education process between Government employees and Indian communities. In addition, we have agreed to work in a spirit of cooperation with the Association for American Indian Cultural and Traditional Activities, and other interested Indian representatives, in order to harmonize the policies, practices, and procedures for enforcement of the Federal bird protection laws with the legitimate needs of Indians. This includes review of Federal regulations, with probable changes where the legitimate needs of American Indians can be legally recognized without harming federally protected birds. In this regard, one area of discussion should be the possibility of American Indians sharing with Federal officials the responsibilities of wildlife management and enforcement through the adoption of tribal ordinances designed to conserve federally protected birds. In the past, one problem has been that legitimate sources of feathers, which might have been available to the Department for distribution to American Indians, have not been fully utilized. We are presently developing better procedures to collect and distribute eagle feathers from the Fish and Wildlife Service repository at Pocatello, Idaho, where feathers of eagles found dead are stored. In addition, we will make an effort to distribute the feathers and parts of other migratory birds to Indians. |