Show THE FAMILY PLAN Ute Ten-Year Development Program Released By Public Relations Staff of Indian Tribe The Family which is now getting underway on the Uintah- Ouray Indian is an integral part of the Full Blood Ten Year Development Its purpose is to assist the Ute people in becoming independent s. and self Vast expenditures of money by the or in their ably could not assure the Ute people of attaining individual economic the key to their problem is believed to lie in their to certain economic practices involving changes basic attitudes and Family Plan emphasis is upon and establishment in business enterprises which in the with its limited industrial would be primarily livestock or Family Plan emphasis on use of per capita funds for education is the fact that of the 1340 Full Blood or 59 of the total are under 22 years of The Family Plan is geared to develop potential in this age group through Two Policies The Family Plan developed as a result of two policies previously tried on the Ute These policies were based on opposite T extremes of one ex rigid control of spending and the other permitting unrestricted spending of earlier per capital The Family Plan is designed to function on a middle ground between these two both of which proved The policy of rigid control was carried out in when members of the Ute Tribe received an per capita was in tended for use in rehabilitation through business or other Because of the strict supervision and the use of purchase orders in lieu of the Indians soon found a them to con vert merchandise and equipment purchased under the program by resale at a much lower Although material needs were met and the Indians were able to Jive comfortably for a time nothing was gained in the way of future EDITOR'S NOTE This Is j of a series of articles on the Full-Blod Indian Ten-Year development program that is now in the process of establishment on the Uintah-Ouray Indian Various phases of the program will be discussed in future security or assurance of independent Strict control did not assure the success of individual enterprise and as soon as control was relaxed the Indians began disposing of The Other Extreme At the other when per capita funds were given to the Utes in it was the theory of Service that the Indians should be permitted to make their own mistakes and to enjoy the monetary benefits of their Although Utes acquired material assets and had the advantages of ready cash for a when their unearned income ended they were unable to maintain upkeep of their homes or to continue financing of merchandise obtained on Unrestricted spending therefore failed to change basic attitudes toward correlation of values with those predominating in communities or to instill toward more sound economic The ulti mate result was to greater dependence upon tribal income from oil royalties and land claims Inasmuch as the Ute people have very little knowledge as to the extent and limits of their tribal the natural tendency is toward an inflated or distorted notion of tribal This attitude encourages an individual to depend on uncertain per capita distributions which he hopes will be This is not only in the thinking of the but also in that of local merchants who over-extend credit by thousands of Has Obligated Himself When a per capita payment is made these have come at fairly regular intervals over the past five due to unexpected oil the usual situation is that the average Indian has already obligated his share through credit extended and accumulated since his previous per capita The present Family in agreement with the total Development Program is a compromise between extremes of rigid control and complete absence of Strict supervision with adherence to rules and regulations will be superceded by guidance and counseling in the nf in the desirability of maintaining a in minimizing in terms of the individual's earned and in encouraging savings and |