Show Dear In my last report to the I stated that I was substituting the Congress report as I was disclosing request made by Sam J. who heads the Congressional I have been busy collecting articles and from other members of the tribe for information for this so will again be unable continue with my report on the I am substituting again with other articles which I believe to be of vital wrote the following letter to Interior Secretary dated May which is presented reply will be printed Oran F. Utah May 1961 Honorable Stewart Secretary of Interior D. C. Dear I wish to identify myself before writing to I'm a member of the so called Ute Citizens of the mixed blood group of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in and I am also an allotted member of the Uintah Band of the Uintah and Ouray In writing this letter I iam representing many of the allotted members of the In the years the Uintah Reservation was opened for homestead In and including the White River Band were allotted 80 acres of land to the head of each family and 40 acres to single The received acres under the then existing homestead The Uncompahgre our neighbors were allotted acres to the head of each family and acres to single tribal Their allotments I believe included grazing In 1902 acres of grazing land was set aside on the Uintah Reserva- This land was to be additional grazing lands for those who received the smaller 80 and 40 acre When the mixed under Public Law were an immediate division of grazing ground was wherein the mixed were to be to certain grazing and the full bloods ito certain other The question was raised by the as to whether this grazing ground belonged to the mixed bloods in or whether this ground should belong individually to the who had received the smaller and who we believe were entitled to receive additional ground as part of their and the land not owned in common by the This matter has caused imich confusion among the Indian people and must be settled before these lands are disposed or we feel that it will be necessary to have matter determined by We believe that the procedures under P. should be suspended until such time as this matter is We base our argument upon the agreement entered into in between the Indians and the Government of the United found in 21 which is quoted in Case in the Claims Court of the United and part of which says as White River Utes agree to and settle upon agricultural lands on the Uintah Reservation in Allotments in severalty of said lands shall be made as follows To each head of a family one-quarter of a with an additional quantity of grazing land not exceeding one-quarter of a To each single person over eighteen years of age one-eighth of a with an additional quantity of grazing land not exceeding one eighth of a As noted the White I River Utes were not given 1 acre but 80 acre al and it is our tion that the a grazing as set forth intended to give each additional to make the plus the grazing i I We therefore take 5 tion that the present of grazing lands is it does not into tion the additional we feel are owed to Rivers and Uintah bands provided for in the act a referred l We would appreciate 3 looking into this l for unless ent division is ibe damaged and will seek redress against emment for the sale of that rightfully belong to Very truly I Delia H. Cur Great merit is as wel r great J A wishbone is N. G. |