Show Meat done India n grup Mary Extension Homo Demonstration agent among tho Indian points out somo Interesting statistical acts about food canning to Annie Use cannery Ute women can winter meat i C. Boender Home Agent i Last Wednesday was a day for speculation and reminiscing for the Indian women who as they prepared to can meat at the Roosevelt Stake Cannery in Roosevelt last The Ute people one more day sot to can venison on i worked at the Roosevelt Stake The cannery was reserved for use of Tribal members to can When only 10 women Dorothy said be surprised how few hunters are among the Indian people these I had been surprised when no less than 8 women and one man told me they wanted to come and can venison but they didn't have any meat to I assumed that all Indian families always had a supply of either fresh or went on to explain that when she was 30 years every Indian on the reservation wont hunting each That included women and She said about a week before hunting season they loaded wagons with provisions and drove into the Their favorite hunting ground then was It took 6 to 7 days to get There no roads then she The men went out The younger men shot the the older men and boys carried meat into The women cut the meat off the for and took care of the which were all used for Dorothy said she taken care of as many as 7 deer in one At night enjoyed sitting around the camp-fire singing and listening to the In those days it was necessary for everyone to provide all their own and a wagon bed full of dried venison was a major part of their food After roads were made into the canyons so cars could get hunting hasn't been so and with the coming of per-cap-ita payments many of the Indians have lost their interest in But Indian women arc still concerned about a good food supply for their During the past 6 weeks the cannery lias been reserved three times for the exclusive use of Tribal A total of cans of food were processed during these On 1778 cans of fruits and vegetables were September 21 the women canned another cans of chili and and asked that another day at the cannery be reserved for their use for meat November is that final day of the canning season at the local church It will be open to the public that that the Indian women who have venison to can may take advantage of cannery facilities |