Show NATIONAL CHAIRMAN TALKS TO Lon A. realty officer for the Uintah and Ouray Indian Agency has the distinction of serving as National chairman of the Indian Affairs committee for the General Federation of Women s Logan explains realty matters to Lottie and The reside in Fort Hon assigned important post Occupying an important post as National chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee of General Federation of Women's Clubs is Lon realty officer at the Uintah and Ouray A Bureau of Indian Affairs employee 15 years Logan has been very active in the Federation of Women's having served as president of the Utah Federation of Women's Clubs during as well as serving in many local and district As chairman of the Indian affairs committee for the National Women's Logan helped to draft a program for the two while in last The goals set by the Women's are to promote basic knowledge and understanding of the American Indian and to support legislation will enable them to assume their full rights and responsibilities as American Logan said that each local club is charged with the responsibility of educating its members to inform themselves of the needs and problems of our American Clubs are also encouraged to present programs about the Indians who live nearest They are also urged to contribute to Indian scholarship to check school buildings and plants of federal schools on reservations and support legislation for new construction where The goals set forth by the Indian Affairs Committee are tour-fold including Education In all Social Health and Economic Though they are all Logan says we cannot underrate the significance of the social More than 50 percent of the Indian population is under the age of 21 In such a large group there is great need for child welfare services for neglected and handicapped Indian children when not available through other public there is a long-standing problem of jurisdiction resulting from the position taken by certain state courts that where State law and order noes not extend to a the State has no legal jurisdiction over Indian children living on the This continues to hinder or prevent the provision of appropriate protective Cases custody and commitment to appropriate State institutions are also A number of steps are outlined to aid in these Arc funds allocated by the U S. Children's bureau to your State's Welfare Services being used proportionately for Indian If actively propose and support a movement which will rectify the unfair Logan reports in our state we have a very adequate juvenile court division which aids in many of these Another phase of the social services advocated by the National Group of Women's Clubs Is that through study and discussion bring to the public an awareness of Indian Affairs and the Ute Tribe to push forward with natural resources programs so that the Lands on the reservation can be made to produce a decent livelihood for the largest possible number of resident It is equally important and perhaps even more so for the Bureau and the Tribe to be spending its money and energy on the development and protection of the human resource in the younger This generation is something like a seedling plant and it needs to bo properly nourished and given every possible encouragement and support if it is to realize its full potentialities In the ripening of |