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Show I Reservation News . . . f $) About The ( UINTAH-OURAY INDIAN RESERVATION f PER-CAPITA PAYMENT On December 10, 1953 the Business Manager of the Ute Tribe received a teletype from the" Phoenix Area Office author, izing a per capita in the amount of $225.00 to each living member mem-ber of the Ute Bands on Wednesday, Wed-nesday, December 16, 1953. The payment was made subject to a deduction of Federal Income Taxes due the United States from the funds of minors. In most instances the income tax deduction amounted to approximately approxi-mately $30.00. The children received re-ceived $195.00 each after tax deductions. The adult members of the tribe received their $225 and will be responsible for paying pay-ing their own income taxes on or before March 15, 1954. It is sincerely hoped that the payment will be used wisely and that the Indian people purchase pur-chase things. they need most to carry the family adequately through the long cold winter months. Before the parents or guardians ctfuld receive the children's money they were required re-quired to sign a statement releasing re-leasing the United States and the Ute from any responsibilty for the use of the minor's funds. The Tribal and Agency Personnel Per-sonnel wish you a Merry Xmas and a prosperous New Year. R-N Home Demonstration Agent On December 14, 1953 the Ute Tribal Business Committee passed resolution No. 824 approving ap-proving the plan of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to employ at Government expense a home extension ex-tension agent under the direction direct-ion and supervision of the Utah State Extension Service until such time as the State of Utah shall bear full financial and other responsibilities for maintaining main-taining Home Extension Services Servic-es on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. R-N American Legion News There is to be a Bingo Party fn the Recreation Hall in Fort Duchesne this Friday evening, December 18, 1953, to begin at 8:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and participate. This party is being sponsored by the Uintah & Ouray Post No. 126 of the American Legion. R-N New Position Homey Secakuku was appoint, ed by the President of the National Na-tional Congress of American Indians In-dians as the Utah Representative Representa-tive for that organization in all matters relating to income taxes. Representatives were appointed from states having large Indian populations and it is their responsibility re-sponsibility to study income tax measures as they apply to the Indians and make rectfmmenda-tions rectfmmenda-tions to the National Congress of American Indians on such matters. mat-ters. The National Congress of American Indians convened in Proenix during the week of December 7, 1953 While at the conference Mr. Secakuku made a report to' the convention on the Ute housing and rehabilitation rehabilita-tion program. R-N Allie Reynolds Baseballs Lorena D. Iorg of Ft. Duchesne Du-chesne attended the tenth convention con-vention of the National Congress Con-gress of American Indians held last week in Phoenix and she brought back with her some baseballs personally autographed autograph-ed by Allie Reynolds. These base balls were donated by Reynolds as a personal contribution to the NCAI to help finance the organization. These baseballs are a rare item for the people in the Uintah Uin-tah Basin to have and would make any baseball fan happy if he received one for Christmas. Anyone wishing to purchase a baseball can contact Mrs. Iorg at Fort Duchesne or by telephoning tele-phoning 6-2881. As we all know Mrs. Iorg comes from a baseball family. Last year she had three ball players from her family playing I on the Fort Duchesne Utes, The Randlett Braves and the American Ameri-can Legion Champions, plus her five brothers who are all outstanding' out-standing' ball players. It seems more than an honor to have Mrs. Iorg represent the Great Allie Reynolds in his effort to help the American Indian. R-N TENTH CONVENTION OF AMERICAN INDIANS HELD The Tenth Annual Convention of the National Congress of the American Indians was held at the Westward Ho Hotel in Phoenix, Phoe-nix, Arizona, on Dec. 7, 8 and 9. The theme of the convention was "Crisis in Indian Affairs." The National Congress of American Indians was organized in 1944 It is the only organization organ-ization in the world that the membership is composed of Indians. In-dians. The Preamble of the Constitution Con-stitution of the National Congress Con-gress reads as follows: "We, the members of Indian Tribes of the United States of America invoking the Divine guidance of Almighty God in order to secure to ourselves and our descendants the rights and benefits to which we are entitled en-titled under the laws of the United States, the several States thereof, and the Territory of Alaska; to enlighten the public toward a better understanding of the Indian Race; to preserve Indian Cultural values; to seek an equitable adjustment of Tribal Trib-al Affairs; to secure and to preserve rights under Indian Treaties or agreements with the United States; and otherwise to promote the common welfare of the American Indians, do establish this organization and adopt our Constitution and By-Laws." By-Laws." Delgates present were from more than fifty Tribes, throughout through-out the United States. One of the outstanding speakers at the convention was N. B. Johnson, Vice-Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Okla-homa Supreme Court and former form-er President of the National Congress of American Indians. Justice Johnson is one-half Cherokee Indian and states that he was proud that his land adjoined holdings of the late Will Rogers family near Clare-more, Clare-more, Oklahoma. Mr. Johnson came to the Convention as an individual member, as the personal per-sonal representative of Johnston Murray, Governor of Oklahoma and of the Governors' Interstate Council. Justice Johnson said, "If the Marshall Plan can work for Europe, it will work for the American Indian, too, and help him secure his rightfull place as a full productive citizen of the United States. The tendency of Congress to' legislate without giving Indians an opportunity to be heard", and called premature pre-mature the proposed transfer of federal responsibility for Indian welfare to the States. He stated further that: "The Indian must reach minimum standards for health and education before he can expect to' become o first class productive citizen." . Martin Vigil, Governor of the All-Pueblo Council of New Mexico, Mex-ico, declared that,, "It is up to all the Indian people to teach the dangers and evils of liquor and to teach temperance." Clarence Wesley, Chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council, a full-blood Apache, and a descendant of Geronimo and Cochise, warned that the American Indians are at the crossroads of destiny, and stated that the path we choose today is the road of tomorrow from which there is no turning. Homey Secakuku, a Ute delegate dele-gate from the Uintah - Ouray Reservation discussed the Ute Housing program. Jason Cuch, Tribal Clerk, of the Ute Indian Tribe, spoke on "Legislation" and how it effected the Ute Indian Tribe. This speech was termed as one of the best by the delegates present. Many honors came to the Ute Indian Tribe at the convention. Their delegation was the largest and many of them were on the Radio and TV for the convention. conven-tion. Irma Harris Sutteer, was on a panel discussion on Channel 0, on TV, and discussed problems prob-lems on the Ute Reservation and how they effected counties and cities within the boundary of the Reservation. Lulu H. Murdock and Lorena D. Iorg served as official regis-tars regis-tars for the convention and were responsible for the Sale of Baseballs autographed by Allie Reynolds, Creek Indian, one of the pitchers for the Yankee Yan-kee Ball Team. Members attending the convention con-vention from Fort Duchesne were Irma Sutteer, Mr. and Mrs. Jason Cuch, Jasper Cuch, Jr., Homey Secakuku, Ouray Mc-Cook, Mc-Cook, Russell Cuch, Sarah Hack, ford, Lula Murdock, Ethel Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tave-apont. Tave-apont. Richard Curry, Lorena D. Iorg, Russell Root, Wauben Wanzitiz and Lawrence Appah. R-N NEWS BRIEFS Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Sixkiller have journeyed to Kanosh for a two-weeks stay, where Mr. Sixkiller. an Irrigation employe has work to do for the Indians in that district Many of the friends of the LaRose family were shocked to hear of the death of Wanda La-Rose La-Rose Taylor. The entire Reservation Reser-vation wish to' express their deepest sympathy to the Carnes LaRose family and her husband Richard Taylor. A letter has been received from Mrs. Eva M. Haws, former Tribal secretary to the Ute Indian, In-dian, that she is settled in her home in Denver, and wishes to be remembered to her many friends. Last week the Agency Soil Conservationist, Wilson C. Gutz-man Gutz-man made a trip to' Kanosh Reservation there to confer with the Kanosh group of people and inspect some land improvements being made there by the Soil and Moisture Conservation division. di-vision. He found that fall moisture mois-ture had been plentiful on the reservation and on the day of his arrival, there was approximately approxi-mately 4 inches of new snow. This assures possible success to reseeding efforts here. This week the equipment was moved to Bluebell Bench and the sagebrush eradication operation begun. Two rotobeaters, one plow and one rotary tiller are in operation. It is anticipated that seeding will follow up closely behind the brush control operation. R-N CHRISTMAS PARTY Santa Claus is coming to Ft. Duchesne Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. It is a Christmas Party and Dance with Tal Wardle and His Orchestra. There will Christmas plays and a program. Santa will have Gifts and Goodies for all. It is being sponsored by the Ute Recreation Department. |