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Show ; flaffonol iniicisi leaders ; pay Visit To Ft. Duchesne people Urged To Take Part In political Life Two national Indian leaders .appropriately entertained last Say evening, Sept 23, at Fort Ssne, when members of the mP Tribal committee feted the Lrs A dinner and program ! fheld in honor of Joe Gary, Sent, and Clarence Wesley, president of the National Conies Con-ies of American Indians, who fL visitors on the Ute reserva-1 reserva-1 on official duty. The dinner was presided over by c 0 Curry, business manager j the Ute Tribe, as emcee. Mrs. rfna Iorg, member of the Tribal Business committee, was chairman f the committee in charge of the social evening. A reception followed fol-lowed the dinner. - Cited National Progress Mr Gary, whose home is at Plummer, Idaho, delivered a very inspiring address in which he cited the tremendous progress that had bKn made in the United States, "which" he said, "far surpasses all the' rest of the civilized world. The Indian people have played an important part in the progressive development of the greatest nation under the sun. They have pre- served for centuries vast arsenals of resources that are now being used to fortify us in. the great industrial in-dustrial expansion that has taken place" Mr. Gary told the group. (Continued on Back Page) NATIONAL INDIAN LEADERS (Continued from Page One) "Democracy has been preserved because of belief in a supreme being. be-ing. The great religious conviction of the Indian, I would say, is his greatest contribution to a free and progressing nation. The Indian people will survive and expand his resources and become a mighty force in our democracy, mainly because, be-cause, I believe sincerely that at least 95 of the American people want to see the American Indian survive and grow." Mr. Gary stated. A Proud People "Our people are not asking for charity all we want is justice. We are a proud people and are grateful for the help the U. S. Congress has given us in getting legislation passed that has benefitted bene-fitted us. Your Congress of American Amer-ican Indians has worked hard in aiding the legislative program for the Indian people, and we are proud of what has been done," Mr. Gary said. In his brief address Mr. Wesley, tribal leader on the San Carlos reservation, emphasized the need for the Indian people to learn to settle his own affairs. "We must learn the importance of disseminating dissemin-ating information to our people, and become active in the politics of our great nation. We must contribute con-tribute to the life and progress of our community, state and nation in order to assure our offspring they will have a better world in which to live," Mr. Wesley said. Presented Gifts Jason Cuch, chairman of the Ute Tribal Business committee, presented pre-sented Mr. Gary with a pair of beaded moccasins, and Mrs. Wesley Wes-ley with a beaded belt, as a token of friendship and esteem from the Ute Tribe. Musical numbers were presented by Bonnie Daniels, who played a saxophone solo, accompanied by her sister Rosemary; piano solo, Jeraldine Denver, and a vocal solo, Mrs. Lorena Iorg. Mrs. Irma Sut-teer Sut-teer gave two readings. |