The tribal council may be a part of the problem if the federal BIA still dictates the tribal goverence, but the bigger problem is with the BIA and the federal government who have been stealing or mismanging tribal resources including money owed them. As Russel Means says why do we have A federal Bureu of Indian Affairs, we don't have a fedrral Bueau of Black affairs, of Chinese American affairs, of Anglo American affairs.--- In [email protected], "kiddleddee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Then the problem is with the tribal council! And your belligerent, > condescending asshole attitude is really beginning to piss me off! > > Forgive me Terry, if this is an ad hominem. > > --- In [email protected], "John Stroebel" > <john.stroebel@> wrote: > > > > Gee, thanks for all that. What a waste of time, huh? > > > > You researched the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, which is in Colorado. I > worked on > > the White Mesa Ute Reservation which is in UTAH south of Blanding. > Although > > they sharethe same tribal government, White Mesa receives NOTHING > in terms > > of funding from the Ute Mountain Ute tribe because they insist that > money > > can not cross state lines. > > > > Clear now? > > > > White Mesa Ute Reservation in San Juan County Utah. They receive > NOTHING > > from the resourses of Ute Mountain in Colorado, which is 1 1/2 > hours away in > > COLORADO. > > > > Better yet? > > > > Towaoc is in COLORADO. The Casio, COLORADO. The grazing, oil, > > coal...COLORADO. The pottery, the tours of Sleeping Ute > Mountain....yup > > COLORADO. The Ute are split up into 4 reservations...Ignacio NM, > Towoac > > Colorado, Ft. Duchaine Utah (on the border of Wyoning and Colorado) > and > > White Mesa THE PLACE I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. > > > > We on the same page now? > > > > > > On 6/26/06, kiddleddee <kiddleddee@> wrote: > > > > > > This from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe > > > (http://www.utemountainute.com/overview_statistics.htm): > > > > > > <excerpt> > > > > > > The tribal lands are on what's known as the Colorado Plateau, a > high > > > desert area with deep canyons carved through the mesas. This is a > > > harsh land and there are no cities to provide services for the > > > tribe. So the tribe must be self-sufficient by looking for other > > > means of implementing progress and creating successful enterprises > > > to serve the needs of the tribal members as well as create a > healthy > > > economy in which to live. The natural resources of the land > provide > > > the tribe income. These resources include oil and gas, grazing > land > > > for herds of tribal members, and land and water for the new Farm & > > > Ranch project south of the Sleeping Ute Mountain. > > > After over 100 years of no water, the Colorado Ute Water > Settlement > > > Act of 1988 brought an end to years of legal battles for the > tribe's > > > water rights. Under that agreement, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe > > > brought the first piped drinking water to the reservation and > > > irrigation water the the Farm & Ranch project. This project was > > > mandated within the Dolores Project (McPhee Dam). > > > Today the tribe employs over 900 people in its enterprises and > > > departmental programs. These employees include tribal members, > other > > > Native Americans, and Anglos, thus making the tribe the second > > > largest employer in the Four Corners area. > > > The per capita enrollment for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is 1,968, > > > as of January, 1999. The majority of the members live on the > > > reservation in Towaoc with a smaller in the White Mesa community. > > > The tribal census shows the largest part of the membership is in > the > > > twenties and younger age group. > > > > > > <end excerpt> > > > > > > And there is this from the same website: > > > > > > <excerpt> > > > > > > The Ute Mountain Casino opened in September of 1992, creating 271 > > > new jobs for the tribe and other people of the Four Corners area. > At > > > the opening, over 50% of the employees were Native American. Now, > > > out of about 380 employees, 78% are Native Americans. When the > > > Casino opened that year, the Ute Mountain Gaming Commission was > > > already in place. This Commission, mandated under the Tribal > Gaming > > > ordinance of November 1991, is responsible for the complete > > > regulation and control of gaming on all reservation lands for the > > > Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. After expenses, the Casino revenues are > > > allotted to the Tribal Programs and Operations, Education, > Economic > > > Development, and Social and Family programs. > > > Tel: 1-970-565-8800 or 1-800-258-8007 > > > > > > Sleeping Ute RV Park opened in April of 1994 within a short > walking > > > distance of the Casino. The 84 site park hosts full-service RV > sites > > > as well as tent and teepee areas. This tribal enterprise was > funded > > > in part by a Bureau of Indian Affairs Business Development Grant > and > > > in part by Economic Development funds. > > > Tel: 1-970-565-6544 or 1-800-889-5072 > > > Ute Mountain Tribal Park sees visitors from all over the world > both > > > at their visitor's center and on tours. The Tribal Director and > his > > > staff show guests the wonders of the Pueblo culture and tell them > of > > > the Ute Mountain Ute history. Education plays an important role in > > > the park tour, whether it is a tourist group or students from > > > Colorado schools. The tribal park has a non-profit foundation set > up > > > with the support of the Ute Mountain Tribe and the Colorado > > > Commission of Indian Affairs for ruins' stabilization. The Park > > > Director and staff feels that a low impact type of tourism will > > > protect the natural resources, preserve the ruins and environment, > > > yet give the visitor a quality experience while on the lands of > the > > > Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Tel: 1-970-565-3751 Ext. 282 or 1-800- 847- > > > 5485 > > > Sleeping Ute Pottery Factory Outlet has been a tribal enterprise > > > since 1970 and came under new management in 1992. The Towaoc > pottery > > > outlet employs 24 people, 90% of whom are tribal members. The > White > > > Mesa wholesale pottery plant averages 8-9 jobs and has been in > > > operation since 1994. The tribal pottery outlet produces > > > approximately 50,000 pieces a year. Each piece is uniquely > designed, > > > painted, signed, ad sometimes carved by its artist. The factory > > > outlet has a showroom that offers pottery to the resident and > > > traveling public. The new wholesale pottery catalog introduces a > > > new of painted and carved red pottery, as well as the traditional > > > Sleeping Ute designs and unique pottery. > > > Tel: 1-970-565-8548 or 1-800-896-8548 > > > Casino Shuttle. The shuttle serves a dual purpose transporting > area > > > visitors to and from the Casino and other facilities, and > > > transporting tribal Casino employees from both Towaoc and Cortez. > > > The shuttle runs 24 hour a day. > > > Tel: 1-970-565-8800 > > > > > > <end excerpt> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ******************************************************************* > > Are YOU Preparing For The November '06 Elections NOW??? > > > > ******************************************************************* > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Save-The-USA/ > > > > It is time to do something about all this! > > > > ******************************************************************* > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >
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