No, the problem is that Colorado and Utah do not have an agreement in place allowing transfer of federal moneys between the two states. The Casino is privately owned by a corperation of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe.
and again, you miss that big picture....contract in place, hungry children. On 6/27/06, 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] <Libertarian%40yahoogroups.com>, "John > Stroebel" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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] > > > > > -- ******************************************************************* 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] ------------------------ Yahoo! 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