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Navajo times., 1962-12-20

CneSe requests.
The Fl. Defiance sewing work
project under the auspices of Vo-
cational Rehabi litation and Tribal
Councilman McKinley's help is
reported to be making satisfactory
progress and we hope this project
will offer opportunities for en-
ployment for at least some of the
handicapped persons in that area.
1t has been quite some time
since l have spoken to you about
our Bureaus Educ ational Program
and its continuing efforts to expand
facilities and to upgrade the
quality of instruction which is
offered to your children
During the past several months
much time has been spent in clear
ing sites and setting about the
construction of many badly needed
school projects. Congress seems
to remain quite sympathetic to the
urgency of our problem and has
been most generous in making funds
available for the planned construc-
tion program.
A review of the record shows
that there is school construction
taking place in each subagency
throughout the reservation. At the
present time in the Chinle Sub
agency you will find that the Rock
Point School is being built to serve
21O students, grades 1 through 8.
At Lukachukai Boarding School
plans call for construction of addi-
tiona1 facilities to increase the
enrolment from 300 to $50 STU
dents. Other projects are under
consideration to serve additional
students in the Chinle Subagency,
but as yet firm sites have not been
chosen.
In the Crompoint Subagency
currently, you would find construc-
ton activities at Lake Valley for
128 children, Pueblo Pintado for
21O. Crownpoint Boarding School
which will serve 672 students and a
proposed new high school to serve
1000 high school students from all
over the reservation. This new high
school will be located somewhere
near the present Wingate School
and subsequent to its construction,
the present school will become an
elementary school to serve the
Crownpoint Subagency region.
In the Fl. Defiance Subagency
we expect to occupy very soonnew
facilities at Wide Ruins for 18O
children and the Dilcon Boarding
School for 218 children The pre-
sent Hunters Point School will be
available next year to serve 1872
students. The long awaited devel-
opment of a school to serve the
White Cone region should be under
way by late spring and will serve
$50 children, both boarding and
day. Currently under construction
is new boarding school for 66O
- ii ~ z IL III lIlC community VI
GreaSeWood.
Also under consider alton is a
new boarding school called the
Choshgai Boarding School, which
will be planned to serve the board
ing needs of children in the To-
hatchi region who cannot attend
public school on a day basis. Cur
rently, there is small expansion
under way at the Tohatchi Board
ing School which will bring the
enrolment up to 384 students.
In the Shiprock Subagency at
the present time an expansion of
the Toadlena Boarding School is
under way which will increase the
enrolment to 384 children and at
Nenahnezad new facilities are be-
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tended to teach the use of latest
techniQues and a farm training
program at Many Farms to enable
SO farmers to learn proper meth
DDS of irrigation farming. These
. are in addition to the previously
approved Navajo Forest Products
Industries ARA training program
where. under Course l, 97sawmin
employees were re-trained in new
production methods. Course II in
tended to train workers for the
night Shift has been delayed be-
. cause of market conditions affect
ing second shift operations.
We are actively cooperating
with the Navajo Tribe in estab-
fishing additional training pro-
grams invloving electrical dis
sribution, gas line maintenance
and variety of constructiontrade
skills. all of which will create on
reservation jobs under Tribal and
Bureau Force Account programs.
in addition, we are Jointly evaluat-
ing the Shiprock Farm Training
enterprise. To this end | have
- designated a committee which
feel is competent to handle this
q S signment promptly and eff
ficiently.
Since the first of the fiscalyear
the Branch of Welfare has extended
financial assistance and services
TO an average of 27O4 persons per
month. Included in these figures
: are many types of services such
as investigations and recommen-
dations to the Tribal judges, fl
nancial aid, referrals to other
agencies, foster care for depen-
dent and neglected children and
the adaptive placement of a brother
and sister together in one home.
AS of November /, 1862 there
were 81 children in boarding home
care outside their own homes at
cost of So, AS. "a per month and 76
children in institutional care at
cost of $14, ,496. II per month.
The eleven Navajo Case Aides
who are employed in the Branch of
Welfare provide many services for
the Navajo people, which make it
= possible for the professionally
trained social workers to carry
far larger caseloads than would
otherwise be possible. These Case
Aides are dedicated young people
who have earned for themselves a
very important place in our Well
fare program. To assist them with
their jobs and to increase their
s6lls a three-day institute was
conducted under the supervision of
"a professor in a graduate school.
We are happy to report that three
Tribal staff members also took
advantage of this opportunity to
increase their skill and knowledge.
- This meeting was so successful
that it is planned to continue an
in-Service training program at the
Agency level with at least one
annual institute or workshop for
the Case Aides.
The Welfare staff has long been
concerned, as we know you have
been, about employment opportlm-
tiles for the blind and deaf Navajo
students returning from the special
schools where they have been edu-
Gated at government expense. Last
year the cost of such educ att on for
.s3 students amounted to $40, 733.-
II. We are pleased to learn that
the Counsellor of the Blind from
the Arizona Department of Public
Welfare is interestedinpresenting
to you suggestion as to how some
of the hind Navajo neOnle can be-
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25
OBSERVES 18TH BIRTHDAY

Shown here Is Clifford Brown,
retired rancher who lives just
outside of Blackfoot. The picture
was taken on his 18th birthday
that he celebrated December 20.
His only child, Joyce, now Mrs,
Frank Stokes of Shelby, and the
three grandchildren, were un-
able TO come up for his birthday
as the children were sick at the
time. However, his wife, Grand.
pa and Grandma Brewer and the
Ralph Sangsland family of Black
foot helped him celebrate, sur,
prising him with q birthday cake
and ice cream.
Mr.. Brown came out into this
country with his wife Louinda
back in 1925 and has been ranch
ing until q couple of years ago
when he sold all his cattle and
leased out most of his ranch land
to the Pfiefer brothers.
The Browns have one daughter,
Joyce, now Mrs. Frank Stokes OF
Shelby and three grandchildren,
Shorty, Fransetta and Twilla.
Mr.. Brown now spends his
time just taking il easy and dur.
ing the summer months he gets
in a little trout fishing. while
Mrs. Brown enjoys her hobby,
oil painting.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25

Lee and Marie Lowder made !
business trip to Shelby on Tues
day and Debbie and Freddie stay
ed with Marie's sister Margie in
Cut Bank, while their parents
went on TO Shelby.
Jack Meyer Of Browning was
i'm Blackfoot on business Wednes'
day.
Mrs. Betty Sangsland was .
Tuesday evening visitor and cof'
fee guest of Mrs. Nedra Reagan,
her mother, Mrs. Galbraith and
Rose Mary Reagan.
Marilyn Jacoby was absent
from school Thursday as she had
TO make a visit to her eye doctor.
Grandma Brewer visited at the
SangSland home Thursday after.
noon. Mrs. Carma White and her
baby daughter Sheri Elaine also
visited there.
Little Jerry Jay Larson was
absent from school from Tuesday
till Friday Of last week as while
playing in school on Monday he
fell on some ice on his back. He
was taken 10 the doctor, but no
bones were broken we're happy
TO say. He did pull some muscles
though and that made him pref
~ sore for a few days.
The SangslandS enjoyed q few
games Of YahtZee with Lee and
Marie Lowder Thursday evening.
Mrs. Arlene Sinclair visited
with Mrs. Nedra Reagan and fam
lily Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Galbraith
visited with Dexter's mother,
Mrs. Susie Galbrsith Thursday
afternoon.
The pinochle card party that
was to be held Friday, Jan. 10,
was called off due to the wea-
ther being so cold. However, We
plan TO have one this coming
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25

Friday, Jan. 26, IL weather per
mits. Everyone Is welcome.
I would Like to extend my
deepest sympathy 10 the family
OF Mrs. Morning Gun In the loss
Of their dear mother. I had the
pleasure of meeting this wonder
full woman q few years ago and
she will long be remembered by
everyone who knew her.
Mrs. Abbie Skierka has been
on the sick list this past week.
We hope she Is much better by
the time this goes to print.
The school children got their
report cards this week and they
are to be complimented on how
well they are doing In school.
They all have buckled down and
IL shows in their grades.
We are happy 10 hear that Mrs.
yivienne Gerard Is back home
again in Browning after spend
ing some time in the Columbus
hospital in Great Falls recuper-
ating from an operation. We all
wish her a speedy recovery and
I am sure being home again will
help q lot in doing just that.
The George Kennerly family
OF Browning brought down some
movies they had taken while In
Disneyland and showed them TO
the Sangsland family Friday eve
ming. Bonnie Sangsland sure en-
joyed them as II is her dream TO
visit Disneyland some day.
Ralph and Betty Sangsland
were visitors and coffee guests at
the Henry Salois home Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Nedra Reagan, daughter
Rose Mary and Nedra's mother.
Mrs. Susie Galbraith. made q
trip TO Cut Bank Friday after
noon and while there visited Mrs.
Gslbraith's daughter. Mrs. Mon
te Olson.
Mr.. and Mrs Lynn Thompson
visited In Blackfoot on Tuesday
with Mrs. Susie Galbraith at the
teacherage.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25

Lee and Marie Lowder and
children made a trip TO Cut
Bank on Friday and were visi'
tors and coffee guests at the
Jackie Jessop home.
Charles Strain spent the week
end in Chinook with his wife
and other relatives, returning
home Monday morning.
Fred Stone attended a meeting
Of the Cemetery Board in Brown
ing on Tuesday evening at the
public library.
Mrs. Ralph Sangsland received
word this week from Minnesota
that her nephew, Wayne Schlief,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Schlief, will be married soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stone and
daughter Loretta made trip TO
Cut Bank on Monday as Fred
and Loretta had some X-rays
taken. We are happy to say the
returns were the kind we always
Ike to hear.
Mrs. Patty Ramberg and little
daughter Jeni of Browning &C.
companied the Lee Lowder fam.
lily to Great Falls last week.
Fred Stone attended a meet
ing of the FILA in Cut Bank on
Thursday.
Jim Sullivan and small SON Of
Browning visited at the Sangs-
land home Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Marie LOwder vas q
Wednesday visitor and coffee
guest of Mrs. Patty Hamburg in
Browning.
Miss Merilyn Jacoby celebrated
her 18th birthday on Monday,
Jan. Is. Congratulations, Mari
Ign, you are now in your teens.
Jackie Jessop of Cut Bank was
in Blackfoot on business Wednes-
day and called at the Sangsland
home.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25

year approximately 1000 Boy
Scouts enjoyed real summer
camp. We've done the same with
the All club and MalmstrOm Ali
Force. How would these fine
youngsters enjoy this facility il
they took your advice and avoid
ed the reservation? Do you think
we are trying to get into your
pocket in these instances? Do
you think these are selfish ges-
lures of the Blackfeet Tribe?
Our people do not receive .
Enthusiastically from the gov
eminent, as so many believe, the
Tribe provides its own services.
Some of which are as follows:
S25,O00.00 annually for college
grants; purchases of agricultural
and rccreational tracts; Law and
Order at . cost of $50, 600 90 an
nually; adequate glasses for
every school child on the Reser'
walton who needs them; payment
Of braces and proSthesis for our
polio victims; cash donations TO
Boy and Girl Scout and I'll club
groups; Fire fighting training
school; grants for our young men
and women entering military
training; Taxes, yes, we pay tax
es, Mr.. Bourke, we are one Of the
largest taxpayers In the county
as our annual total taxes 10 all
agencies approximate SIS, 600; we
donate funds TO our Arts and
Crafts Association for the pres
ervation Of our Indian culture
and also donate to community In
dian dances IS well as the an
nual Indian Days celebration at
S12, 10000 annually. We donate
$4,000 for each Indian funeral;
We pay $40, 100000 annually for
school hot lunches; we pay for
the purchasing, processing and
distribution of surplus elk,
SO, 10000; Our surplus commod-
ity distribution progrs costs
SIS, 10000 per year; we have q
wood project to deliver free wood
TO our needy and aged, $4,000. 90.
We have our own credit and cat
tie programs. These and many
other services arc paid for from
Tribal income.
Do you want these services dis
continued to the people just be
cause. we are asking 4 nominal
fishing fee for the privilege OF
fishing on the reservation? Do
you want roads built around US
so that our economy will not con
taminate you? Would YOU de.
strey the economy Of the town
of Browning for your own selfish
reasons? Would you want US to
suffer 4 bypass of our reserva
ton as you are suffering nov?
Apparently, your concern is
based on purely selfish motives
i.e., the conservation of your own
dollar. / am happy to report that
your views are not shared by all
sportsmen alike, as we have re
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25
Explanation OF
Range Management
BY Gene QUadri

Many people wonder what
range management is. A lot of
words have been written to ex-
plain range management, but
most of the telling boils down to
this:
Range management is the use
and protection of range land to
receive the highest continuous
yield of animal products, with.
out endangering the range soil,
water resources and other bene-
fetal uses of the land.
Animal products of the range
are meat, wool, m o h air and
hides. Other products are water,
wildlife and recreation.
When stockmen sell their prod:
uce, they are paid for pounds of
meat or wool, not for numbers of
head sold. Pounds of produce are
the measure of a good range
management plan.
Here are five goals for range
management:
l. Keep range lands covered
with desirable grasses and other
good forage plants.
2. Keep a feed reserve on the
range. Craze half and leave half.
3. Increase the produce from
domestic stock and wildlife.
T. Increase the water-retaining
power of the range.
5. Control the erosion of. soil
on valuable water sheds.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25
Croff-Wren News
by Aleea Spsrgur


Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Spargur
visited the Walt Stencils at the
American Customs last Monday
evening.
Rev. Fiero came out from
Browning Wednesday and show.
ed some film strips st the school
in the afternoon.
Chuck Mendenhall and Dude
Larance Of the Browning Petro.
lane Gas Co. brought US out a
rev heater for the upper grades
room. No more cold feet for
Jack.
There was q misprint or mis-
take in last weeks news. I wrote
that Rocky Higgins was staying
with his grandparents. the Wood.
row Browns on upper Milk River.
Also that Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff
Spargur had Christmas dinner
with the Jeff Harwoods.
Mrs. Joe Rose, county exten.
sion agent, was out last Friday to
set a date for a meeting of the
Border Wren Wranglers 4-H
Club. There should be over 30
members il they all turn out and
join.
Mrs. Smith has been staying
out this week, due to the cold
weather and long drive.
Faye Babcock, second grader,
had a birthday party Tuesday
afternoon at her home. She was
seven years old and had seven
of her little girl friends in for
games and treats.
Kay and Faye Babcock went to
town Wednesday afternoon for
a dental appointment.
Kathy Gardnes, first grader,
has a new baby brother, born al
Memorial hospital last Sunday
His name is William Roy.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25

Mr.. G.. l.. Bourke, President
Toole County Sportsmen's Assoc.
Shelby. Montana
Dear Mr.. Bourke:
While I do not intend 10 carry
on q running publicity battle
with you, ] do feel that IL is
necessary 10 set the record
straight for you and others who
may have been misled by your
letter TO the Editor which re-
Gently appeared in several Mon
tana papers wherein you violent
ly objected to the Blackfeet
Tribe charging 4 fee for fishing
on the reservation.
At the present time the gov
eminent has declared the Black
feet Indian Reservation o De
pressed Area because Of chr0n-
ic unemployment. At our peak
period of unemployment approx
imately 4,500 people are on vel
fare and relief. The Blackfeet
Tribal Council has Steadfastly
maintained its own Welfare pro-
gram which is operated at great
expense TO the Tribe. Our peo-
pie work for their general assist
ance welfare checks, they do
everything and any kind Of work
TO earn 10 but they retain their
dignity in doing so. Hundreds of
hours by these people have been
spent on our recreational devel-
opment program which will di-
rectly benefit you, the public.
When our recreational devel-
opment program Is completed, II
will provide job opportunities
and business for many of our
people. We do not want welfare
70 become q way of life for our
people, we want TO do some
thing about this chronic unem-
ployment by creating employ
ment for our people thru the
utilization of our natural re-
sources. This is part Of our Over
all Economic Development Pro
gram.
The nominal 500 annual fish
ing fee we've charged TO fish on
the Blackfeet Indian Reservation
has been used for development
and improvement Of our facili-
ties for sportsmen, campers, and
visitors 10 our recreational areas.
Children under Is and the elders
over 60 do not need . Tribal per
NIT to fish.
We have constructed and do
mated TO the public free Of
charge . beautiful picnic ground
on st. Mary's Lake, where We
have installed modern sanitation
al facilities as well rs furnish
ing picnic tables, parking areas.
fireplaces, etc. Minimum santa
ton facilities have been placed
at several other lakes by the
Tribe. We have given, rent free,
a lease to the Boy Scouts of
America on q site they have
named Camp Napi where last
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25
Asc Wheat signup
Program To Begin
February 5

Montana wheat growers will be
eligible to sign UP for the 1862
Wheat Sterilization program re-
gardless Of whether they grow
winter or spring wheat, r. J.
McKenna, chairman of the Mon
tana Agricultural Sterilization
and Conservation committee, an
nounced this week. The spring
signup will begin February 5.
Under the wheat sterilization
program, wheat growers divert
part of their acreage of wheat
to conservation uses and become
eligible for price support and
sterilization payments. A 10 per
cent minimum diversion Is re-
quired for participation. with
provision for additional diver
sion of as much as three times
the minimum acreage. To be eli.
gible for price support on 1862
crop wheat, a producer m u 5
carry out a conservation practice
on the number of acres repre-
senting the minimum reduction
and must comply with his wheat
acreage allotment.
In addition to eligibility for
wheat price support at national
average of $500 per bushel, acre
age diverted from wheat and
used for conservation practices
is eligible for q sterilization pay
ment.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25
Chairman OF Tribal Council Defends
3.Do||ar Reservation Fishing License

ceived many encouraging lette~s
and calls applauding our effOT 5
to utilize our assets and imprO,
the facilities for the tourist AID
sportsmen at such a nominal fee
Tourism is the second leading
industry in the state. We have
everything here to offer the tour
lists or visitors in the way of O"t-
door recreation and we want %
make their stay on our reser1 a
ton and in Montana pleasant
and comfortable as they my
want to come back or tell thrlr
neishbors to spend their vaCa-
tons here. We do not charge out
of-state. tourists an exhorbitaht
fee to fish as the State Fish and.
Game Commission does, our R0m-
inal fee is universal to ali sports
men. Tourists. are good to us and
our economy and we want to be
good to them. We want 70 offer
them excellent fishing and good
facilities. These are required by
the tourist and so we must plan
on seeing that he gets them or
he will never come back.
A couple of years ago a group
of 'sportsmen' from your neigh
borheod attempted to purchase
land around Duck, Lake which
would have closed the access for
other sportsmen who came here
from afar 10 try. for the big one
The Tribal Council steadfast1y
maintained that no one was going
to be denied access to this won:
derful gem Of nature. We want
II for everyone to use and enjoy
30 we have taken action to as
sure that Duck Lake will be
available to all.
We have always cooperated
with the State Fish and Game
Commission and have always &C
cepted their recommendations,
but now that we have made rec
concentrations to them that will
benefit our economy it appears
they appeal to .sportsmen's
groups to oppose our requests.
They have poisoned our streams
and lakes, sometimes without our
knowledge; we have given them
millions of eggs for spawn from
our lakes which have been used
throughout the state. Thousands
of State fishing licenses have
been sold to people wanting to
fish on our reservation. We have
made available TO all sportsmen-
the finest fishing streams and
lakes in the United States who
find very few mo Fishing or
Trespassing" signs to hinder.
them. The fish were here before
any sportsmen were, the State
has profited immeasurably from
their association with us.
The millions of buffalo that.
OliCC IOdlhCu Jul AdLAuS Cll4 Suo-
tanned our grandparents econ
omy have vanished, slaughtered
by 'sportsmen'. They destroyed
a way-of-life which took thou
sands of years to develop. Now
we must do as the White man
does to make a living. T hey
taught us these measures so now
we are going to utilize them.
We, sometimes referred to. as
The First Americans, ask your
indulgence in permitting us TO
pursue the American way of life.
We have given a lot but we must
utilize little for our own sus-
tenance and survival.
Meade NJ. Swingiey, Chairman
Sincerely yours,
Blackfeet Tribal Council
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25
CARD OF THANKS

! wish to sincerely thank every
one who sent me cards, letters,
gifts and flowers while / was in
the hospital. | appreciate your
thoughtfulness very much.
Vivienne Gerard
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25

The Tuesday bridge club met
at Eva Hoyt's this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill johnson and
Mrs. Carl Sundquist stopped by
the school Tuesday evening.