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Tundra times., 1963-03-04
1000 SIGNERS ASK FOR HAND ERE EFF AROUND VILLAGES

Petitions bearing the signatures> of about 1000 Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts from twenty-four vil- lege were sent today to Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall ask ing land around Alaska native villages be frozen" and closed to all selections.
 The petitions were transmitted to Secretary Udall by Alfred Ketzler. chairman of last years Panama Chiefs meeting and chairman of the Interior Indian organization, Dena Nena Henash
 The petitions asked Udall to close the land around native villages for selection until such time as the question of aboriginal rights and or native inheritance rights are settled"
 Ketzler said state withdrawals in the vicinity of villages last year had created a crisis situa- tion and that the Dena Nena Hen- ''Sii ciSoiiEalion naQ circulated the petitions on recommendations passed unanimously by the chiefs conference last June.
 Indian rights in Alaska were recognized by Congress in the Or ganic Act of 1884," Ketzler said.
 He pointed out section of the act which reads, "The Indians or other persons in the Territory of shall not be disturbed in the possession of lands actually in their use or occupation, or now claimed by them, but the terms under which such persons may acquire title to land are reserved for future le- gislation by Congress"
 Almost 79 years has gone by and still these terms have not been defined he said.
 Ketzler also pointed out that state hood act also reiterated that the federal government would retain all lands and property held by na- lives until the rights were defined by Congress.
Tundra times., 1963-03-04
Nome Prepares For Festival

Nome is getting ready to hold its annual Midnight Sun Festival that opens on June 21 this year as usual.
 Tickets on polar bear rug are now being sold and the tickets are available from Ann Chambers of that city. The rug is now on display at DoOleys Sales & Service of Nome.
 Purpose of the drawing is to raise money for the Midnight Sun Festival and the money realized from it will be used to award prizes for Eskimo games and to help to preserve Eskimo games and Es- kimo dancing.
 Drawing for the winning ticket will be held March 30, at Arctic Club Carnival at Nome, Alaska.
Tundra times., 1963-03-04
Items Needed
 For Art Exhibit

Alaska Art Gallery, 419 Second Avenue, Fairbanks. will be holding it's Annual Winter Carnival Art Exhibit March IS through 30.
 The gallery expressed the need for Native Arts and Crafts for exhlbl- ton. It needs watercolors, carvings drawings, and crafts. The art pieces should be wrapped carefully and art pieces that need mating should be sent prepared in that manner
 There will be three money prlzes for best works in the art show.
 Fairbanks and all outlying areas are asked to submit work for the exhibition. All entries should be at Alaska Art Gallery by March 15, which is the deadline for all entries. All art pieces should have the name of the artist, price, and address on each piece. 50 cents is asked for return mailing but if the work is sold the 30 cents will be returned.
Tundra times., 1963-03-04
NC To Build NelU Store

The Northern Commercial Con- pany. which operates 32 stores in outlying areas in Alaska, will build and open new store at Unalakleet this summer.
 The decision to build the store. replacing the Unalakleet Trading Post which burned last year. was made recently at managers meet ing in Anchorage.
 The company has bought the in- terest of Jim O'Sullivan, former owner of the historic post, and will start building the store this spring.
 New lines of shoes, sportswear, and women's wear will be added and special storage facilities will be installed for handling fresh, un- frozen meat.
Tundra times., 1963-03-04

land selection program but say the stoppage results from the contro- versy concerning the meaning of the word, "compactness.'
 Last year the ELM put together four small state selections in the Susitna Valley and patented them as one selection. Of course the ELM surveyed only the exterior of the four tracts as group.
 The state promptly refused to accept the patent from the federal government.
 And so the controversy goes on and the new state land program has come to a screeching halt.
 According to the statehood act Alaska is allowed 25 years to select 1O4 million acres from the public domain.
Tundra times., 1963-03-04
VILLAGES PETITION uDALL
Bitter Dispute
 Breaks Out Over Meaning of Word

The state of Alaska and the fed eral government is engaged in bitter dispute that has begged down the state land selection program al- most to standstill.
 And theWhole dispute is over the meaning of a word, compact ness" The state claims it means one thing; the federal government contends it means quite another.
 According to state land officials. the state will soon bring a suit against the federal government to get legal definition of the term so that the land selection program can proceed.
 According to the statehood act. 85-5O8, land could be selected by the state in fairly compact units, with minimum selections being half townships, or 5.760 acres.
 The state has proceeded to make its selections in these half town ships.
 Carl Landstrom, director of the Bureau of Land Management in Washington, DC, however, has ruled that fairly compact" means all lands in the same topographic, geographic, or economic area, there by making some of the selections over l million acres in size.
 The ELM has maintained it will survey only the outside of these large selections.
 State land officials say it would bankrupt the state for it to survey these large tracts into smaller dis posable areas.
 The state maintain the intent of the statehood act was that the Bur- eau of Land Management was to survey the exterior boundaries of the quarter township selections.
 For some time now. the ELM has been rejecting state land selections as being to small.
 According to the state officials, they are being forced to select land which they do not want to select.
 State officials deny that native rights assertions are blocking the
Tundra times., 1963-03-04
School Named After Sioux

Three years ago, fine new school building was completed in Bethel, large Eskimo community, and the good folks there sat down and deliberated, encountering little or no obstacles, and named the spanking new building, John Kill buck School.
 There is also an old school build ing. log structure, which they at- fectionately called, Old Log School, and which is now known as, John Samuelson School.
 There are some people who say John Kilbuck was a government official while others say he was missionary teacher. Whether he was one or the other does not make much difference to this paper, but it was amused and pleased to find out that John Kilbuck was Sioux J Indian.
Tundra times., 1963-03-04

The statehood act also empowered the state to select 104 million acres In 25 years of vacant, unappro- priated and unreserved" lands from the public domain.
 Some of the land selected by the state as unapportioned and unre- served goes right up to the village or townsite boundaries Ketzler point- ed out.
 He said in most instances native people also claim the land around their villages as subsistence, hunt ing, fishing, and berrying areas.
 According to Ketzler, the over tapping claims have created the conflict and according to both the
 Organic Act and the Statehood Act, only Congress can settle the
 matter.
 As a case in point, Ketzler sited l the present overlapping claim on l the Minto Lakes area by the Minto people and the State of Alaska.
 Ketz1er said he personally op- poses proposed bill in the State House of Representatives, House Bill No. 68, to create reserves of 20 square miles by the state around isolated villages.
 "For one thing that's only four niles by five miles which would oe much too small,' he said.
 Petitions were sent from nine 1n- .erior Indian villages, Beaver, Men, .asta, Tannacross, Dot Lake, North way, Venetie, Nulato, Anvik, and Nenana; eight Indian and Eskimo villages in the Kuskokwim area, Nickolai, Kwethluk, Andreafskl, Chefornak, Chevak, TGntutuliak, Newktok, and Shageluk; Stebbins, Yukon Delta; Koyuk, Norton Bay, Manatotak, Bristol Bay, Perryvllle, Aleutian Islands, and New Whalen, near Lake Iliamna.
Tundra times., 1963-03-04

ORGANIZATIONS ROLE DEvELOPMENT.Robert L. Bennett Alaska speaker of the threeday economic dev onnnt conference i'm right is Mrs Kay Hitch cock for Native Affairs and s Tundra Times ana
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-10

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The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-24
Sp ports Review
Memorial Day Games Set by Little League
 In Both kenai, SoIdotna

Little League baseball gets un- derway in Kenai and Soldotna next Thursday with Memorial Day double headers scheduled in both towns.
 Tentative schedules call for the Soldotna event to begin at 1 p.m. with game between the two Sol- dotna teams, the Builders" and the Nationals" At 8 pm. the Builders" will play the Wildwood team.
 The Kiwanis Club is planning barbecue with free beverages and soft drinks with each plate at the ball park near Parkers in Ridge way in connection with the Soldot- ma doubleheader
 A similar doubleheader is planned at Kenai on the diamond near the Kenai Airport. The first game is scheduled between a Ke- mai team and Wildwood after which the Nationals journeying from Soldotna will play Kenai team.
 Practice schedules and the ros- ter for the Soldotna teams have been announced. 4 total of P boys have signed up thus far. If enough interested boys come out for practice, third team will be formed. A sponsor for the third team has been obtained but it still needs a manager and coach.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-24
Women BOwlers Have Banquet Elect Officers

A bowling banquet for women bowlers in the Tuesday and Fris day Night Leagues at the Kenai. Bowl was held Tuesday night in the Western Corral at Kenai. Most of the team members attend ed. Trophies were awarded and election of new officers for the coming season was held.
 Helen Van Sky was elected president of the bowling associa- tion. Other new officers will be Babe" Wade, vice president; Elsie Seaman, secretary-treasur- CT, and Betty Williams, sergeant at arms.
 Trophies were awarded as fol- lows:
 Tuesday Night League-First place team, sponsored by the Sky Bowl, with Maxeen Hart as cap- tain and Babe" Wade, Yuriko Roberts, Betty Williams and Gla- dys Youngblood, team members. High game series was won by the Wildwood Chevron team; high team game by Trophy Room team; high scratch series, 595, Kay English, and high scratch game, 225, Yuriko Roberts.
 Friday night League - First place team, sponsored by The Rig with bowlers being Kay English, Sharon Sterling, Lee Myrick, Rose Navarro and Gladys Youngblood. High 3game series, won by Arr cher's team; high series scratch, 1885: Kay English, and high scratch game, 222, Lee Myrick.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-24
Commercial Value Seen for Alaska Sea Lion Skins

The Pacific Seal Company Linn tied, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, recently ad- vised the Department of Fish and Game that the skins of newborn sea lion pups appear to have a market value of S6 or perhaps more.
 This communication resulted from the experimental processing of sea lion pup skin which was furnished by the Department of Fish and Game for processing. The skin was processed in Europe by methods normally employed for hair seal skins.
 The present population of sea lions in Alaska numbers between 150,000 and 100000 animals ac- cording to Walter Kirkness, Com- missioner of the Department of Fish and Game.
 This recent evidence of com- mercial value suggests that AL aska's sea lion resource may be developed into a new, though li- mited, industry. Commissioner Kirkness pointed out sea lions give birth to their pups during the month of June and the skins of pups would have to be harvest ed during that time.
 Persons desiring information on methods of handling and shipping skins may contact directly the Pacific Seal Company, P. o. Box ', New Westminster, British Co., lumbia, Canada, for information.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-24

Practice Time
 The Builders practice at 6 pm. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday with Gordon Hobbs of Hobbs Electric Supply as man. ager. The team is sponsored by the Soldotna Supply.
 Playing with the Builders are David Voils, Daniel Fyten, Timo- thy Dial, Mike Maloney, Johnny Jones, Larry Conn, Baker Smith, Douglas Dalke and Brad Irons.
 Practice time for the Nationals is set for ? pm. each Wednes- day, Friday and Sunday. The team Is sponsored by the National Bank of Alaska with Frank Mon- day of Riverside House as manag- CT.
 The Nationals roster of players includes Leo Carey, Walter Hop- per, Jr., David Clanton, David O'Reagan, Don Morse, Allen Peppers, Randy Jones, Jack For ester. Randy Leach and Karl Bierdeman.
 Empires to assist the chief um- pire, Al Buonassissi, are still needed for each team. Anyone in- terested in being an umpire is asked to contact Buonassissi at Parkers Barber Shop. Classes will be held to familiarize the umpires with Little League rules.
 The complete schedule of games for the summer is expected to be announced soon.
 The Little League in Kenai, Wildwood and Soldotna still seeks more players. Boys wishing to sign up may obtain application blanks at Hobbs Electric Supply near the bridge in Soldotna or from the team managers at Kenai or Wildwood.
 The Mukluks in Kenai, sponsor ed by Bud" Dye of the Mukluk Freight Lines, has Billy Joe Mize as coach and Jack Williford as manager.
 The other Kenai team, as yet unnamed, will be managed by Ed Hollier with Roger Meeks as coach. The name of the sponsor has not been announced.
 First Sgt. Lawrence Dwyer, PFC George Stewart, PFC Charl- es Ginsburg, Sgt. David Davis, PFC John Brennan and SPA Char lie Youtsey are among Wildwood personnel working with the Wild wood Station team.
 Any boy who will be nine years of age before Aug. 1 or who will not be 13 before Aug. 1 is eligible to compete in Little League base ball, with the approval of his pa- rents or guardian.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-24
Sterling School
 Plays Basketball

The first real basketball game to be played on the Sterling Schools outdoor concrete court was held recently when the Ster- ling boys and girls played the Sterling alumni. Scores were boys 31 and alumni 21; Sterling girls 43 and alumni girls 10.
 Players were: Sterling boys - Dennis Hamilton, Greg Endsley, Anthony Endsley, Mike Demaray and Donald Burgess; Alumni boys Mitch Robinson, Paul Rumley, Ed Williams and Lloyd Sparks; Sterling girls - Donna Noff, Lin da Arnold, Linda Burgess, Mary Coursen, Joan Colvin, Connie Bur gess, Kay Rumley, Sally Card, Janet Coursen, Nancy Rumley and Janice Arnold, and Alumni girls Diane Palmer, Theresa McGhee. Pamela Easley and Patty Fiske.
 The Sterling boys played with out the services of three eighth graders, Steve Robinson, Dick De- maray and Troy Gloudeman, due to "casts" and flu.
 Teams consisted of four players because the court is not full size.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-24
COME BACK HOME

: RENAL -t Carl and Kitty Swanson returned last Friday from Phoenix, Ariz., where they had spent several months. Swan son formerly was with Pacific
 Northern Airlines in. sKenai and
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-24

Alaska now has 12 rural electric cooperative associations and ap- plications are pending for more.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-24

Mrs. Swanson operated the West. ern Corral. Present plans ere to remain in Alaska and to live on their homestead a few miles from Soldotna.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-24

Glassifieds are news.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-24

Alaskan employers hired 1922 youths through the Alaska State Employment Service in 1922.
Navajo times., 1963-02-28
Gallup Group Makes
Preliminary Studies

The initial step in the compi-
lation of an OVerall Economic
Development Program for McKin-
ley county was taken with the
appointment of area chairmcn at
meeting held recently inthe Gallup
Chamber of Commerce office.
This action came after Don
Weaver was elected chairman and
Kathryn Jones was elected secre-
tary of the Mckinley County Area
Redevelopment committee by rep
resentatives from over the county.
Ed Kerley, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, outlined the essential
elem ents to be cont aimed in the
OEDP for all of Mckinley county
and those areas whose economy is
tied closely with the county.
Area chairmen selectedto make
preliminary studies of resources
and needs in the county were: c. F.
Lytle. Ambrosia Lake: Edgar Bond.
Ramah: Ray Mazon. 1horeau: Fiar-
old Lee. Gallup; Stanley Smith. TT.
Wingate and Met Gaffey: Lamar Ash
croft. CrownpOint: and Wilson
Skeet. rural Navajo area.
These chairmen we're instructed
to contact others in their respec-.
tive areas in order to make the
necessary survey of problems and
resources.
THIS Information will be brought
back to another general meeting.
set for March S. where it will be
combined and an initial draft of a
County OEDP will be
made.
Supplementary Information on
area redevelopmenr was given al
Thursdays meeting by Reino Sar-
Navajo times., 1963-02-28
NONNEYOSHEBOKO
Great Arch

Navajo legend accounting for the
creation of Rainbow Bridge.
Many years ago a handsome
yoI.3 god. who ruled over hunting
activities of the Navajo Indi ans
and was admired by them, took
his bow and arrows and went
hum ing.
He decided to look for game in
thai strange but beautiful canyon
OF reds and purples. known as
Nom eyo sheboko.
The canyon was located in ex-
tremely rugged country. There
were places so narrow a man
could step across it. yet SO deep
that from the bottom the sky ap-
peared to be a mere thread of
light far above. The most diff
ficult trail led into its wider
portions because of towering cliffs
which walled it in. Hardly any
thing grew there because it was
usually dry.
On this particular morning.
however a sudden rain in the
nearby mountains sent water roar
ing down the deep valley. The
young god was trapped. In the
magnificent canyon. with a wall
Of water rushing toward him, he
was doomed to die of drowning.
At the last moment the great
Sky Father came to his rescue.
A rainbow appeared in front of
the raging torrent. The water stop
ped. The young god climbed up the
rainbow to Safety and all was
well.
The rainbow was then turned
TO stone. so that it might be
seen as proof that the great Sky
F ather watches over his earth
children.
The first known visit by
white man to Rainbow Bridge was
made in 1909, when Pauite Indi an
guided Prof. Byran Cummings of
the University of Utah and w. B.
Douglas of the u. S. General Land
Navajo times., 1963-02-28
Cun ado Gets New
Home e Teacher

NEW YORK. Jan 24--Miss
Bernice Lewis. 28. of Midwife,
Georgia, this week begins work
at a mission high school on the
Navajo Indian Reservation under
an appointment of the Board of
National Missions, United Presby-
terian Church, u. S. A.
She will be the home economics
teacher at Ganado Mission High
School, Ganado. Some $50 students
are enrolled in the mission school.
whcih is one of some 20 health,
educ alton. and welfare programs
owned and operated by the Board
of National Missions.
Miss Lewis is a graduate of two
of the Board-spOnsored projects
Boggs Ac ade my. Key sville,
Georgia. which is near her home
in Burke County. and Warren
Wilson Junior College, Swannanoa.
NC. which awarded her an as
Navajo times., 1963-02-28
Plateau Society
Takes Field Trip

On Saturday, February 9, the
Plateau Sciences Society staged an
archaeological field trip into the
Newcomb--Two Grey Hills area
which was attended by 38 members
and guests. Stu Peckum, and his
wife Barbara, who have been doing
an archaeological survey of the
region as part of the proposed
Irrigation Project. acted as guides
and inf o m ants for the group.
Several prehistoric sites were
visited. which ranged in time all
the way from the late Basket
Maker period through Classic
Pueblo.
Navajo times., 1963-02-28

LIBRARY AND Administration
building at Lowell Observatory.
The Observatory is located ON a
mesa mile west and about 800
feet above the city Of Flagstaff.
The location is exceptionally fav-
orable for astrono mic a | work
because of the large number of
cloudless nights each year. Its
altitude of 7.25O feet places it well
above the dust and haze of lower
elevations.
photo by Betty Stevens)
Navajo times., 1963-02-28

lin of the Window Rock office of
Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sarlin
explained the current tr aiming pro-
gram for Navajo Indi ans and noted
the program could be adjusted to
meet ARA requirements should
they develop.
Navajo times., 1963-02-28

Office and their party to the bridge.
THE People" call the bridge
Nonneyoskeboke. which means.
Great Arch in English. Paimes
call it Barahoim or the Rainbow.
Navajo times., 1963-02-28

sociate in arts degree in 1860.
She earned her bachelor of science
degree last month after study at
+ lorida A and M University, Talla-
haSSee.
Navajo times., 1963-02-28
SUNSET

BY KEN RASMUSSEN
The sun is setting in the West
Which direction seems the best
For if it should set in the East
1t would confuse me. at the least.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-28
WEE WOMEN

ished beads to be, because
they will shrink while drying.
Then let them partially dry.
Then. string them on a
darning needle, hatpin, or
wire with one end filed sharp.
AS the beads dry, move them
back and forth once in a
while so they will not stick
to the needle.
You may have to make
several patches to get as
many as you want, because it
takes a lot Of petals. When
you have the desired guam
tity made UP you can string
them into chokers or brace
let's or glue them to earring
backs.
If you have old glass. sill
yer, wood. or gold beads to
use between them, it not only
adds to their attractiveness
but makes them go farther.
When not wearing them,
keep them in a dark. tightly
closed box. because the light
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-28
Here's How

Reoders' Clearing House is con-
Quoted ENTIRELY THROUGH THE
MAIL os q public sereive exehonss
Of ideos between orso readers. The
Stor eonnot accept phone coils per-
toinins to this column. All letters
must bear the writer's full nome end
address. No advertising Is printed.
and air will cause them to
lose their fragrance.
I hope this recipe has been
of some help to you.
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READERS CLEARING
HOUSE
Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye Nav
To Miss B. T., Washington
From Miss M. D., Vienna

Here is recipe for rose beads taken from an
old magazine.
Gather rose petals on bright day after the
sun has been hot on them for at least an hour.
This develops the essential oils which produce the
fragrance.
You can have the beads in two colors-grayed