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Action taken by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada to develop a major recreation center on their reservation 30 miles from Reno has been approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, it was announced today.

Private developers throughout the Nation are invited to submit proposals for a water-oriented vacation and residential center on the shores of one of the last large undeveloped lakes in the Nation.

Pyramid Lake is a 175-square-mile body of water within a half million acre reservation owned by the Paiute Indians. The lake is in one of the Nation's fastest-growing recreation areas, located close to the vacation resorts of Lake Tahoe, Squaw Valley and Reno. New superhighways link this part of Nevada with the major western population centers. The pressure for recreational use of the lake has grown rapidly over the past 10 years.

The Department of the Interior has approved a water resource development program which has as a principal objective providing as much water as feasible for the preservation and enhancement of Pyramid Lake and its trout fishery. This program will be undertaken as part of the Washoe Project, originally authorized in 1956, for development by Interior's Bureau of Reclamation of the water resources of the Truckee and Carson River basins in Nevada and California.

One of the Paiute Tribe's major objectives is to secure job opportunities and job-training programs for its members. The area has been designated as eligible for Federal aid by the Area Redevelopment Administration. On-the-job training contracts and business development loan aids are available under this legislation.

The Tribe is offering up to 3,500 acres of its prime waterfront land for development under a long-term lease. Federal law presently limits the term to 50 years, but the Department and the Tribe have requested the 89th Congress to extend this period to facilitate financing by private lending institutions.

A brochure describing the development possibilities, and a lease agreement form are available from the Tribal Council, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Nixon, Nevada; and the Nevada Indian Agency, Stewart, Nevada.

MAJOR COMPANIES TO BOOST INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAN COUNTRY

Executives of an electronics company, a petro-chemical company and several other major corporations have reported to BIA that they have arranged to sponsor meetings of business leaders to inform them of industrial development opportunities in Indian areas. Six such meetings will soon be scheduled for various parts of the country, at which more than 300 industrial executives will consult with Indian tribal leaders about advantages available to industries in Indian population areas. Financing, land leasing, and manpower availabilities will be major discussion topics. The BIA operates an industrial development program Which assists industries in all three phases of plant relocation and expansion.

NAVAJOS HAVE NEW MONUMENT VALLEY INN

Kayenta, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation, has a $1 million, 80-unit luxury motel, complete with swimming pool, restaurant, and curio shop, and employing about 40 Navajos. The Monument Valley Inn is located at the junction of Navajo Route 1 with the paved highway leading to Monument Valley. The owner-operators leased the land from the Navajo Tribe for 25 years, with a 25-year renewal option. The Tribe will receive seven percent of the gross income from room rentals and li percent on restaurant and curio shop sales.

PROSPECTING AT COLVILLE

The Bear Creek Mining Company, Kennecott Copper Corporation's exploration subsidiary, is prospecting the 20,000 acres it holds under an exclusive prospecting permit on the Colville Indian Reservation in northeastern Washington. Two staff geologists are currently mapping the Mount Tolman area and supervising the shallow drilling operations of a two-man portable drill. This summer, two University of Idaho graduate students, under contract to the Bear Creek Mining Company, will prepare detailed geologic maps of the Mount Tolman area. The Company is seeking a major molybdenum deposit in the area.

POTAWATOMI AWARD

The Indian Claims Commission recently granted a $2,094,573 award to the Potawatomi Nation of Indians on behalf of the United Nations of Chippewas, Ottawas, and Potawatomi Indians of the Waters of the Illinois, Milwaukee, and Manitoocuk Rivers. The award represents additional compensation for more than 3.5 million acres of land in Illinois and Wisconsin ceded to the United States by the Indians under a treaty in 1829.

RECREATION MEANS INCOME TO THE MESCALERO

The Mescalero Tribe of southern New Mexico estimates that one-third of the annual tribal income is derived from outdoor recreation opportunities on the reservation. The estimate includes fees charged by the Tribe for fishing and hunting permits and for use of picnic areas and campgrounds. It does not take into account additional income from a tribally-operated ski resort.

One lake alone – Eagle Lake - contributes $10,000 annually to tribal coffers through the sale of fishing permits. Almost two and one-half acres in size, this manmade lake was constructed in 1961 for $15,000 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs under its Soil and Moisture Conservation Program. A multipurpose project; the lake supplies good trout fishing, provides water conservation, flood control, and a water supply for livestock and wild game.

In 1964, Eagle Lake supplied 5,000 "angler-days" of fishing during the 4-month season. For a lake of its size, this approaches the saturation point for angler use, and is a good indication of its popularity with fishermen.

The many potential sites for similar manmade lakes on the reservation, plus the scheduled opening in July of a new fish hatchery, indicate further opportunities for development of recreational fishing areas.

Where can a vacationer enjoy camping facilities, excellent hunting and fishing, while witnessing the pageant of a colorful and ancient pattern of life?

Indian reservations are the answer. Today, many tribes include recreational facilities in their plans for the economic development of their lands. Tourists are warmly welcomed to such areas, and, each year, the tribes play host to increasing number of visitors of all ages.

To whet the traveler's appetite for Indian life, two publications will soon be issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the U. S. Department of the Interior. Both will be available from the Superintendent of Documents.

Vacationing with the Indians (30¢) is primarily a guide to campgrounds on the reservations. Listings are given for 17 States and 42 reservations, including facts about location of campgrounds, available facilities and services, fees and regulations, and restrictions on pets. Each section opens with a capsule description of the reservation and the kinds of Indians that live there. For the visitor who doesn't like to “rough it" the booklet indicates more elaborate-- sometimes even luxurious--accommodations.

The second BIA publication, American Indian Calendar, (20¢) lists outstanding events that regularly take place on the reservations through the year. It includes ceremonials, rodeos, fairs, feasts and celebrations, as well as noteworthy exhibitions of Indian art and crafts where visitors may watch artists at work and purchase authentic Indian products.

For Americans who benefit from President Johnson's advice and explore the vacation delights of the United States, these two publications should be kept handy in the glove compartment if the trip swings through Indian country.

Where can a vacationer enjoy camping facilities, excellent hunting and fishing, while witnessing the pageant of a colorful and ancient pattern of life?

Indian reservations are the answer. Today, many tribes include recreational facilities in their plans for the economic development of their lands. Tourists are warmly welcomed to such areas, and, each year, the tribes play host to increasing number of visitors of all ages.

To whet the traveler's appetite for Indian life, two publications will soon be issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the U. S. Department of the Interior. Both will be available from the Superintendent of Documents.

Vacationing with the Indians (30¢) is primarily a guide to campgrounds on the reservations. Listings are given for 17 States and 42 reservations, including facts about location of campgrounds, available facilities and services, fees and regulations, and restrictions on pets. Each section opens with a capsule description of the reservation and the kinds of Indians that live there. For the visitor who doesn't like to “rough it" the booklet indicates more elaborate-- sometimes even luxurious--accommodations.

The second BIA publication, American Indian Calendar, (20¢) lists outstanding events that regularly take place on the reservations through the year. It includes ceremonials, rodeos, fairs, feasts and celebrations, as well as noteworthy exhibitions of Indian art and crafts where visitors may watch artists at work and purchase authentic Indian products.

For Americans who benefit from President Johnson's advice and explore the vacation delights of the United States, these two publications should be kept handy in the glove compartment if the trip swings through Indian country.

The Department of the Interior today announced the appointment of Reginald W. Quinn as Superintendent of the Seminole Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, at Hollywood, Florida.

Quinn, a Sioux Indian and a native of South Dakota, has served for nearly 30 years in the Bureau of Indian Affairs. His most recent assignment was that of Chief Tribal Operations Officer in Washington, D.C.

Born in Peever, South Dakota in 1913, Quinn attended South Dakota schools.

From 1936 to 1949 he was employed in various capacities at the Western Shoshone Agency in Nevada, in the Washington and Chicago offices of the Land Division of BIA, and at the Crow Creek Indian Agency in South Dakota.

In 1949 he took up his duties as Superintendent at the Fort Berthold Agency in North Dakota, where he served until becoming Administrative Officer at Inter-Mountain School, Brigham City, Utah, in 1952.

In 1954, he transferred to the Menominee Agency in Wisconsin and served as Program Officer and Administrative Officer until his assignment to the Washington, D. C. office of BIA in 1957.

Quinn brings to his new post a unique understanding of Seminole affairs. Tribal leaders recently expressed to the Bureau of Indian Affairs their high regard for the new superintendent and their appreciation for his assistance during the Tribe's organizational period.

He succeeds Doyce L. Waldrip, who has been appointed Superintendent of the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon.

In line with President Johnson’s war on waste in Government administration, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs has consolidated responsibility for fiscal and management analysis under the Deputy Commissioner and a special assistant. The announcement was made today by Commissioner of Indian Affairs Philleo Nash.

Both areas of responsibility will be under the immediate direction of Deputy Commissioner John O. Crow. Appointed to a newly created post as his special assistant is J. Leonard Norwood, former chief of budget and finance. Mr. Norwood will aid in management analysis, including cost reduction and safety programs, and will also supervise internal audit of Bureau expenditures.

In announcing the consolidation, Nash said:

“By focusing these major responsibilities under the direction of Crow and Norwood, both experienced trouble-shooters in BIA, we expect to develop an aggressive management improvement and cost reduction program.”

One of Norwood's new duties will be coordination of Bureau-wide record-keeping at an automatic data processing center to be opened at Albuquerque, New Mexico, on or about January 1, 1966.

Also newly assigned to the Deputy Commissioner's office is George W. Mathis, a career employee and former chief of real estate appraisal services for the Bureau. His appointment brings fiscal and management operations into close alliance with the Bureau's stepped-up program of economic development of Indian lands for commercial and industrial use, and with the trend toward long-term leasing as a source of steady revenue to Indian owners.

Publication of a new 96-page conservation booklet, "Quest for Quality," was announced today by Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, It will be distributed initially to those participating in the White House Conference on Natural Beauty, being held next week (May 24-25) in Washington, D. C.

"Today we face perhaps the gravest--certainly the most stimulating-- challenge in the history of conservation" the publication declares. "It is the challenge to build a quality society--one in which we manage not just to preserve the delicate balance between the needs of our people and the natural resources of our land, but actually to improve the heritage which has been handed to us.

"The historian," the text continues, "looking back on our moment ·in time may note that the United States of America reached its golden days in the mid-20th century with respect to the equilibrium between needs and resources. From this truly bountiful land we have drawn amply to satisfy our material needs. The incomparable machine civilization, which we alternately enjoy and endure, has reached its current peak because we have had the resource wherewithal to draw on, to develop, to convert and build and bend to our will."

Carrying many full-color illustrations to portray both wise and improper use of natural resources, the conservation yearbook is the first in a proposed series outlining the problems presented by a rapidly growing America and challenges the reader to a critical look at the demands of tomorrow on the Nation's resources.

The new publication is available from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C., 20402, for $1.

"It deserves a place in the library of every person concerned with conservation problems," Secretary Udall said.

"The concept of conservation cannot be isolated on little islands of awareness," says the publication's introduction. "It must become universally accepted as a familiar, taken-for-granted part of everyday life."

Running throughout the publication is the theme, "applied ecology."

This, in the language of the text, "means living things and how they relate to their total environment.

"It means stretching our resources to cover the demands of a growing population and still observing the rightful claims of the inhabitants' of many an obscure ecological niche."

The broadly conceived "new conservation," the publication explains, is a story of how two Presidents, "against a backdrop of unplanned sprawl and planned ugliness, have moved to develop new measures designed to bring order and meaning into the overall conservation picture."

Seventy full-color illustrations, 31 toned pictures, and many black-and-white photographs portray the problems and provide details on how the Interior Department is facing the conservation challenge of the 1960's.

Credit for its major role in writing a new conservation record is given in the publication to "a magnificently bipartisan Congress."

Noting that the 87th Congress established three National Seashores for public enjoyment, the "Quest for Quality" comments that the 88th Congress "capped the performance by approving Canyonlands National Park and Fire Island National Seashore," and a wide range of other public-use areas.

In an introduction to the "Quest for Quality," Secretary Udall counsels:

"Our resource problems in the 1960's are measured by the flyway of a bird, the length of a river, the half-life of an element, the path of a wind, the scope of the oceans, and the shape of our cities. The years ahead will require both public and private conservation statesmanship of a high order."

The publication describes "the new direction conservation is taking" as "not just the setting aside of priceless and irreplaceable natural treasures and the wisest use of renewable resources, but an honest attempt to understand the relationship of all creatures--from the tiniest organisms in the chain of life to the lords of creation which we fondly imagine to be ourselves.

"The integrity of this chain is becoming increasingly apparent," says the booklet's introduction, "and our exalted position atop the pyramid of life is secure only if the base is allowed to remain broad and varied."

The book describes how "this Nation's caretakers, thoughtfully and surely are arriving at new programs, designed not just to remedy our yesterdays, but to enhance our tomorrows."

Allocations of nearly $10 million in recreation grants-in-aid for which States and territories may apply under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act were announced today by Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall.

The grants-in-aid allocations are the first announced under the new Act. To take advantage of the allocations, States or territories must match them in equal amounts. The money can be used for planning, acquiring, and developing outdoor recreation areas and facilities for public use.

The Land and Water Conservation Fund derives its revenues from sale of the new $7 Federal Recreation/Conservation Sticker, other Federal outdoor recreation fees, the Federal motorboat fuels tax, and proceeds from the sale of Federal surplus real property.

"These grants-in-aid mark an important day in the annals of conservation," Secretary Udall declared. "Money which Congress has appropriated for this purpose will help the Nation meet its increasing demands for outdoor recreation opportunities.”

Apportionments from the Fund to the States and territories is based on 40 percent of the amount available being divided equally among the States and the rest on population, Federal resources and programs, and other factors.

Under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act; States may request money for comprehensive outdoor recreation planning needed to qualify for. acquisition and development grants. After such plans have been accepted, States must submit proposals for individual projects before grants-in-aid are actually made for the acquisition and development.

Allocations announced by Secretary Udall today are from $16,000,000 appropriated by the Congress for the fiscal year which ends June 30, 1965. Of this amount, $10,375,000 is available for State recreation purposes, the remainder for Federal purposes.

Approximately one million dollars of the Land and Water Conservation Fund has been retained by the Department of the Interior as a State contingency reserve.

The allocations will remain available to the States for qualifying projects through June 30, 1967. The President's 1966 budget requests appropriations of $75 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for State outdoor recreation projects. Congress has not completed action on that request.

The money available currently has been apportioned among the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States, as follows:

Effective May 17 the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs offices was moved to 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D. C. The Bureau formerly had its headquarters in the Interior Department's main building at 18th and C Sts., NW.

The new quarters were formerly occupied by the National Science Foundation. The building was constructed in the early 1930's.

The move will enable most of the Bureau's Washington staff to be together under one roof for the first time in several years. About 350 persons will be affected.

Emphasis upon economic development of Indian reservation areas and an all-out drive to upgrade the educational opportunities of American Indians have led to expansion of programs in these directions. The Bureau's administration has been handicapped by the physical separation of these operating units.

Fiscal services, presently occupying space in a downtown Washington office building, are scheduled to be centered in Albuquerque, New Mexico after January 1, 1966. A data processing center will be established there for Bureau-wide recordkeeping.

SPECIAL PROJECTS READY INDIANS FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT

Two promising projects involving pre-vocational training for Indian men and women are being undertaken through the joint efforts of the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Department of Labor, and State education and employment assistance agencies in Washington, Arizona, and Texas.

Pre-vocational training often means the difference between success and failure of Indian people in job training and employment, Bureau specialists have learned from previous experience in helping Indian men and women to attain marketable skills.

An experimental project, now under way on the campus of Arizona State University at Flagstaff, has just "graduated" a group of 20 single men, who will now enter training in occupational skills. The pre-training consisted of remedial teaching in mathematics, science, language skills, blueprint reading and other subjects related to industrial work, in addition to orientation in the responsibilities of the employee to his job. The 20 who have completed the course will be followed throughout their skill training period and employment, to compare their achievements and staying power with another 20 who entered occupational training without the preliminary preparation. The experiment is financed under the Manpower Development and Training Act.

In Seattle, Washington, Indian men and women have also been channeled into pre-vocational training programs operated under MDTA, attending classes in public schools. About 50 are currently in training, with another 50 scheduled to enter soon. A similar effort has been proposed for Fort Worth, Texas, to involve an estimated 200 Indians.

ANNUAL LAKE QUINAULT TROUT DERBY

Washington State's magnificent Olympic Peninsula is the scenic setting for the Annual Quinault Trout Derby, an event popular with Northwest fishermen and vacationers. This year the Derby will take place on May 29 and 30.

The Quinault Indian Reservation and Lake Quinault are located on U. S. Route 101, about 44 miles north of Hoquiam, Washington.

The two-day Derby features cash prizes for the largest fish caught each day, a 34-mile canoe race, performances by the Taholah War Dancers, carnival rides, a dance, and a salmon bake both days. On the 30th competitions will be held in Indian water sports, with prizes for the winners.

TWO AWARDS GRANTED BY THE INDIAN CLAIMS COMMISSION

The Indian Claims Commission recently granted two final awards of $965,560 to the Sac and Fox Nation of Indians, and $633,193 to the Iowa Nation. These awards represent compensation for lands in Missouri ceded to the United States under a treaty in 1824.

SEMINOLE AVIATION PLASTICS PRODUCTION OPERATING IN THE BLACK

Since January 1965, Wewoka Plastics, an enterprise of the Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma, has been solidly on the black side of the ledger.

The company, which merged last year with Systems Engineering Electronics, Inc. (SEE) of Dallas, Texas, reports that monthly payrolls in the first quarter of 1965 approximated $10,000. A total of 35 employees are on the job, three-fourths of them Seminole Indians. Seminoles also hold top posts in company management in the Dallas office. The Chairman of the Tribal Council is a SEE Director.

A large backlog of orders from such aviation electronics firms as Bendix, Texas Instruments, Lockheed and Boeing indicates continued demand for company products and a possible future need for increased hiring.

The company emblem carries out the Indian image, showing a Seminole war dancer holding a micrometer in one hand, a caliper in the other.