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The
Fori Apache Seoul
Official Newspaper, White Mountain Apaches
Vol. 1. No. 5
Welcome Senator Hayden!
Nash Acclaims Progress
On First Reservation Visit
YVHITERIVER -Ph ill e o
Nash, U.S. Indian Commission
er, made his first visit to the
Fort Apache Indian Reserva
tion last week and cited the pro
gress of the Tribe in the devel
opment of Reservation re
sources.
It was Nash’s first visit to the
Reservation since his appoint
ment as Indian Commissioner
two years ago.
Tribal Chairman Lester Ol
iver, Agency Superintendent
Albert M. Hawley, and other
officials greeted Nash when his
plane landed at the airstrip be
tween Whiteriver and Fort
Apache.
Nash was guest at a special
meeting of the Tribal Council
where he met with Council
members and discussed plans
for the future growth and de
velopment of the White Moun
tain Apache Tribe.
Following a luncheon at Su
perintendent Hawley’s resi
dence with Tribal and Bureau
of Indian Affairs officials, in
cluding Phoenix Area Director
Wade Head, the Commissioner
was taken on a tour of the Res
ervation.
First stop was the new Tribal
sawmill under construction
where O. A. Arnold, Sawmill
Superintendent, explained the
work in progress.
The official party later tour
ed the several Self - Help
homes recently completed and
the Commissioner voiced praise
at the Apache efforts to im-
Erove and modernize Tribal
ousing.
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HAWLEY LAKE TOUR—Bureau of Indian Affairs officials tour Hawley Lake and
other Recreation Enterprise facilities during recent 3-day conference held at White
river and Hon Dah. Cliff Jones, manager of Hawley Lake unit and Red Millet, Tribal
construction manager, are shown at right with visiting group.
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Nash was high in his acclaim
for the economic development
of the Tribe and declared in an
interview:
“The White Mountain Apa
che Tribe is looked upon by
other Tribes in the country as
a prime example of the progress
and achievements that can be
realized through a forward
looking Tribal Council work
ing together with Bureau offi
cials.”
He was especially impressed
when he visited the Hawley
Lake area and inspected the
summer homes built there by
Tribal construction crews under
the direction of Red Millet,
Construction Superintendent.
Leadership Need Cited
At BIA Conference
WHITERIVER - The need
for leadership and the unlimit
ed potential for development of
the nation’s Indian lands were
two of the main points cited at
a three-day conference of BIA
officials held here last month.
Conference members inclu
ded Agency superintendents
from 34 Indian tribes from Ari
zona, Nevada, Utah and Cali
fornia who met here under the
chairmanship of Albert M.
Hawley, Superintendent of the
Fort Apache Indian Agency.
Keynote speaker at the con
ference was E. Reeseman Fry
er, assistant commissioner of
Indian Affairs who declared the
October, 1962
Jim Sparks, manager of the
Recreation Enterprise, told
Nash of the growth of the En
terprise since its beginning and
the ever - increasing flow of
tourists that flock to the Reser
vation because of the attrac
tions.
Nash regretted that he did
not have the time to remain
longer on the Reservation but
added he hoped to be able to
return at a later date for a more
leisurely inspection.
He cited the Tribal Council
and Superintendent Hawley for
the development of the Reser
vation and reported the BIA is
more than ready to assist other
Tribes in developing their
lands for benefit of the Tribal
members.
Nash, on his way to attend
the 15th Annual Governor’s
Conference on Indian Affairs
in Phoenix, visited the neigh
boring San Carlos Reservation
administration is dedicated to
the social and economic devel
opment of the nation’s Indian
Tribes.
Lester Oliver, Tribal Chair
man opened the conference
with praise for Hawley.
“His leadership and that of
his staff and other BIA officials
working together with the Trib
al Council and the tribe have
been responsible for the success
of the development program
here,” said Oliver.
Officials agreed that one of
the main drawbacks in the ad
vancement of the nation’s Indi
an tribes was the lack of com-
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10‘
Hayden Hatchery
Rite Set Saturday
ALCHESAY SPRINGS - An
estimated crowd of several
thousand visitors are expected
here Saturday, October 20,
when the White Mountain Apa
che Tribe honors Senator Carl
Hayden at the official dedica
tion of the new Alchesay
Springs Fish Hatchery.
The new hatchery, construct
ed under the auspices of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
at a cost of almost one million
dollars, will be the-second larg
est hatchery in Arizona.
The Tribe has designated the
event as “Carl Hayden Day” to
honor the long-time friendship
held by the White Mountain
Apaches for Arizona’s vener
able statesman.
It was through Senator Hay
den’s efforts that the project
was inaugurated and brought
to completion, and among the
many dignitaries and friends
expected at the ceremonies will
be representatives from the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Tribal officials, and prominent
notables from throughout Ari
zona.
BARRY DE ROSE, Tribal At
torney and chairman for the
event, reported the ceremonies
will commence at 12 noon with
opening prayer by Reverend
Arthur Guenther, Whiteriver
Lutheran Mission.
A welcoming address will be
given by Albert M. Hawley,
Superintendent of the Fort
Apache Indian Agency who
will introduce Wade Head,
Phoenix Area Director, Bureau
of Indian Affairs.
TRIBAL CHAIRMAN LES
TER OLIVER will be master of
ceremonies and will preside
over the introduction of guests.
Among the dignitaries who
have accepted invitations for
the dedication are: Robert E.
Vaughn, Assistant Commission
er, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Washington, D.C.; John Gatlin,
Regional Director, Bureau of
Sports Fisheries and Wildlife,
Albuquerque, New Mexico;
Sam Goddard, Tucson, Demo
cratic gubernatorial candidate;
George F. Senner Jr., candidate
for the District No. 3 Congres
sional seat; Renz Jennings, Ari
zona Supreme Court Justice,
and numerous other state and
local officials.
Vaughn will attend the dedi
cation at the express desire of
U.S. Indian Commissioner Phil
leo Nash, who was unable to be
present.
Fort Apache Indian Reservation
Whiteriver, Arizona
SENATOR HAYDEN
Following the introduction of
guests, Tribal Attorney De
Rose will introduce Senator
Hayden who will speak before
the crowd.
THE WHITE MOUNTAIN
APACHE Tribal Council, by
unanimous vote, declared the
dedication in honor of Senator
Hayden after he reluctantly de
clined to have the hatchery
named after him.
Instead, the venerable states
man asked the project be
named after his long - time
friend, the late Chief Alchesay,
hereditary Chief of the White
Mountain Apache Tribe.
Hayden will be presented a
plaque by Chairman Oliver in
honor of the occasion.
The ceremonies will close
with a Benediction and will be
followed by a huge free barbe
cue of elk and venison prepared
and donated by tribal members.
Murder Trial
Set For Nov. 28
WHITERIVER The
trial of two Whiteriver
youths, charged with the
September 16 slaying of
Wren Altaha, 19, is sched
uled for November 20 in U.
S. District Court in Tucson.
Dennis Altaha, 16, and
Leonard Bonito, 21, have
been charged with second
degree murder in the shoot
ing, which reportedly re
sulted from an argument
over a horse.
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