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<br />. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />as an on-reservation tourist industry; 2) pertinent data and attitudes <br />regarding the development of the Ute cattle ranch on a larger scale to <br />provide needed reservation employment antI tribal income; and 3) to assess <br />the available water resource in teruls of present needs and proposed <br />reservation development alternatives. <br />B. Phase II (September 16, 1975 - June 30, 1976) <br />The second phase of the proposed research project Iii 11 be devoted <br />to the development of a series of feasible development alternatives Ilhich <br />fit the needs and desires of the Ute ~lountain people--given the limited <br />water resources available in the area. Each alternative will include <br />an assessment of probable economic benefits to tiie tribal population, <br />as well as a statement of the perceived social costs involved in each <br />development option. <br />Thi s phase of tne research I'li 11 take pl ace (for the most part) on <br />the Colorado State Uni vers ity campus along '::i th supp 1 ementa 1 tri ps by <br />the research team to the reservation and/or visits to the campus by <br />Ute ~lountain Tribal rersonnel. The primary researc;1 team llill spend <br />its time analyzing the data collected during Phase I ano formulating <br />a series of practical development models \1ilich take into consideration <br />the cultural context of the people i:lVolved. Periodically these models <br />will be discussed with a variety of tribal leaders to assess the practi- <br />cality and desirability of each. <br />At this point it becomes the responsibility of the Ute Tribal <br />Council to assume the primary ro~e in assessing development alternatives <br />which best fit the Ute ~iountain Reservation and the needs of its people. <br /> <br />V' <br />