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<br />. <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />c) How many tribal members will be benefitted by the exploita- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />tion of a given future under consideration? In what <br />specific \'lays? HO\I many members vii 11 be hurt? In what <br />spec Hi c ways? <br />d) At ,Ihat levels of scale ,Jill futures come into conflict? <br /> <br />Tourist development at a relatively 10\1 level "x" may not <br /> <br />threaten other valued tribal futures, but those same futures <br /> <br />might be seriously threatened by higher levels "3x" or <br />"lOx". The research task here is to analyze varying levels <br /> <br />of scale to determine those points where futures become <br /> <br />incor;ipatible. <br />e) What are the patterns of tribal participation in the <br /> <br />discussion and evaluation of alternative futures? <br /> <br />In sum, then, the approach is to \1ork in close collaboration \~ith <br /> <br />Ute tri ba 1 members to de 1i Ilea te the range of poss i b 1 e futures valued <br /> <br />by tile tribe and sub-groups within the tribe. Th~n the researchers will <br /> <br />proceed to analyze the costs and benefits of pursuing individual futures <br /> <br />in social, cultural and economic tenr:s. The outcome of this kind of <br /> <br />analysis will be to pinpoint tilc social alia cultural impacts of different <br /> <br />policy alternatives 011 tribal cultur~ and social structure in advance <br /> <br />of their occurrence. This kind of information is expected to be useful <br />to tribal leadership in making irlportant decisions affecting future <br />generations of Ute Indians. This kind of analysis can be a focus for <br />tribal participation in shaping collective preferences for the future. <br /> <br />-." <br />.,' <br />