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<br />. FROM : Sl.JGQ/NE.mF' /SAGE REM I t-iJTON
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<br />PHONE NJ. : 970 563 4487
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<br />Nov. 05 1997 11:57RM P1
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<br />Southe.rn Ute
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<br />C rdssroots Organ i?Cltion
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<br />PO Box 637, rgnaCIO. co &1.157
<br />970-563.4..U volc.'- Sl70.~S3.44&7 fax... Ug.err'ontier,net
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<br />For Im~ed!ate Relea.e
<br />" Tlle.lday, 'November ~,l99 '
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<br />Contact: Sage D. Re~lnitilll"
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<br />PRESS RELEASE
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<br />SUGOResoon.se To Co.clusion OfRomer/~cho~t1er Proms .odElIA '
<br />, 'announcement of AT .P Rltei'lli.twes.'" ' "', ' ,
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<br />· ':' South~ Ute Indian Jlesl'rvation 'IgRaeio.Colo~cio ~'Arter~ore than ,It, year of'
<br />, , 'Animas, La Plab.,' 'Projeet disC:u.~on.. the' Rom.rlS"M.tti~r PrOCMsia 'n'ow
<br />condllded. SUGO and'their aIlie.l arc A$klng 'what did'aIl t~u: work aceom.pUsit and
<br />'what does it mean? '
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<br />Aecordiul to Ray C. Fro;., SUGO Chairman, ,":Jt clearly shows that tbP"ll was,
<br />, Imuine uri,ng ,and interest 00 thr.' piu-t of the COve.;.:.or and:J.ieiltenaiit Governor,
<br />, and thl'! various state and' federal agendes thj1t got iJlvolyed and b~,ect '~lUG() lodk.'
<br />, ,for wnrkable, ~ternativel to the Aalina,l La PIilta Pnpject.": ' ' .' ,
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<br />",ALP 8; we know i~ I. dead and tbeRomerlSeho~e~" pro~s h~pe4, us Kui,ke;tldi , '
<br />, happen" lJidcl Frost. "Now we are fac~, With two,ne,walternative clIoic,!,ii:l) ALP '
<br />~. Lite woul!l:Jive' the, Ute, people a,littlemCift, th811nne-half o'fthewat~,-r1ahts,
<br />, 'promised ,t~ th'em and no,c1~ expllinatio,n (If bowtbe ,Ut~ would ,ben~t,from thb "
<br />co~tructlon ot a re~olr miles from t1ie' nCltl'llStUte land arid,: ,2) The UteL:epey
<br />" land And Water Fund alt~ative which would fulfiil A1;L tbe,water promliet to, the
<br />" Ute peopl~ and' provide' water right' opportunities iiaaIi pC the :...ver!i of ~om'moll,Ute '
<br />, , heritage," said Frost.
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<br />'," ,Tbe Ute people lire fated with e!Joiees whU:h will im,pllc* tb~~contlnned legacy upon
<br />, :' ",:' thestate 'of Colorado and reaion. They caG'p1i~u~ "wet watir"III tlie"lev~lItjv~n '
<br />, ' tbat U6ss.Ute IAndil,or they C8Jl'a~t partillllati.sfaetion'o( theil',vater rllbtl,ln
<br />CliiIJu~ction, witb, A~-Lite whithwoul!i ollly economically.empower' non-Indian
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<br />SUGQ Cbair Ray C. Frost said.,~The :RlimerISd1,"e#fer:proe~s:has gfv~~,dlgn1,ty
<br />and lecltiniac:y to thedevelop~ent of anoJ.1~ltrilcWr~1 alt.rillIdy.,:ind/)r~vf~ed'a,
<br />'mueh-aeeded ': (Ilrum' ,tb,at aiilowed Don-Indians (~vHianmen*Ill, im.d ".tUpayer,
<br />, advocacy grOllpS) 'to Iflinia"ollt SUGO'~ ,Ute teti.~J4nil and, Water Fund; 'and. "
<br />" to ul~lmate1y' em.brace'lt astbe ,eornerst,one of the AJilmas River ,Citizens': C;oilllilon
<br />'p~opoiara' r~estedby tbe,Lieilte'nant Gove....l)r...' ,:', ',' ,
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