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Three Score and Ten i Retrospect n
these programs offered involved the commitment of personnel and resources by the tribe. Usually, the programs also involved contractual arrangements and brought added pressure on the tribal attorney. As Superintendent Stanley D. Lyman described tribal operations in 1968: As a corporation the Ute Indian Tribe owns a million acres of land, three-fourths of a million acres of subsurface, five thousand head of cattle, and eight million dollars. As a corporation, the Ute Tribe uses these resources, with the help of BIA, to make money for itself. They also had the help of John Boyden, by this time with the assistance of his son, Steve, as tribal attomey. In addition to taking advantage of natural resources, the tribe invested in the Bottle Hollow Resort, Ute Fab, Ute Research lab, Ute Tannery, Ute Bowling Alley, etc., to provide income and employment for tribal members. All of this involved the time of the tribal attorney to be certain that each contract, lease and program was legally sound and consistent with federal statutes and the Ute Tribal Constitution. Tribal members were introduced to the various businesses at all levels, but the Tribal Business Committee became so enamoured with control over the enterprises that many decisions became more political than business oriented. Into the 1950s and 1960s, the work as Ute tribal attomey continually took larger and larger portions of time. It helped considerably to have Steve there to share the burden. Steve observed the following in watching his father at work: Dad always overprepared for court. He would try to think of every aspect of the case or issue that might be questioned, and then would prepare an answer for every possibility. Since he anticipated problems, he was ready for almost anything. In addition, he had a fantastic memory for facts and legal issues which he could call to mind in court. He was very eloquent and had the ability to distill issues to their most simple terms, then with his sense of the dramatic, he was a most formidable trial opponent.
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| Title | John S. Boyden: three score and ten in retrospect |
| Creator | Boyden, Orpha Amanda Sweeten |
| Subject | Boyden, John Sterling, 1906-1980; Democratic Party -- Utah; Coalville (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Life story of John S. Boyden, including his experiences in Coalville, Utah, law practice, participation in the Utah Democratic Party, family life, church involvement, and advocacy for Indians. |
| Source | Boyden |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | text |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College Press |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/boyden.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1144.cpd |
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