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FORREST S. CUCH
324 South State St. SLC,Utah 84111
(801) 538-8808
Forrest S. Cuch is a member of the Ute Indian Tribe, Fort Duchesne, Utah. He is the Executive Director of the Utah Division of Indian Affairs (1997 to present).
The Utah State Legislature established the Division of Indian Affairs in 1953 via the “Indian Affairs Act.” The purpose of the Division is to promote positive intergovernmental relations with and
between Utah Indian Tribes (8), Office of the Governor, Federal and State agencies, and local entities. The Division provides information and referral on behalf of Utah’s American Indians.
He works with several boards, including a Legislative Committee in carrying out these duties. Mr. Cuch has 29 years of administrative experience: state government (8 years – Division of Indian Affairs,
high school social studies teacher (3 years - Wasatch Academy) tribal administrator (2 years – Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah), tribal planner (4 years – Wampanoag Tribe), and tribal education director (15 years –
Ute Indian Tribe). Mr. Cuch has a BA from Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. Editor A History of Utah’s American Indians, Utah State University Press, 2000. Forrest served as a trustee representing
American Indian people on the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
CAMERON CUCH
Ute Energy LLC, PO Box 789, Fort Duchesne, Utah 84026
(435) 722-0291
Cameron Cuch is a member of the Ute Indian Tribe, Fort Duchesne, Utah. He is presently working for the Ute Energy, LLC. Prior to this time, he served as Education Director for the tribe. He has been very successful in developing
a host of tribal education programs for Ute Indian Youth. He oversees the Uinta River Charter High School and is presently developing a tribal community college program in partnership with Utah State University. He served as a
research analyst with the Tri Ethnic Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. He has a Master’s Degree in Education at the University of Utah and a BA from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
LARRY ECHOHAWK
Room 530-JRCB, BYU, Provo, Utah 84602
(801) 422-4001
Larry Echohawk is a member of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, serves as a Law Professor at Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School. Prior to joining the BYU Law School faculty, Mr. Echohawk served as the Attorney
General for the State of Idaho, the first American Indian in U.S. history elected as a state attorney general. Mr. Echohawk began his legal career as a legal services attorney working for impoverished Indian people in California,
then opened a private law office in Salt Lake City. In 1977, he was hired as tribal attorney for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes at the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho, a position he held for more than eight years.
In 1982, he was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives.
During his service as Attorney General, Mr. Echohawk was named on of 20 “people to watch” in the West by Newsweek magazine, and pictured on the cover of USA Weekend Magazine as one of America’s “20 Most Promising People in Politics.” In 1991,
Mr. Echohawk was awarded George Washington University’s prestigious Martin Luther King medal for his contributions to human rights, and was honored as a speaker at the Democratic National Convention. As Idaho’s delegation Chair, he became the
first American Indian to lead a state delegation to a national political convention. For his work in the legislature, Mr. Echohawk received Phi Delta Kappa’s “Friend of Education” award. He was named a “Distinguished Citizen” by the Idaho Statesman
newspaper, one of the “Best of a New Generation” by Esquire magazine, and “Best Freshman Legislator” by news reporters covering the Idaho Legislature.
Professor EchoHawk was honored in 1995 as the first BYU graduate to ever receive the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s prestigious Silver Anniversary Award, given to a select few prominent athletes who have completed their collegiate
athletic eligibility 25 years ago, and have distinguished themselves in their careers and personal lives. Mr. Echohawk played in every BYU football game from 1966-69, was a two-year starter at defensive safety for the Cougars, and earned
Academic All-WAC honors as a senior. Mr. Echohawk served honorably in the U.S. Marin Corps. He and his wife, Terry, have six children.
NOLA LODGE
Milton Bennion Hall, 1705 E. Campus Dr. #307, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
(801) 587-7802
Nola Lodge is a member of the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin, has over 30 years of experience in the field of Indian Education. She is an instructor in the Department of Education, Culture and Society, and Ethnics Studies Program,
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. She recently accepted the position of Project Director for a U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education Programs (OIEP) Indian Teacher Preparation Program in the College of Education.
Nola is also the Director of the American Indian Resource Center on the University’s Fort Douglas campus. Prior to this time, she was an instructor at Haskell College, Lawrence, Kansas. She has been a life-long consultant to the Ute Indian Tribe,
Fort Duchesne, Utah and the Utah State Board of Education. Nola has a BS in Special Education and a M. Ed Specializing in American Indian Education and Multicultural Education from the University of Utah.
BRUCE PARRY
707 N. Main St. Brigham City, Utah 84302
(435) 734-2286
Bruce Parry is an enrolled member of the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, has gained valuable experience in the field of Indian Affairs over the years as the Director of a major state agency (Utah Division of Indian Affairs),
serving as a tribal councilman for the Northwestern Band of Shoshone, and being the Executive Director of the Tribe for the past three years. He also served as a public educator in Davis School District for 18 years.
Mr. Parry served as Vice-President of the Davis County Board of Education, as well as being a member of the Davis Area Vocational School Board. For fourteen years Mr. Parry was Executive Director of the Davis County Indian Parent Association,
a non-profit Indian Corporation that conducted an after-school tutoring program in Davis School District that received national recognition for its accomplishments with Indian students. Mr. Parry has also served on several boards as a trustee
including the American West Heritage Foundation, American Indian Services Board (Brigham Young University), Governor’s Interstate Indian Council, State Advisory Committee, and United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Mr. Parry has been a consultant for Trinity University and the State of Wisconsin and was the first mediator of the Navajo-Hopi land dispute.
A graduate of Davis High School in 1957 and Weber Jr. College in 1959, Mr. Parry went on to receive
a Bachelors degree (Education, 1962) and a Masters Degree (Management, 1975) from the University of Utah. Mr. Parry participated in two intercollegiate sports while in college. Mr. Parry has considerable expertise in the areas of education,
economic development, and management practices. Mr. Parry is married and has four children and twenty-one grandchildren.
RUPERT STEELE
P.O. Box 6104 Ibapah, Utah 84034
(435) 234-1138
Rupert Steele is member of the Goshute Tribe(Ibapah Band). He is married and has five children (all born in Kingman, AZ) and five grandchildren. He attended Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, NM.
He Attended Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. He worked for the Goshute Tribal Enterprises, Ibapah, UT. Worked for the Hualapai Tribal Forest Management, Peach Springs, AZ. Worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Truxton Canon Agency, Valentine, AZ. Worked for the Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake City, UT. Currently employed by the Phoenix Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT. He has served on the Goshute Tribal Council.
Represented the Goshute Tribe during the 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.
LORA TOM
440 North Paiute Drive, Cedar City, Utah 84720
(435) 586-1112
Lora Tom is the Chairperson of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah. She has served as leader of the Paiute Tribe since April 2001. Prior to that time she served as a member of the tribal council representing the Cedar Band of the Paiute Nation.
She has served as a community health representative (CHR) for the Paiute Tribe for a total of 10 years. Her most recent assignment was manager of the CHR Program (for 7 years) for the Paiute Tribe of Utah. She is currently the Vice President
of National Community Health Representatives and President of the Phoenix Area Community Health Representatives. She received training as a Medical Assistant at the Bryman School in 1985. She is a graduate of the Intermountain Indian School
in Brigham City, Utah. Ms. Tom is currently the chairperson of the organization.
IVAN WONGAN
427 N. Main Street, Suite 101, Pocatello, Idaho 83204
(208) 478-5712
Ivan Wongan is an enrolled member of the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, who has gained valuable experience in the field of Indian Affairs over the years serving as a tribal councilman for the Northwestern Band of Shoshone. Mr. Wongan has
considerable expertise in the areas of education, economic development, and management practices. Mr. Wongan is married. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the tribe’s information technology company, NWB Technology LLC.
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