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Mixed Blood Indians Fight Racial Status in Utah Case
In Salt Lake City a group of mixed bloods declared non Indians seeks to overturn the 1934 act that split them from eastern Utah's Ute people and pursue hunting and water rights. Led by Glen Murdock, the Affiliated Utes argue termination policy aimed to tax land yet preserve prior rights, as they challenge state regulation on hunting on Indian lands.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Glen Murdock
Duchesne
Uintah-Ouray Indian Reservation
Murdock
Utes
Awat Paw
Big Water
Clair Huff
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Calvin Hackford