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? i^v T| v ? MVynriH m MIH ? ? ????*. Lew Barton comments on Maryland Indians Film Strip Mended the premier showing cf Dr. Frank W. Porter's (Urn strip on Maryland Indians here tonight and liked it immensely. (See re-print of story right.) Afterward 1 had the opportunity to be come better acquainted as I . sat with him, his wife, and with my friend Earl Brooks and his wife as we alt devoured huge quantities of Chinese food in a nearby Chinese restaurant. Dr. Por ter is executive director of the Maryland Commission on In dian Affairs. My friendEarl Brookshad done an impres sive of narration on the film strip which is entitled, "The Odyssey of Maryland Indians." The film strip is not only interesting, as most things ibum Indians are. at leui to some. It is thorough, pene trating and bears the unmis takable stamp of a scholar. 1 understand that funding was provided by the Maryland Committee for the Humani ties. I want to thank Mrs. Brooks for sharing her duck with me. I'd never eaten any anywhere much less in a Chinese restaurant, and so stuck to chicken chow me in. Being among the very first Lumbers to work in Baltimore (1941). Dr. Porter's film strip held unusual interest for me as he traced the history of our people there. I understand that the documentary is avail able to groups for showing in North Carolina, too. It is a film strip no Lumbee should miss seeing, if he possibly can. - the $un, Wednesday, june 6.1982 PERFORMANCE Filmstrip on Md. Indians to awaken sense of past II* Krrd Ku<iiiii?<4-ii For Frank f Pnrtw, III il^+dror of the Maryland roninits.-n.ti on Indian Ajlairs the Saturday premiere of his filmstrip The Odyssey .>1 Maryland's Indians." will be Ihe culmination of years of struggle and study Screened at the Museum and Library of Maryland History, the Maryland Historical Society, the filmsinp is intended to awaken Marylanders to the stale's rich and valuable Indian heritage. "Most people in Maryland tend to think thai the stale's history began with the Co lonial period and the Tidewater baronies.' l)r Porter laments "Actually. Indians, or Native Americans: have been in Maryland for 14.000 years " An Ohio native who completed his aca demic work at the University of Maryland. College Park. Dr. Porter became interested in Indian studies when he realized that very little work had been done on Maryland's native American heritage. He first worked with the Nanticoke In dians in Delaware and helped establish the Nanticoke Indian Heritage Project. The Nanticokes were attempting to document their heritage when Dr. Porter provided ., guidance ui the compilation of thbir folklore, superstitions and medicinal cures. The Nan tifoke work is continumg,j Finding grant money hard tp come by, and fared with a general apathy toward the subject matter. Dr Porter resorted to such extraordinary rrtetirfs as driving a truck to help finance his work Currently, be has sev eral books in the works and several more which will be published noon. However, his long-cherished dream was a film which would document the history of Maryland Indians from about 10,000 B.C. to tbe present It came as a pleasant surpriae when the Maryland Committee for the Hu manities. through a grant from the National Endowment tor the Humanities, offered him >8,000 in matching funds to get his film un derway. With the Museum and Library of Maryland History as sponsor, Dr Porter was able to raise another $12,000 for the film la July, 1981. he b^gan work on the film strip. combing through collections of materi al in such repositories as the Carnegie Mu seum in Pittsburgh, the Museum of the American Indian in New York, tbe Museum of Natural History in Washington, and exten sive privnte collections. "The Indian communities such as the Pis cataway in Southern Maryland, the Lumbees rs ' -?*- ? ? ? - 111 lumurr anu me manucoxes in uela ware were very excited about the filmstrip," says Dr. Porter. "They made a great deal of tribal material available to me that was most useful." With the help of volunteers. Dr. Porter wrote, produced and photographed the film strip. "I didn't know a whole lot about photography." says Dr. Pewter. "But I quick ly learned the technique of using a camera. "A film challenges or taxes you to utilize every bit df information you have about the subject," he said. "The visual material has to be an expression of the written material. There are limitations to what you can do. And this is where the tool of photography comes into play Maps and graphs help fill in what is not available photographically." Designed to appeal to primary students as well as adults, the story of Maryland In dians is presented in over 125 slides, includ ing maps, graphs. Many depict the location of Indian tribes, villages, trails, artifacts, structures and physical environment. Nantieoke drummers provide background music for the filmstnp, and there is an original composition by Charles Coursey, a Nantieoke Indian, who set a number of Nan tieoke phrases to music. "Native American Indians are an integral part of American Society." Dr Porter says in the introduction to the filmstrip. "A so phisticated and comprehensive understand ing of our society cannot be realized unless the separate ethnic communities that have helped to develop American society are ana lyzed and viewed from a multicultural per spective. To neglect the significant contribu tions of Native American Indians or to fail to recognize the many social and economic problems they have faced, would be a gross misinterpretation of the nature of American life." The filmstrip begins by tracing the more ancient history of Maryland Indians from a time coinciding with the Ice Age. It follows the development of more sophisticated hunt ing methods, the introduction of agricultural techniques and the use of pottery, as well as confronting more complex social issues such as religion. "Indians in Maryland acknowledged the existence of many spirits," says Dr. Porter "Believing that corn, the sun, thunder, light ning, water, fire, animals, stone and many other animate and inanimate objects pos sessed a spirit, they would make sacrifices of food and tobacco. To Manito, the giver of all good things, the Indians sacrificed the first of their crops and the first game from their hunting and fishing. The smoking of to bacco in elaborate pipes was an important part of many religious ceremonies. TTiey of ten blew the smoke over their bodies, believ ing that it purified them." The first known contact with Maryland's Indians came in 1524 when Giovanni de Ver razano explored the Eastern Shore of Mary land. When Verrazano encountered several Indians while attempting to kidnap an Indi an boy, his party opened fire and shot their guns over the beads of the terrified Indians. In 1572, Spanish Jesuit priests attempted to establish a mission but were murdered by the Indians. "The Odyssey of Maryland's Indians" will be shown at the Museum and Library of Maryland History, the Maryland Historical Society, 201 West Monument street, Satur day at 1 P.M. Admission is free. For further information, call 685-3750. extension 54. A Nanticoke woman performs in a tribal l^^eld at as annual powwow beM lul year.^ Can't gat ketchup out of a new bottle? Insert a drinking straw, push to bot tom and than remove. Enough air will be admitted to start the ketchup flowing. -Cont'd from Page One SOME CHOICES AND THOUGHTS ON THE JUNE 29 PRIMARY the incumbent, Herman Dial, is being challenged by Larry T. Brooks and Wyvis Oxendine. All three have staunch support. So, forget it, we'll sit this one out. Vote for who you think will best serve your interests. The same in the Csnnty Baud of Education baa District 4 (Raft Swamp, Burnt Swamp, Pembroke and Union). Six candidates, including incumbents Lay mon Locklear and Lillian Faye Locklear are running for two seats. Challenging are Dr. Dalton P. Brooks, Bill Oxendine, Walter Oxendine and William Lloyd Hunt. AH Indians. We're not foolish enough to make four Indiana mad to support two. The same in District 2 where incum bent Ronald Hammonds, an Indian, is being challenged by Ronald Revels and Terry Smith. Besides, in the district plan whereby county board of education members are elected, the people who live in their district are a better choice-of the matter than we are. it's a fair way to elect county board of education members. And of course, we are supporters of Charlie Rose in the U.S. House of Representatives. He's a good and competent congressman. We need to keep him. The other races are important, of course, but we either do not know enough about them to state an editorial preference or will not allow ourselves the effrontery of doing so. But vote! That's the most important message we have to impart to our i ?????? ? m si ii ? ? ? ?t ??????? readership. It's oar responsibility to vote and, more than this, it's our right and privilege. We are proud to be Americans (even First Americans) and we will celebrate that fact on June 29 when we go to the polls to cast the vote for the candidates of our choice. Hope to see you there. ? $ R E P ? T / H N E T E S D u n F R O M ILit "VotQHExptffcnOG' VOTE HERMAN DIAL! COUNTY COMMISSIONER Maxton - Pembroke ? Smiths HIS RECORD OF PROVEN SERVICE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF... FACT! Strongly Mpported the County-wide SI6,000,000 School Bond Referendum which waa approved by Iho voter* Im 1979. FACTi The Maxtoa, Pembroke, SmHhe districts received better than $6,000,000 from the SI6,000,000 School Bead Referendum. FACTi Strongly Mpported the approval of faada la the amount of $987,000 hi order that Phase I and Phase 0 of Pembroke Elementary Schaol coald be completed. FACTt Very lastrameatal la eatahllohhig Bryaa Day Care Center which is currently under the Jurisdiction of the Rebeoen County Beard of Education. FACT: Made the am don to approve the merger of the Robeeon County and Maxton School Systems. FACTt Served as a annber of the Coarmimlon to Study the Public School System of Robeson County. FACTt Strongly supported the acquisition of hinds for an In-School Youth Services Pro grant for the County. FACTt Strongly Mpported a County-wide Water Bond Referendum la the amount of $7,000,000. Water lines aew cover one hundred and twelve miles. FACTt Very Instrumentd la bringing the Campbell Soup Company which Is located In the Maxton, Pembroke, mad Smiths districts to Rebeoen County. FACTt Strongly sdfeperted the amve for the County to become a prime sponsor for the Manpower PvofirMHe FACTt Made the umtiea to purchase vodag machines for the Ceuaty. FACTt Made dm motion for the Town of Pembroke Is exercise Its territorial Jurisdfcdou. FACTt Waa laalraaoeatal la having deHaqneat tax notices placed In all the papers la the County FACTt Made dm motion that the Lnmberten Cowwnlsotoners' district be divided InOo two districts la esder drat each Commlmloaor district would have equal representation. | PACT. Mad* <w mm4m te p rnuku i? C?ly V? ?If ?M" ??l?? w* *?? * ??Ho- U*wy "A '. 1 I" 1 "? The Citizens of Maxton | Pembroke and Smiths Districts | Need his Experience and Effective Leadership in County Government FACTi Made the motion to appropriate $8,000 for the Maxton Medical Clink. FACTi Strongly supported the appropriation of $78,300 for the construction of an In-patient clinic at Southeastern General Hospital. FACT: Made the motion establishing the Southeastern Regional Mental Health Authority. FACT: Strongly supported the appropriation of funds to the Robeson County Satellite Speech and Hearing Clinic. FACT: Made the motion to appropriate $18,471 for the purchase of an ambulance for the Town of Pembroke. FACT: Made the motion to set up a roving station for certification of food stamps. A FACT: Appointed a committee to study the pose toil ity of three locations for county-wide ambulance service. This consisted of a central station and two satellites. FACT: Strongly supports the funding of Are departments and rescue squads on an annual bssls. FACT: Has strongly supported culture within the County. He has been Instrumental In STRIKE AT THE WIND obtaining $98,000 over a number of years. FACT: Made the motion to appropriate $4,187 so that cast members of the outdoor drama, STRIKE AT THE WIND could represent Robeson County at the World's Fair far Knoxvtlle, Tennessee. FACT: Has secured $216,741 for recreation In the Maxton, Pembroke, and Smiths districts. This equals or exceeds that of any other dtotrict. FACTi Made the motion to construct a boat access area In the Maxton, Pembroke areas on the Lumber River. FACT: Made the motion to approve a salary for a construction Inspector with the Fanner's Home Administration la order to speed up the building of homes for low-Income individuals. FACT: Made the motion approvksg funds for two employees with the Pembroke Housing Authority. FACT: Made the motion to retain two home maker positions previously working under contract with the Pembroke Housing Authority. FACT: Strongly supported the establishment of the Robeson County Housing Authority. ? v - . ? ? ? ? ? f ?? ?' / FACT: Strongly supported aotclltt food Kinp piny? on iWImm throughout the County u appoard to a cnaftral location. pwrwiYiupfotTiwofHPwwiwu Vote Experience *? VOTE HERMAN DIAL His Record of Proven Service Speaks \ VOTE \/\ Let's J Keep 1 Proven | Experience | and | Effective I Leadership I in County 8 Government -There's I n? I Substitute
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