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Cumberland County Struggles To Preserve Indian Heritage by Kenneth W. Maynor THE Cumberland County Association of Indian People (CCAIP), an urban Indian organization in Fayetteville. NC, was founded in 1963 by Indian elders. The group originally operated as a social club and youth recreation center and carried out volunteer projects in the community. in the lale 1960s the association raised money to buy two acres of land and build a 4,000-square foot center, which was com pleted in 1973. A few years later, with funds from the Office of Na tive American Programs (now the Administration for Native Americans) and the Pepartment of Housing and Urban Develop ment, additional services were developed and a day care center added. By 1977, CCAIP's staff had grown to 40 with a budget, from federal and private funds, of SI .5 million. The center was crowded with staff and community pro jects. and the association found itself having to rent facilities from a county commissioner. Desperate for space, the asso ciation's board of directors saw a likely target: the long-closed Les Maxwell School, which had been the only Indian high school in Cumberland County during pre integration years. Closed in 1969 when Indian students were inte grated into the county school sys teih, Les Maxwell had since been used by the county board of education for storage and office space. In 1978, the association's executive director and board appealed to the county com missioners to regain control of the building. By acquiring the school, they said, the association could establish a cultural and service center that would be appreciated and used by the eptire community. The building wbiild house staff and a variety of other activities?which by now in cluded a library and museum, cultural and recreational pro grams, education, employment and training programs and Head^ Start and day care centers. The commissioners voted, un animously, to lease the school to the association for $1 a year. Problem solved, right? Wrong! Moving plans came to a halt when the boiud of educa tion continued to use the school because, officials said, "the move would cost at least $100,000." For 14 months no ac tion was taken by either the coun- . ty commissioners or the school board to move the school system out and the Indians into Les Max well. During this time, though, the association was slowly gaining support, and calls and letters be gan arriving at the county com missioners' offices?and at the local newspapers. The county Human Relations Advisory Commission, community civic and social organizations, our Congressional representative and many others all helped to make the issue front-page news for weeks and garner much suppori for the association's effort. School officials continued to argue that there was no other facility available to them, and both the school board and the commissioners balked at the es timated $360,000 construction cost of a new building. The association continued to seek compromises and submit new ' proposals. After several more weeks, an agreement was reached: that the county board of education should move into other facilities pro vided by the county. A "Contract of Lease for the Property of Les Maxwell School" was signed over to the Cumberland County Association of Indian People. By December 1980. the school board had evacuated the building and relocated in facilities fur nished by the Fayetteville City School Board. The next month the association reclaimed per manent residence at a school that had belonged to the Indian people since 1959. More than 150 Indian families live within walking distance of the new 20,000-square-foot cen ter. which sits on 12 acres of land. Eight acres are available for development and, in the mean time, some of the land is used for sports activities. The property is adjacent to the two acres also owned by the association, and the former center now houses the day care center. No renovations to the school were required. Kitchen equip ment was added to the cafeteria and a hot water heater to the classrooms that house the Head Start program. 1}ie school board left 12 air conditioners, valued at more than $7,000, and a 6-foot chain link fence covering four acres, worth about $10,000. Today, the land and building housing the new Indian center are worth in excess of $1.5 million. Even more valuable is the role the center plays in preserving Indian heritage in Cumberland County?and the symbol of per severance it represents. ? Kenneth W. Maynor. a Coharie In dian, is a journalism major at Lee College. He was a summer employee with the Cumberland County Association for Indian People. ? e,, ' I Daily Motor meal* program la offered el the center. tlon of Indian -People's new. 20,000 aq. ft. Indfaui Ontor sK? on 12 acrei of land and la valued at Sl.S million dilwi. gWPiWWWWfpWB?11 >i l : ?ni?*| ,"???>i|' MM IIR* i / ? , ? i- S?ior citizens pm^at#Jp, no '- V ?rt? and Ciafu program. (i people, castles and houses were popular Christmas gifts in Europe in the 1700's. CAmfl Ifrfil hC It it illegal to hunt camels in the state of Ariiona. Styrofoam hot cups covered with velveteen and trimmed with gold foil paper and pearl beads or pretty buttons can make colorful holiday bells for house or window decor. Reprinted from Human Development News, Nov.^Dec. 1982 The nearest relative to the hippopotamus is the com mon pig. "Subdue your appetites, and you've conquered human nature." 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