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VOLUME 14 NUMBER 40 tte FEB COPY . THURSDAY. OOTOB^^^lWBj
PORTER ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
FOR LREMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James Coy Porter an
nounces his candidacy for a
seat on the Lumhee River
Electric Membership Corpo
ration (LREMC) Board of
Directors, representing Dis
trict IV.
The LREMC annual meet
ing will be held October 7,
1986 on the PSU campus at
the Performing Arts Center.
Registration will be from
3:00 p.m. until 7:30' p.m.,
Voting will begin at 7:30
p.m.
Mr. Porter has proven his
ability to serve and serve
well as a contractor with the"
Robeson County Health De
partment, collecting solid
waste over a period of
several years. Mr. Porter is
owner and operator of Porter
Sanitation Service, Pembro
ke.
/James Coy Porter will
make an attempt to reduce'
the cost of regular L&EMC
board of directors meetings,
change the due date an(i late
charges for services, seek a
solution to- the denial of
handicapped members cast/
ing their vote because they
cannot attend the annual
meeting. James Qoy~ Porter
is qualified to 'serve. Elect
James Coy Porter to better
serve you as LitEMC Voters.
James Coy Porter
fnduzrt HeriUiiji Week was
observed at PSU last week.
Shown left are Eva Jones
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mid HUa Lowry, right, who
ilemonitmted the art of quilt
making a$ part of the
obtervanct.
iommy aweU recei
ves the championship trophy
on behalf of the vanning
team in the annual FSU
Student Scholarship Golf
Tournament held last Friday
?
at Gates Four Golf and
Country Club near tayette
ville. Making the presenta
tion is PSU Chancellor Paul
Givens as tournament com
mittee member Pete Wish
lookt on. Almost Si. 000 for
PSU student scholarships
was raised through the tour
ney. Members of the win
ning team with Swett were
Earl Collins, Charles Jenkins
and Bob Hopkins.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN
INDIAN ARTS & CULTURE TO BE HELD
NOVEMBER 7-9 AT PSU
by George Holt
PSU wfll be Ho?t foi an
intematloo?I - ?pst?v*l ?f'
? ? American Indian arta and
Culture on November 7-9,
1986. The event is named
"Celebration: The Year of the
Native American" and it will .
be the largest gathering of
Native American performing
artists, writers, scholars and
publk officials'ever assembl-'
ed in North Carolina. The
festival is being coordinated
by the Native American Re
source Center of PSU and the
Folklife Section of the North
Carolina Arts Council. Spon
sors include the North Caro
lina Commission of Indian
Affairs and the United Tribes
if North Carolina.
According to organizer Lin
la Oxen dine, former director
?f the Native American He
ource Center, the purpose of
he celebration is to provide a
itting finale lor "The Year of
he Native American" which
legan last January with an
official proclamation by Gov
ernor James G. Martin. But
he event is also a major
omponent of the PSU Cen
ennial. "We wanted to show
.ase the wonderful diversity
f Indian culture not only from
forth Carolina, but through
njt the nation, and we felt
hat Pembroke was the appro
priate place to stage it given
ita history and outstanding
facilities," said Ox
endine in a recent interview.
"We also wanted te pmsont
an event of sufficient scale to
attract the participation and
interest of as many North
Carolinians as possible, Indi
an and non- Indian."
To that end, the support of
the North Carolina Arts Coun
cil has been key. The Coun
cil's involvement comes in
response to a request for
assistance extended by Bruce
Jones, executive director of
the N.C. Commission of Indi
an Affairs. Jones had taken
part in a successful festival at
Duke University which the
. Council had produced for the
400th anniversary celebration
in 1984. In the fall of 1985 he
was instrumental in securing
Moore
Admitted To
TheN.C. Bar
William Jeffrey Moore was
admitted to the North Caro
lina Bar on Wednesday, Sep
tember 24, 1986. Judge Her
bert Richardson officiated.
Julian Pierce, executive di
rector of Lumber River Legal
Services, Pembroke, intro
duced the new attorney to the
court
Moore, the son of Deloris
and Henry Moore of the
Prospect Area resides on the
Deep Branch Road. He will'
continue his employment with
Lumber River Legal Services.
? commitment from the
Council's FoDdife Section to
help with planning and fund
raising for "The Year of the
Native American.'" In the
spring of this year. l/>nnie
Revels, Chairman of the
Commission of Indian Affairs,
appointed a special advisory
committee for the Pembroke
celebration which includes
rejwesentatives from every
major Native American or
ganization in the state.
Plans for the celebration
call for a wide array of events
and activities designed to
appeal to a variety of interests
and age groups. Programs
scheduled for Friday, Nov. 7
are largely educational in
nature and are targeted for
student audiences. They in
dude a writers' conference
featuring noted Chippewa au
thor and film maker Gerald
Vizenor, and Janet Campbell
Hail, a respected novelist and
poet from the Coeur D" Alene
tribe of Idaho. These and
other writers will give a series
of readings and work shops at
the Native American Hesour
ce Center, Old Main Building
from 9:30 a.m>6> 3:30 p.m.
Also on Friday, \wo special
assembly programs will he
presented to public school
students at the ftrfonning
Arts Center. Students will be
treated to a variety of Native
American contemporary and
traditional performance sty
les. The programs will be
hatzodueed by Linda Own
dine.
On Friday evening, a PSU
Centennial Class Reunion and
Reception will be hosted by
the Resident of . the Alumni
Association and the Alutnni
Board. The evening will feat
ure skits and short stories by
alumni from the class of 1928
to the class of 1988. The
gathering will be held at the
Native American Resource
Center.
The accent on Saturday,
November 8 is on family fun
and entertainment. A large
outdoor festival of traditional
Indian arts and crafts will be
held under brightly colored
tents and brush arbors. The
location will be the Clock
tower Courtyard, central
campus. Between 11 and 5
pm., dozens of outstanding
Native American musicians,
dancers, craftspeople story
tellers and cooks from throu
ghout North Carolina will
share the rich heritage of the
state's Indian community.
Admission to the festival is
free.
Participation will range
from Lela Brooks of the
Saddletree community, Robe
son County who crochets
exquisite tablecloths and
counterpanes from tobacco
?twine to Emmeline Cucumber
and Lucy Riley who sing
beautiful hymns in their na
tive Cherokee tongue. Other
arts and crafts to be demon
strated include flute music
performed by the noted Hali
wa Saponi artiat Arnold Rich
ardson, bluegrass banjo play
ed by the sensational Chero
kee musician Raymond Rur
child, gospel music perform
ed by the Cherokee Quartet of
Pembroke's Cherokee Meth
odist Church and many other
outstanding groups; plus '
some carving, basket making,
weaving, quilting, mask
making and more. Several
North Carolina organizations
are sending their best dance'
groups to represent them in
the event
Traditional cookery will be
an important ^feature of the
otrtdoor festival and will be
available for purchase throu
ghout thte day. The Wacca
maw Siouft will prepare a
catfish fry; Harold Deese oC
Maxton will provide chicken
and pastry and other home
made favorites; and Ray Little
turtle will make a chicken
bog. There will also be plenty
of barbecue and fry bread for
sale.
In addition to the North
Carolina artists, a number of
respected performers from
outside the state will parti
cipate. They include Carlos
Nakai, a superb Navajo-Ute
flute player, Rosalie Jones, a
Blackfoot Indian from Mon
tana who is well known for her
contemporary dance interpre
tations of Native American
myths and legends; and Tom
Mauchahty-Ware, leader of
an exciting Kiowa/ Comanche
dance group.
Of special note is the
participation of a group of
traditional marimba musici
ans from Guatemala. The
group members are Kanjobal
Mayn Indians who. for politi
cal reasons, were forced to
flee their country and seek
refuge with the Seminole
Indians in Florida.
A Saturday night banquet
and concert will end the day
on a somewhat more formal
note. The banquet will begin
early in the evening at 5:30
p.m. in the Auxiliary Gym of
the Jones Health and Physical
Education Building. The key
note address will be given by
Dr. David Warren, Director of
Research and Cultural Studies
at the Institute of American
Indian Arts at Santa Fe, New
Mexico. Dr. Warren has
recently been appointed t?< the
Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution. Lin
da Oxendine describes him as
one of the leading authorities
on American Indian history
and culture in the United
States. Several state officials
and tribal leaders will be in
attendance.
A concert of traditional and
contemporary Native Ameri
can performing arts will be
presented at the FVrform/ng
Arts Center at 8.15, immedi
ately following the banquet.
The concert will be hosted by
Dr. Kayna Green who directs
the American Indian Program
at the Smithsonian's National
Museum of American Histo
ry.
Tickets ..for the banquet are
$10 and include admission to
the concert Concert tickets
may be purchased indepen
dently at a coat of $2 in
advance and $3 at-the door
""liMm the Performing Arts
Center. Banquet tickets may
be obtained Irom the staff of
the Native American Arts
Center, Old Main Building.
Those wishing to attend the
banquet are urged to pur
chase their tickets early.
Seating is limited and tickets
will be distributed on a
first-come, first-served basis.
One other major program
will be presented on Satur
day: A forum on Native
American cultural issues
sponsored by the North Caro
lina Humanities Committee.
The forum will be held from
12:30-4:30 p.m. in the Native
American Resource Center.
Several distinguished panel
ists will explore three topic* at
concern to Indian people
across the nation. Participant#
include Dr. Adolph Dial of
H>U; Artinda LocKJear ot tne
Native American Rights Fund
in Washington, DC; Robert
Youngdeer, Principal Chief ?
of the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Dr. Rayna
Green; Dr. David Warrant
Wilma Mankiller. Principal
Chief of the Cherokee Nation
of Oklahoma; Lonnie Revels,
Chairman of the N.C. Com
mission of Indian Affairs; *
and Betty Dupree, Director of
the Qualla Arts and Crafts
Coop.
Celebrations will end on
aunaay arte moon wiui an old
fashioned "dinner on the
grounds" and gospel sing
open to all. The churches of
Robeson County will present
this giant "covered dish"
supper. Donna Chavis of
Pembroke will serve as co
ordinator. The dinner will be
served on the Clocktowe^
Courtyard, central courtyard
beginning at 1 p.m. Many
gospel groups from the sur
rounding communities will be
invited to sing.
George Holt, Director ol.
the Brittle flection
North Carolina Art* ''
and co-otdinstof the cele
bration expressed the nope
t>?.? tfiere'd be e large tarn
out avnng tne three day
event- Holt added that many
th*1 event as n " waters bed"
and an unprecedented op
portunity to demonrtieto the
sueugut, prifle and unity of
North Carolina's Native
American community to the
entire state and nation.
"Celebration: The Year cd
the Native American'' -ia
made possible by grants and
contributions from the North
Carolina Arta Council,'1 Na
tional Endowment for the
Aria, Z. Smith Reynolds
Foundation, America's Four
Hundreth Annivemary Com
mittee and the North Carolina
Humanities Comnjittee.
For information and tickets
contact the Native American
Resource Center, PSU, Pem
broke. NC 28872. 919-621
4214. ext. 282.
Or contact the North Caro
lina Arta Council, Department
of Cultural Resource#, Ralei
gh. NC 27611. 919-788-7897.
Woman found dead in motel room
LUMBERTON ? A 19 year-old Lumberton woman was found
dead Monday in a room at a motel off Interstate 95, and a Lum
berton man has been arrested and charged with her murder.
Cindy Hunt was found on a bed in a room at the Redwood Motor
Lodge after authorities received an anonymous tip, said Maj. Al
bert Carroll of the Lumberton Police Department. Miss Hunt ap-"
pea red to have been suffocated, he said. The body has been sent
to the N C. Medical Examiner's office in Chapel Hill for an autop
sy.
Charged with murder was Daniel Fitzgerald Locklear, 21, who
Carroll said was a friend of victim's.
>?
Robeson Hears Pitches On Jail
Robeson County commissioners
on Monday night heard pitches
from representatives of three com
panies that want to be selected to
design, build and arrange financing
for a new county jail.
The companies represented in
Monday night's meeting were J.N.
ideate Associates, an architectural
company, McDevttt & Street Co., a
general 'contractor, both of
Charlotte, and A.G. Edwards 6
Sons Inc., an investment banking
concern in St. Louis.
John Duncan, representative of
tjse architectural company, said the
group's feasibility study would cost
From $20,000 to $45,000. -
Monday Bight s proposal was the
third commissioners have heard
from companies interested in the
project
Commissioners agreed after the
presentation that a committee of
three commissioners, Sheriff
Hubert Stone and County Manager
James Martin should recommend
whether one of the teams should be
hired to study the feasibility of
building a facility or renovating the
Jail
No time was set for the commit
tee to return to the board with a
recommendation. While Martin
said each of the presentations
covered the entire process of plan
ning and building a Jail, be Mid
commissioners are now chiefly
concerned with preparing a
feasibllty study.
Commissioners serving on the
committee are Luther Herndon,
Wyvis Oxendlne and H.T. Taylor.
An official from die state De
partment of Human Resources has
cited the county's jail for deficien
cies, including overcrowding, and
recommended that a new facility
be built or the current facility
' renovated.
The county manager said the
county is not under any deadline to
renovate or replace the current jail.
"Nobody has imposed any time
restrictions at this point," Martin
said. "But there is some concern
that that could be done if we don't
move along."
Duncan, vice president of the
architectural firm, said his firm
has designed the new facilities at
Central Prison in Raleigh, as well
s as the Onslow County Jail and the
law enforcement center in Craven
County. ??
PSUHostsNative American
Arts & Culture Festival
A three-day festival of Native American Arts and Culture
will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 7-9) at PSU,
attracting Indian cultural leaders from all over the United
States.
The official name of the festival is: "Celebration: The Year
of the Native American.
It is designed to be the climatic event in the 1986 "Year of
the Native American" celebration and will also be part of
PSLTs 100th anniversary celebration.
This celebration will bring to PSU a dazzling and
distinguished array of Native American musicians, dancers,
artists, crafts people, writers, scholars and public officials for
three days of special performances, demonstrations, symposia
and exhibitions," said George Holt, director of the Folklifc
Section of the N.C. Arts Council.
Holt has led in raising the money and planning for the
event, assisted by Linda Oxendine, director of the PSU Native
American Resource Center who is on leave ?pursuing~her
doctorate.
"Most events will be free with entertainment provided for
all ages," said Holt "There will be plenty of good food and
lota of parking."
Holt said that in North Carolina are now 66,000 Indians, the
largest population of Native Americans of any state east of the
Mississippi River. "Native Americans have grown notonly in
numbers, but in achievements, making an ever increasing
contribution to the prosperity of North Carolina and the
nation," said Holt
An advisory festival committee met with Holt here Tuesday
in planning for the event.
"I think it is going to be a great event" says Holt "It is
a fantastic opportunity to showcase the Native Americar
culture here in North Carolina and across the country- ant
also have a good time. As far as state-wide events for th?
'Year of the Native American,' this is the finale and, we want
to make it as great as we can."
Holt says he estimates the three-day festival will attrmc
10,000 people to Pembroke. He sees this as a culture
exchange. "8tate officials will be invited to attend. Including
the Governor." Holt said.
Part of the plans call for broadcasting parts of the festival
on "Voice of America" to western Europe. Holt added.
Tuscarora Tribe of NC
Receives Funding For
Runaway & Homeless Center
The Tuscarora Tribe of
N.C. announces that the
organization has received
approval from the Youth
Services Bureau in Washing
ton, D.C. for funding of a
Runaway and Homeless You
th Basie'Center. The project
will begin in October to serve
youth in the county and
district
The project was funded for
the area because runaway
behavior among youth contin
ues to be a major problem of
national concern. The De-<
partment of Health and Hu
man Services estimates that
the number of runaway and'
homeless youth remain at
more than one million. Youth
increasingly are running with
in the local area rather than
interstate or crane- jurisdic
tion, although some loealitM
do attract a larger number of
out-of-jurisdiction youth.
Reports by runaway youth
centers indicate a growing
proportion Of jouta arriving at
abuse by youth, sexual abuse
or physical abuse by the
adults, conflicts in school or
with peers, and problems of
teen pregnancy, prostitution
and suicide all seem to be oar
the increase in youth
appearing at centers.
Centers funded under
the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act share a number of
common characteristics. Al
centers provide the bask
services required under tkti
law including temporary shel
ter, individual and family
counseling and aftercare.
Also, through linkages and
agreements with other age*
cies, other services are pew
vided such as health, educa
tion, legal and employment
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services. o%yono imm timi
laritiss, centers show sew
sidsrabls divmshj in, organi
sed apprensh. The haste
purpose of RHYA funds is tsi
enshls can tare ts prsoidq
runaway and hoMifN jpwilh;