Published Each Thursday Since January 18,1973
Carolina Iniian Voice
Pembroke, NC Robeson County
"Building communicative bridges in a tri-racial setting "
Tuscarora Fall Harvest Festival
to be Held Nov. 21 -22
The Eastern Carolina Tuscarora
Nation will celebrate the Fall Har
vest Festival on November 21-22,
thanking the Creator for the Harvest
for this year. The Festival will be
held on the Sovereign Territory of
the Eastern Carolina Tuscarora Na
tion, between Island Grove Church
onHighway 710andtheOld Max ton
Red Springs Road (State Road 1303)
cm State Road 1341.
This year the Longhouse will be
dedicated by Chiefs from the Six
nations. There will also be preaching
in the Longhouse on Sovereignty,
the Clan System, the Gawiio (reli
gion), foe Great Laws of Peace and
tax issues facing the Six Nations,
such as those that took place among
the Senecas in New York State. The
Longhouse will not be open to the
public, but to the screened members
of the Nation who qualify.
The public is welcome to attend
after 12:00 p.m. noon on Saturday
and at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. There
will be Iroquois Social Dancing per
formed by the Tuscarora Kau-ta-noh
Society, social dancers, blow-gun
demonstrations, bow and arrow dem
onstration, the greased pole climb,
games, Iroquois arts and crafts for
sale and films for public viewing.
The Tuscarora Iroquois Museum
will be open again this year with a
special exhibit of Wampum belts on
display. Many of the belts are treaty
belts used as treaties between the
United States and the Six Nations
and Canada and the Six Nations/
There will be food for sale at the
festival also. Traditional Iroquois
meals of deer, corn soup, fry bread
and Iroquois corn break, and straw
berries will be served as well as non
traditional foods such as hot dogs
and hamburgers.
This festival is sponsored by the
Longhouse self-help project and not
by any grants or state or federal
monies. The Tuscarora believe that
sovereignty is the only way.
Morgan won Petite Mist Erwin Denim in Dunn, N.C. She competed
in all areas of competition which included beauty, sportswear, talent,
and private interview. Morgan performed a vocal rendition of Caba
ret. She is also Jr. Miss Robeson County.
Donna Chavis Elected to Board
of State Center for Nonprofits
Donna Clara, cultwal educator/
programmer with the N.C. Indian
Cultural Center has been elected to a
one-year term on the Board of Direc
tors ofthe N.C. Center for Nonprofit,
a statewide organization established
to enhance the well-being of all
people and communities in North
Carolina by building the capacity of
the not-for-profit sector.
A resource center and network open
to 501(c) (3) nonprofit of all sizes
and types, the Center provides ser
vices to help nonprofit address their
own concerns related to boards of
directors, management, fuiK&ng, stra
tegic planning, and volunteers. It
also works closely with other groups
that provide any type of help to non
profit. The Center is itself a non
profit organization, founded in 1990
by leaders in not-for-profit organiza
tions across the state concerned about
the increasing challenges faced by
all types of nonprofit?from the sits
to human services, from environment
tal organizations tnhnspitafaanrt uni
versities.
Prior to joining the Cultural Cen
ter, Chavis worked for the Fellow
ship of the Reconciliation, the Na
tional Ecumenical Student Christian
Council, the N.C. Hunger Coalition,
die Robeson County Department of
Social Services, and the Southeast
ern Regional Mental Health Center.
The co-founder of the Center for
Community Action, she lives in Pem
broke with her husband and three
children.
Services of the N.C. Center for
Nonprofits include management as
sistance, a hotline for nonprofit is
sues, abimonthlynewsletter for mem
ber groups, cost-savings programs,
forums on emerging issues in
nonprofits and in funding, and a
professional network for nonprofit
staff and board members toexchange
ideas. The Center can be reached at
(919)571-0811.
Junior Miss Robeson County
Wins Another Title
?
Morgan Brittany Hunt is the 9
year aid daughter of Johnny and
Demetrius Hunt of Rowland. The
granddaughter of Mr. Fuller and
Mrs. Delora Locklear of Lumber
toa and Mrs. Laney Hunt and the
late Jack Hunt of Rowland. She
attends Union Elementary where
she is in the 4th grade.
At Indian Education Conference
PSU's American Indian Studies Chairman
Goes To New Mexico To Recruit Students
Carrying with her 300-400 copies
of a new Pembroke State University
brochure entitled "Opportunities for
American Indians at PSU," Linda
Oxendine, chairman of PSLTs Ameri
can Indian Studies Department is
completing a trip out west to recruit
Native Americans for all departments
of PSU.
' Oxendine has been attending the
National Indian Education Associa
tion Conference at Albuquerque,
NM, November 14-19.
"I have had a table with a display
and information about Pembroke
State University," said Oxendine.
Because this was a conference at
tended by people of a national scope
involved with Indian education,
Oxendine said it was an excellent
way to reach a large audience.
The brochures that Oxendine shared
at the conference spoke not only
about PSU, but its American Indian
Studies Departments, its Native
American Resource Center, its Mi
nority Access to Research Careers
(MARC) program, its Health Carers
Academic Advancement Program
(HCAAP), and its Clinical Work
study Summer health Program
(CWSSHP).
The brochure alio provided infor
mation about the Native American
scholarships available at Pembroke
State.
Also included was information
about the PSU Native American or
ganizations such as the American
Indian Science and Engineering So
ciety (A1SES) and the Native Ameri
can Student Organization (NASO)
Oxendine emphasized that her ef
forts will be to recruit Native Ameri
can students for any major-not just
the American Indian Studies Depart
ment.
"We want American Indian students
to attend PSU for any major-not just
American Indian Studies," she said.
This is not the first time PSU has
had this type of display at a National
Indian Education Association Con
ference Anthony Lockkar, PSU ad
missions director, and Chancellor
Joseph Oxendine previously attended
one of these conferences in San Di
ego, California.
PSU this foil has an enrollment of
3,043 students, of which 23 percent
are American Indian students, 11
percent are Black students and 64
percent are White students.
Uada Oxcndlse
The Pembroke Chamber of Cem
merce recently announced the first
recipient of tefc chamber's endowed
scholarship. He is Earl Evans, a ]
Pembroke State University fresh
man who graduated
fromNorthwest Halifax High
School in Hollister. He plans to
pursue a degree in American In
dian Studies. Presenting the schol- *
arship is Adeline Maynor, cham- *
her president In high school Evans
served as Governor's Page, presi- fl
dent of the Northwest Native
American Cnltare Clnb, vice presi
dent of the HaMwa Saponi Cul
tural Group, and vice chairman of
the N.C. Native American Youth
Organization.
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Pembroke Celebrated Veterans
Day With Parade & Ceremony
The Pembroke Veteran's Day parade was held oa Veteran's Day,
November 11,1992. The parade began at 19 a.m. and culminated in the
towa Park for a ceremony sponsored by the Pembroke VFW Post 2S43.
The speaker was Captiaa Jerry Baker of Lumbertoa. He was introduced
by Hilton Deese, Commander of Locltlear-Lowry VFW Post 2S43.
The invocation was by Bishop James H. Woods. The flag was raised and
the pledge of allegiance was given.
Captain Baker is a career Naval oflier with over 5009 flight hours. He
gave an excellent speech concerning his military service.
The benediction was given by Archie Oxendine, Chaplain of Lowry
Lowrv Post. (Photo and text bv T-Set. Wm. P. Revel*, t
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Captain Jeny Baker Jr.'
Snath Robeson Hick Marckiac Band
And Qnceu were in the Parade