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THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE . Published each Thursday by First American Publications, Pembroke, NC VOLUME 26 NUMBER 7 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 1999' TWENTY-FIVE CENTS UNCP unveils statue Pembroke? With an assist from a gcntlebree/c.UNCPPembrokc'sClass of 1999 unveiled a life-size bronze statue of the school's mascot in a Wednesday morning ceremony. Located in front of the James B Chavis University Ccntcrand perched on 16-tons of granite, the red-tailed hawk statue was hailed by students and university officials as a new campus landmark and a new school tradition It is the gift of the Class of 1999 The statue is the university's largest and is placed in one of the most visible locations on campus. The ceremony, attended by over 200. i ncludcd an honor song, drummed out by a contingent from the Native American Student Organization. "This is the stail of a new tradition, and urge you to rallv around the rock. " Chancellor Joseph B Oxcndinesaid " The red-tailed hawk symbolizes the courage speed power and vision for athletes am.! .ill students to aspire to " "Although the ted-tailcd hawk has been our mascot for only seven years, the tradition of the hawk goes back centuries for local Native Americans." hesnid "You really can't walk around this campus w ithout seeing and being seen by the hawk " "i AthleticDirector I)an Kcnncy. who ^-directed the project called hawk." a symbol we can all relate to." "Don't be afraid to touch the rock. " he advised students. " I believe its magical and spiritual qualities will rub off on all of us " Mr.Orvill White, chair of the Senior Gift Committee said it was" an Appropriate gift" for the senior class. "As a symbol, the hawk is worthy A .4 m of this honor because of its unfailing pursuit of success in the hunt," Mr. White said " 1 challenge you to set similar high and lofty goals for yourself. toembody thcspiril of the hawk." Mr. Kenny thanked the people who were involved in the subject. "A lot of people helped with this project, especially Professor Paul Van Zandt w ho is a talented genius." Mr. Kcnncy said of the statue's creator. " Paul exemplifies the ideal of public service for us all." For the record, the bronze statue is 22 inches tall with 57-inch w ingspan and weighs 150 pounds It sits on a pedestal ofraw granite weighing close to 16 tons and over nine-feet tall. The statue took Professor Van Zandt about sixteen weeks to complete and was crafted after close observations of red-tailed hawk. The artist said he enjov cd the challenge of this project. "I was impressed b\ Dan Kcnncy's enthusiasm and the fact that the students W ere invoh cd and excited about it." Mr Van Zandt said "1 feel good about giving something back to this'' campus." It is not the first Van Zandt bronze on campus He created the statue of university founder Hamilton McMillan and a bust of Dr Adolph Dial, a long time UNCP professor Mr Van Zandt joined the university in 1969 and has served as chair of the Art Department foi 29 \cars. Mr Kennv thanked Greg Price with the state Department of Transportation who located the rock at Becker Quarry in Harnett County. Lonnic Locklcar who transported the rock and Dr. Stan Knick who provided research for the project m ? Native American board redirects fellowship money Charlotte, NC (UMNS) -- The govcrningmcmbcrs ofthe churchwidc plan United Methodist Native American ministrieshave reversed a decision made last fall to establish a fellowship aimed at helping develop new Indian congregations. At their Feb 4-7 meeting, the 22 board members of the Native American Comprehensive Plan (NACP) redirected $30,000 that had been approved fora native person to research, develop and revitali/e Native American congregation Instead, board members voted to identify 10 native pastors by April to go through a scries of classcsondcvclopingand strengthening Indian congregations. The sessions will be led by United Methodist Bishop Bruce P. Blake of the Oklahoma Area and held this fall in Dallas The board rescinded its earlier action in order to have more impact on Native American congregations, according to the Rev David Wilson, who is both plan secretary and chairmanofthclcadcrshipcommittcc. Plan members agreed that there is a greater need for training 10 native pastors w ill serve as consultants to help other native congregations st rcngthen their ministries "Local churches respond better to a pastor who docs effective work in congregational development." said Blake, who is also a member of the plan's congregational development committee. "1 am excited about the possibilities of a process where Native Americans will teach other Native Americans how to do the work of ministry." The NACP emphasizes congregational and leadership development. Native American spirituality and native involvement in the total lifcof the United Methodist Church. The task force's goal is to help United Methodist view Indiansas partners in ministry and no longer as a mission of the chureh. The church's General Conference. its top lawmaking body, mandated the plan in 1992 and continued it in 1996. During the board meeting, members discussed how Native American ministries would continue tobc implemented if the team studying the future direction of thedenomination recommends discontinuing the plan The 38-mcmbci Conncctional Process Team (CPT) was created by the 1996 General Conference to "manage, guide and promote a transformational di reel ion" for t he denomi nat ion It will make its report to the 2000 General Conference "We are at a crucial point in the life of the NACP." said the Rc\. Sam Wynn. plan chairman The plan has been responsive lolhc nccdsof Indian congregations and has made inroads in leadership development through the Native American ministry committees of annual conferences The committees arc "the vital link to more effective and creative native ministries." he said The board "is pleasantly surprised" at the impact the NACP is having. Wynn said "We feel very strongly that our task has not completely been accomplished and the NACP has the potential to transform Native American ministries for the United Methodist Church as we presently know them." NACP Executive Director Ann Saunkcah wants to steer ntore native youth and young adults toward ministries in the church. "We need to bring them past being only involved in Native American Ministries and provide avenues for them to develop the skills that will enable them to become leaders in the United Methodist Church." she said I n other action, plan members conditionally granted more than $38,000 for three efforts designed to enhance Native American ministries on reservation rural areas The project will receive the money after a visit by members of the plan's congressional development committee Grants from the plan's Rural/Reservation Initiative were approved for Nanticokc Indian Mission United Methodist Church. Millsboro. Del.. $10,000: Mississippi United Methodist Native American Parish. Philadelphia. Miss . $15,000: and Rockingham District Native American Cooperative Mkiistrv Project. Pembroke. N C. . $13,334' Board members also * recommended continuing the NACP into the .2001-2004 quadrennium: * ftnali/cd plans for an April 30May 2 event for annual conference coinmittceson Native American ministries in Tulsa. Okla: * planned foran Oct. 29-31 Native American Lay Speaking School to be held at Lake Junaluska. N.C.; * planned for a Native American School of Evangelism for Indian clergy and lay people who are leaders in tnc church to be held in March 2000 The board's next meeting will be Aug. 20-21 in Des Moines. Iowa I Indian Unity Conference to Feature Art Exhibit The upcoming txxenty -fourth annual North Carolina Indian Unity Conference will feature a juried fine art exhibition March 11-13 at the Holidav Inn Bordeaux in Favcttcvillc. NC. The show is titicd " PLAITED LESSONS: THE AMERICAN INDIAN WAY" and w ill feature Lumbcc artist Alccon-Bullard Jones, a Robeson County native of Pembroke. NC The artist works primarily in mixed media, using various materials and techniques Manx of her works combine ink. colored paper, shaped paper, clay, xxatcrcolors. and acrylics. Jones. 51. has seen her work exhibited throughout the stale. In 1997 her one-woman show titled "Faces at the Edge of the Forest" was a two month display at both The Museum of the Native American Resource Center on the campus of University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and at the Guilford Native American Art Gallery located in Greensboro. N.C. Last year Jonc's work took awards in juried art shows in Faycttcvillc and Lumberton. Two pieces of her w ork exhibited at Faycttcvillc's Town Hall during the city's" Azalea Festival last spring In 1998 she won first place in the draw ing division in an open art contest sponsored by the Robeson County fair Native Students to Design NASF Logo Albuquerque, NM: Two students have yvon a competition to design a new logo for the Native American Scholarship Fund (NASF) The txvo students arc Adele Filtererfrom New England, ND, andPlulton Talahytcxva from Tuba City. AZ. Mr. Talahytcxva. a Hopi. won the design contest for his dream catcher logo. Ms.Filtcrer won the contest for the nexx NASF name, which will be "Catching the Dream" The name and logo change is scheduled to go into effect on April 1.1999, "All my draxvings come from inside. from my heart." Mr Talahytcxva xxrotein hissubmission "Idraw things Athat haxc a meaning. It's all about getting your education and not forgetting y our heritage and culture " The nexv design shows a cap . a diploma, a sun. and a basket all surrounded by a dream catcher, he explains. The cap and the diploma stand for education, while the sun and the basket stand for Indian Traditions. he added Say you read it in the Carolina Indian Voice held in Lumberton Se\en pieces of Jonc's work is part of the "Keeping The Circle Expressions of Eastern North Carolina Native American" a traveling art exhibit w hich premiered last year at The Museum of The Na- _ live American Resource Center at*. UNCP-P v Jones, a graduate of Pembroke State University, currently serves as a visual arts specialist in the Public Schools of Robeson County She is the daughter of Margaret Bullard and the late Wilbcrt Bullard of -Pembroke The mother of five children. Jones resides in rural Pembroke with Iter husband Robert William Jones. The public is invited to a reception honoring Jones and oilier artists on Thursday March II at 5 30 p.m. 6:30 p.nt In the Chalet Room. Hohda\ Inn Bordeaux. Fa\elte\illo This will be the ninth consecutive > car that United T ribes ofNorth C aroiina has sponsored the.juried fine art exhibition Jane Jacobs Arts and CralXs coordinator for that organization says the event offers an opportunity for Indian artists to show off their artistic talents to the hundreds of visitors to the three-day conference in Faycttcvillc Barbara Braveboy-Locklcar is curator of this t ear's art c Faycttcvillc Ale eon Jones Chamber Singers to perform Pembroke, N.C. -- The UNCP Chamber Singers will present a concert at Berca Baptist Church in Pembroke on Tuesday. Feb 23. at 7:30 p m This concert is free to the public and will feature the 18-ntembcr choir under the direction of Dr.Gary K. Wright with Dr. John Maiasonpicrrc serving as accompanist. Public Hearing on Tobacco Planned Senate Sclccl Comnmicc on Tobacco Settlement Issues and Senate Committee on Health Care Announcement two public hearings on proposed al local ion ofTobacco Settlement Proceeds WHEN Thursdav Februarv IXth 2 no - 5 00 PM Thursdas. Kebruarv 25th . 2 (Hi - 5:0(1 PM WHERE Room (>45 Legislative Office Building. 50(1 N Salisburv Street. Raleigh WHO IS INVITED All members of the public arc inv iled to attend Individuals or representatives of interest groups who wish to speak at the public at the public hearing should Contact Dec Baglcv in the office of Sen. David Wcinstcin (91*2) 755 5651 Limit comments to 5-5 minutes Provide a written copv of comments to the committee at the public hearing. Volunteers Needed The Museum of Cape Fear is currently seeking voluntccrsas reception desk attendants and tour guides A volunteer Orientation Dav will be held March 25. from 10:00 A M Until 12:00 noon at the museum Training and materials provided II vou arc interested in attending the Volunteer Orientation Dav on March 25. or would like more information please call (910) 486 - 1550 The Museum of the Cape Fear is located at 801 Arsenal Av e. in Favcttcvillc. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday 10 00a m Until 5:00 p.m . Sundav 1.00 p m Until 5:00 p.m. Admission is free Pembroke Kiwanis Report by Dr. Ken Johnson T he wcxfc 1\ meet i ng was he Jd Tucsda\ evening at the Jade Garden Restaurant with George Kenworthy presiding. President Kenworthy presented Professor John Rim (retired) who spoke of his planning efforts to establish an Academy to develop Economic Leadership for young people, based on the high school level. "The plans include global study of economic problems. Dr. Rim has consulted Rep. Sutton. Governor Hunt and SPeaker James Black. His plan has merit Schools w ould be located throughout the Stale Sc\ cral Kiwanians plan to attend the Lumbcrton's Club 75th Annivcrsar\ on March 4th Also the fund raising Dinner & Dance is scheduled for APril 2nd at the Highland, in Laurinburg. Invocation-- George Kcnudrtln. Song leader. Ed Tccts. Reporter. K.J A Report to the People from Representative Ron Sutton. m The State House wrapped up organizational details at the end of its second full week in Raleigh With those out of the way. lawmakers were ready to begin debating billsand writing a new state budget for 1999-2000 Ending weeks~of speculation and anticipation, House speaker James B Black of Mecklenburg County announced the members of roughly 50 committees before lawmakers left for the weekend. One by one the committee chairs walked to the front of the House chamber to receive their gavels from Black as other House members applauded. As usual, veteran legislators snared the major committee chairs ? the budget writing Appropriations Committee and the Finance Committee, which deals with tax issues. All House Democrats except those beginning their first term were named chairs of committees. Three Republicans who voted for Black, a Democrat, for speaker also receiv ed gavels. Black said the appointments followed through on his pledge for a diverse House leadership with all segments well represented He also noted that most House members were placed on the majority of committees they requested "It is impossible to give every House member every committee lie or she requests," Black said. "Incvita- . bl y, some of the committees requested by a member meet at the same time of the day. Or too many members of one party or the other sign up. But we worked hard to accommodate member requests." "Every member of the House w ill have an opportunity to represent the voters who sent them here. "Black said House members wrapped up anothcrorgani/ational detail by adopt ing the permanent rules for the 19992000 session. The House had been operating under temporary rules passed on opening day. The biggest change from the previous session was the elimination of a rule that hadallowcd the chairman of the Rules Committee to unilaterally kill bills by refusing to put them on the House floor debate. Republicans and Democrats alike had complained that the rule gave too much power to the Rules chairman. Appointment ol the .committee members cleared the way for lawmakers to begin their budget deliberation Gov Jim Hunt's proposed budget provided the starling point. With state revenues tight the governor's budget was not expected to include any new. big-ticket spending items. But Hunt had said repeatedly that there wouldbc enough money for lawmakers to caiTy through on three commitments: raising teacher salaries to national average, expanding Smart Start and funding the next phase of an overhaul of the juv enile system approved last year. House Democrats made it clear that those three items were their top three budget priorities. The first three bills introduced in the House were appropriations measures to fund those initiatives. Black took the unusual step of sponsoring the measures to make the point clear Traditionally, the speaker docs not sponsor legislation. Passage of the permanent rules and the announcement of committees pretty much completed the organizational details, but House members had one more chore before they could settle in for the session. Many of them had to move into new offices Committee chairs traditionally rcccivg offices near the meeting rooms w here their committees meet Rep Ron Sutton was made Cluiir of the Judiciary III Committee and serves on six other committees including the House Select Committee on the Tobacco Settlement Local Legislators Introduce LowWealth Fund Leaislation Raleigh ? State House members Doug Yongue, Donald Bonner and Ronnie Sutton introduced legislation today to help level the playing field for the state's low-wealth school systcms. The?bipartisan bill will appropriate $44 million for the lowwcaltn schools. This appropriation, added to the current funding level of $65 million, will fully fund the Low Wealth Schools Supplemental Fund for the first time since the program was enacted in 1991. The Low-Wealth Schools Supplemental Fund is designed to help poor school systems provided chi Id ten with basic instructional resources, including technology . up-to-date textbooks and advanced courses. Each of the state's 7.4 "low-wealth" counties have a below average local tax base, w hich makes it difficult if not impossible for them to raise adequate funding for schools. Cumberland. Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties arc among the cou nt ics classi ficd as" low -w calth" by the General ^Tscmbly and NC Dept. of Public Instruction. During current school year, Cumberland County received $2.6 million from the fund. Hoke County $ 1.6 million. Robeson County $5.4 million; and Scotland County just over $ 1 million "Every one in NC will benefit from increased supplemental funding for low -wealth school systems." said the local delegation. "Full funding will help give all children the educational opportunities they deserve to become happy and productive citizens. We must face the reality that low-wealth districtstvpically face additional challenges in educating children while doing so with fewer resources." "We commend legislators for introducing and supporting the critical legislation." said Dr. Jim Causby. Chair of the Low Wealfh Schools Consortium and Johnston County Superintendent. "The teachers, parents and students in schools from low V wcalthcounticsarc ready to aim high. With these funds, they can. The NC Supreme Court has said that every child has a constitutional right to a sound, basic education, no matter w here thev live These funds will help to make that dream a reality." Fifty-five percent of North Carolina's public school students liv e in low-wealth counties. The Low Wealth Schools Supplemental Fund is particularly useful because local school systems can use the funds tfex-. ibly to address their most pressing instructional needs. Representative's Yonguc and Bonner are former school administrators rcprcscntingthc 16th and 87th House District Representative Sutton is an attorney representing House District 85 Allmcmbcrs realize the importance of equalizing the educational opportunities for students across (he state and arc committed to seek passage of this important legis- 1 lation
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