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CAROLINA INDIAN 1?
"Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting"
VOLUME 2H NUMBER M THURSDA Y, AUGUST 2, 2001 " ~ ^7
13-Year-Old Travels to
Australia and New Zealand
Aaron M. Locklear, 13-year-old son of Judy O. & Hubert M. Locklear.
traveled to New Zealand and Australia for 23 days June 9 through June 30th.
He traveled through the People to People of North Carolina program as a
Student Ambassador. Locklear's delegation consisted of 40 students from
North and South Carolina, Little Rock,. Arkansas and Georgia. This was a trip
of a life time. Locklear stated, "We learned of their culture, religion, currency,
education and dialogue. In New Zealand the weather was extremely cold for
a few days but the weather was warmer in Australia."
Some of the activities the students enjoyed included Sand Tobogganing,
snorkeling, whale watching, feeding the dolphins! Locklear said, "We went
swimming at the 2000 Olympics site at Homebush Bay in Australia at the
Aquatic Centre and the list continues.
"While there," Locklear continued, "we ate different types of foods, such
as the Koala Bear and Kangaroo. When you asked for a hamburger all the way,
it consisted of mustard, ketchup, fried egg and pineapple. One day we spent
the afternoon with the Maori people and had dinner with them. The Maori
Hangi dinner is a tradition where food is steamed in an underground pit using
hot stones. The meal cooked forhours. It was delicious. I can't list all the things
we experienced, but it will be with me forever."
"Thanks to those who helped sponsor my trip, Maxton Full Gospel Church.
Bear Swamp Baptist, Hopewell Methodist, Service Thread, Scotland County
Indian Education, and other organizations, friends and relatives."
Aaron Locklear is a student at CarverMiddle School, 7th grade 2000-2001
school year.
Student Ambassadors are chosen by their academics, character and
personality. There are less than one percent of all American Students selected
to go forth on behalf of the People to People Program. The People to People
Student Ambassador Program began in 1963 by President Dwight Eisenhower.
He believed that people could find common ground if they visited each other's
homes, schools and communities. This knowledge would eliminate the
misunderstandings, mis-perceptions and suspicions born from fear of things
unknown.
Locklear is the grandson of Rev. Curt is L. and Louize Oxendine and H ubert
and Judy G. Locklear.
Aaron is shown holding a Koala Bear.
The First Miss North
Carolina Jr. Teen America
India Rose Locklear, 13, an
eighth grade student at Prospect
School has been crowned the first
Miss North Carolina Junior Teen
America. She is the daughter of
Guenevere and Belton Locklear. She
isthegranddaughterofGregory Goins
and Annie Vane Goins. Miss Locklear
is the great-granddaughter of the
late Mr. Tom Russell Goins andMrs.
Mary Lee Goins,pf the Prospect com
munity. ThenewqueenattendsUnion
Chapel Holiness Methodist Church.
The pageant was held July 28,
2001 at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in
Fayetteville, NC. There were eleven
contestants in her division.
Miss Locklear is the first titleholder
in the state. She did a vocal/
dance routine to a medley of "When
You Wish Upon a Star" and "I am
What I am."
She will advance to the Miss Junior
Teen America Nationals to be
held in Windsor Locks, CT October
5-7, 2001. She will compete against
girls ages 11-13 representing the 50
states.
The new queen and family wish
to thank her sponsors: Locklear's
Construction in Greensboro, NC;
Cyna's Jewelers, Oxendine Heating
and Air Conditioning, Lonnie Locklear
and Sons Construction, North
Carolina Insurance Services, Sheriff
Glenn Maynor, family and friends.
Center: Toni M. Chagolla, Row Two Left to Right: Eugenia Dial, Geovonie
McNair Row Three Left to Right: Crystal Allen, Cynthia Brewer
Shown above, top left: Joan Lowry, Charles Bell, LaRuth Alway, Douglas Locklear, Betty Locklear, Stacy
Locktear, Annette Bell, Magdalene Lowry, Linda Oxendine, Winford Lowry.
Bottom left to right: Janice Locklear, Johnny Billiard. Yvonne Barnes Dial, Annie Ruth Bullard and Panthia
Locklear. \ _ .
United Methodists Attend Native
American Family Camp in Montana
by Yvonne Barnes Dial
One may view the west as a vast
portrayal of cowboys, rugged terrain,
saloons, guns, and fast shooting, but
for rover 400 Native Americans
among Chippawa, Crow, Navajo,
Cherokee, Tuscarora, Lumbee and
Hawaiians, they could not deny the
awesome and mysterious beauty of
the landscape, natural streams, rolling
hills, majestic mountains, and
historic museums.
After flying into Salt Lake City,
Utah, seventeen Lumbees and others
traveling close to 1500 miles went
through Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and
Montana, the journey through
Yellowstone National Park, Old
Faithful, the Mormon Tabernacle, and
various museums provided an encounter
of appreciation for nature
and history as they traveled to their
final destination to attend Family
Camp in Montana.
Approximately thirty Lumbeer,
Tuscaroras and some of their family
members, originally form the Robeson
County area or having close family
ties to the area, attended the 2001
United Methodist Native American
Family Camp at Camp on the Boulder
in McLeod, Montana, July 16-20.
This year's theme "Honoring Our
Journey: From Cradleboard to Cornerstone"
allowed participants to
focus on the journey they are on and
for Native American Christians to
walk, talk, and reflect about their
camp journey with other spiritual
partners.
Mornings began with a devotion
with Rev. Jim McKinley of Kansas
and children, youth, and adults were
provided an opportunity to participate
in various workshops, create
and design arts and crafts, sing and
worshiptogether. Monday the Bishop
welcomed everyone and Rev.
McKinley presented a sermon.
On Tuesday Rev. Alvin Deer of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, held a
plenary with the title "And I. Will
Heal Their Land" in which he shared
various scripture in relationship to
the land. He also made reference to
conflicts between early Europeans
and Native Americans and stated that
"the past sins of the land must be
reconciled; healing involves restoration.
"
The following afternoon Rev.
Kaleo Patterson from the United
Church of Christ in Honolulu, Hawaii
along with members of his
congregation, conducted and shared
their traditional manner of worship.
Afterwards participants attended
workshops as "A Spiritual Guidebook
of Life, A T aste of Heritage, and
Native Hawaiian History and Freeing
Up, Empowering Up." Between 9
P.M.. and 10 P.M.. everyone sat
upon huge logs around a bonfire to
share hymns and testimonies.
On Wednesday Anne Marshall of
New York held a plenary- "How to
Dialogue Between Native Traditionalists
and Christians" as she stressed
Native American identity and spirituality
through prayer, meditation,
discernment, theology, ethics, morality,
history and tradition. After the
workshops, the youth conducted
worship service and the afternoon
provided a relaxing and entertaining
time for everyone to participate and
enjoy a pow-wow with the Black
Whistle Drum Group for the Crow
Agency of Montana, a delicious outdoor
barbecue and a talent show as
Charles Bell and others shared their
talent in singing, drama and sign
language.
Thursday spiritual partners continued
their journal session and free
time was allowed as individuals participated
in arts and crafts. The youth
participated in group activities with
mattheue Locklear of the Prospect
area, and others hiked and went
horseback riding. A plenary titled
"The Little Bighorn" was shared by
a representative from the Crow Indian
Tribe. The afternoon involved
workshops.an Indian tacodinnerand
worship and a holy communion service.
On Friday a closing session was
held as participants shared gifts and
journals. Afterwards, everyone participated
in a "Sending Forth Ritual"
as four directions were formed with
an elder-y outh-adult-chi Id .During the
ritual everyone was given compasses
by the children who represented the
future direction finders. Afterwards,
the elders laid hands on the children
sending them forth as leaders. Following
the ritual, the United
Methodist Native American Family
Camp ended with closing prayers.
Debra Fluff and Katie Scott worked
diligently with the children's' program.
and nursery with Mattheue
Locklear directing the youth.
Individuals of Robeson County or
those who have family ties to the area
who participated in the week long
activity included: Annie Ruth Bullard,
Johnny Bullard, Joan Lowry, Rev.
Douglas Locklear, Mattheue Locklear,
Stacy Locklear, Betty Locklear,
Janice Locklear, Dr. Norma Jean
Thompson, Etta B. Jones, Deborah
Wilkins, Carolyn Coronado, Maureen
Regan, Pandora Cummings, Joy
Locklear, Charles Bell, Annette Bell,
Winford Lowry, Mary Magdalene
Lowry, Panthia Locklear, Autumn
Locklear, Steven Lowry, LaRuth
Alway, Dr. Linda Oxendine, Yvonne
Barnes Dial, Olivia Lowry Schwartz,
Tommy Schwartz, Perry Lowry, Chris
Lowry, Debra Huff, Daniel Strickland,
Daphine Strickland, Connie
Locklear, Lauren Morgan, Dakota
Morgan, Joy Locklear, and Carolyn,
Jim, Lucille Revels and Elowyn
Woods.
uncp Clinical Health
Summer Program
"Real-life" Health Career Exposure
Mid May of this year. Five (5) talented
UNC Pembroke students entered
health care facilities in and
around Robeson and Scotland county
as part of the NC-Health Careers ac- _
cess Program (NC-HCAP). The clinical
program is designed to give promising
students who are interested in
health careers "real-life" exposure to
careers in health as early as their freshman
and sophomore year, according
to the program Director Sylvia
Johnson. The students began their
work as summer interns through the
Clinical Health Summer Program
(CHSP) , sponsored by the North
Carolina Health Careers Access Program
(NC-HCAP). For six weeks,
UNCP students worked full-time in a
hospital or health clinic learning the
duties and responsibilities of a health
care professional and how a health
care delivery system operates.
During the students' formal presentations
these comments were shared
from Cynthia Brewer, a freshman. "In
my six-week adventure at Julian T.
Pierce Clinic, as a CHSP intern, I had
the pleasure of working with some
"top-notch" individuals. My time
there presented me with some unforgettable
experiences that I will take
with me regardless of my future occupation."
Gcovonie McNair.-a
sophomore from Laurinburg said.
"This health experience has broadened
my view on the various duties
and responsibilities of services performed
by everyone in the pathology
department as a team. Without one
service, the whole department is hindered;
every department works together."
Another sophomore, Toni
Chagolla, had these comments to say,
"The Clinical Health Summer Program
has encouraged me to stay in the
medical field and strive to be the best
at what I decide to do even more than
wKat I wanted to at first. I have a more
positive attitude toward my life and
respect the medical field even more."
The Clinical Health Summer Program
is just one example of how the
NC-HCAP Health Careers Center at
UNC Pembroke is helping to increase
the number of minority and disadvantaged
students entering and graduating
from health training programs.
"We have had a good track record of
CHSP Participants going on the professional
school to pursue health careers.
Since "96 we have had half our
CHSP graduates to enter health professional
programs." said Sylvia
Johnson, Director of NC-HCAP at
UNC Pembroke.
Internships were wide ranging, including:
Scotland Memorial Hospital.
Robeson Health Care Corp., Robeson
Family Practice, and FirstHealth Family
Care Center also provided internship
opportunities.
INTERNS WERE: Crystal D.
Allen, a sophomore biomedical major
from Lumberton; Cynthia A.
Brewer, a freshman biology major
from Shannon; Toni M. Chagolla. a
sophomore biology major, also from
Shannon; Eugenia Dial, a sophomore
biology major from Pembroke; and
Geovonie J. McNair. a sophomore
biology major from Laurinburg, NC.
For further information about the
program contact sylvia T. Johnson
(910)521-6493 or visit our webpage
at (WWW.UNCP.EDU/HCAP)
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owe you money?
The following individuals need to
contact the Internal Revenue Service
at 1-800-829-1040. They are owed a
tax refund and the IRS is having difficulty
locating them. Further questions?
Call Madison Locklear at I415-682-7285.
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names.
Amanda D. Locklear, Fayetteville,
NC 28302; Athena G. Locklear,
Pembroke, NC 29372: Bobby D.
Locklear, Charlotte 28206; David M.
and Sandra R. Locklear, Fairmont,
NC 28340; Bonnie L. Locklear, Shannon.
NC 28386; Felicia Locklear.
Lumberton. NC 28358; James R.
Locklear, Lumberton, NC 28358;
Percell & Emma L? Locklear. Maxton,
NC 28364; Quinn M. Locklear.
Maxton, NC 28364: Stephanie M.
Locklear, Maxton. NC 28364; Wanda
L. Locklear, Lumberton, NC 28360;
Xavier Locklear. Pembroke, NC
28372: Michael and Vickie Oxendine.
Lumberton. NC 28358; and
Steven W. Oxendine, Pembroke, NC
28372.
Locklear named
principal of Raleigh
Elementary School
OnJune25.200l the WakeCounty
Public School approved FeleciaMaynor
Locklear to become the Principal
of E.C. Brooks Elementary School in
Raleigh. Brooks Elementary is located
off Six Forks Road and serves
children in grades K-5. During the
2002-2003 school year. Brooks Elementary
will be converting over to a
magnet program and will be known
as Brooks Children's Museum Magnet.
Mrs. Locklear received degrees
from UNC- Greensboro and UNCPembroke.
Prior to moving to the
Wake County area she was a former
music teacher at Pembroke Elementary
School. She reside sin Cary, NC
with her husband, Anthony, and
daughters: Anjelica and Franceses.
She is the daughter of Kenneth and
Geraldine Maynor of Pembroke.
Zora Stewart Attends
Colorado
School of Mines
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Zora Natasha Stewart, a beginning
freshman at Purnell Swett High
School was accepted into the summer
program at The Colorado School of
Mines, which is a Preparation for
Engineering Program (PREP). Acceptance
into this program was based on
exceptional academic achievement,
community involvement, and leadership
qualities. Zora's acceptance into
Preparation for Engineering Program
is an honor as well as an achievement,
of which her parents, Reverend Jimmy
"and Frances Strickland are proud.
PREP 2001 is a three- week program
comprised of a rigorous curriculum
of engineering course work, written
and oral projects, guest lectures,
industry tours, and social activities.
PREP provides an opportunity to experience
a "snapshot" of college life
_and an insight into various engineering
and science related careers. The
teaching staff consisted of educators
from The Colorado School of Mines,
graduate students as well as public
school teachers, all with significant
industry experience and strong academic
backgrounds.
The curriculum was extremely
challenging and diverse but Zora was
given an opportunity to grow both
academically and personally.
Contributions being
made to Henry Berry
Lowry Memorial Fund
The following businesses and persons
have contributed to the Henry
Berry Lowry Memorial Fund. The
fund has been established to erect a
memorial to Henry Berry Lowrie.
Recent contributors include:
Locklear's Ciarage, Shannon-$50
Old Foundry Motor Co, 211 -S100
Maggie Hunt's Trucking- S50
Jerry's Tire Service- S25
Moore's Chain Saw- S20
Rev. Sanford Locklcar S290
James B. l.ocklear SI70
For additional information about
this fund contact Rev. Welton Lowry,
Rev. Sanford Locklcar, James B.
Locklcar or Pauline Sutton Thomas.
Gospel Concert to feature the Scotts,
the Hoppers and Tony Gore & Majesty
The Third Annual Gospel Concert to benefit Cue Center for Missing Persons
will be a Community United Effort. They will present Gospel Music
Festival 2001 at the Southeastern North Carolina Agriculture Center (Farmers'
Market) on Hwy 74 E, Lumberton. NC on Saturday. August 11. 2001
beginning at 7 p.m.
Gospel performers will include the Hoppers. Tony Gore and Majesty and
The Scotts. For ticket information please call 910-763-2263.