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•VOLUME 5, NUMBER 16 PEMBROKE, N.C. THURSDAY, APRIL 21,1977 154 PER COPY A
Vine Delorio, Jr.
Visits Pembroke
AMERICAN INDIAN DAY
£
Pembroke—Alex Haley's Pultizer- Prize
winning Uxik, Roots, ha.s received
iremendou.s acclamation since
SPEAKS BEFORE A LARGE TURNOUT
I AT LRDA'S ANNEX BUILDING
Vino Deloria, author, theologian, lawyer,
>rator, thinker, came to Pembroke la.st
light to .speak to an estimated 200 Indian
idmirers and friends. He wilt be appearing
It Pembroke Senior High School this
norning at 10:30 bofore an estimated 1.500
ndian students from throughout the countv
chool system. He will then appear at
‘cinbroke State University at 12:30 p.m.
le will speak in Room 201 of the BA
luiiding. His appearance on the PSU
ampus will be jointly spdasored bv the
^me^ican Indian Student As.socialion and
he Department of American Indian
itudics.
Deloria lauded the Lumbocs. He noted
“one does not .see the spiritual deterioration
here that one sees on reservations where
ino.st of the problems are eau.sed bv the
Bureau of Indian Affairs." Deloria talked
of the imposed paternalism of the BIA and
mu.sed halfheartedly, “inavbc it is not .so
bad after all that the BIA does not have
anything to do with the Indians in this
urea,.. Talking of the paramount
problems on reservations, and the
beaurocratic nature of the BIA. Deloria
said. "I don't really know whether anyone
wants to go through with that or not..."
Kenneth Maynor, executive director of
the Lumbee Regional Developineni
A.s.socialion. introduced Jones and praised
publication and adaptation for television- the university's American Indian Student
but Indian “riKits" and pride were the A.s.socialion. He encouraued the
Day" program and also said there was t
need to recruit PSU faculty.
eople
and places
and things
keynote of a recent speech by Bruce Jones,
Executive Director of the N. C.
Commission on Indian Affairs, on "Native
American Indian Day" at Pembroke State
University.
Jones, who graduated from PSU in '.57
with a B.S. in Mathematics spoke of the
"many precious memories 1 have
asstKiated with this school. Twentv years
ago it was an all-Indian school.nowit is a
bona tide member of the oldest state
university system in the nation."
organization to recruit more members
becau.so he .said "nuinbcrs are the name of
the game." He suggested letting students
out of class to attend the special "Indian
"There arc many organizations on
campus and I'd like to see this one be one of
the best-if not the best." said Mavnor of
the sponsoring .American Indian Student
Association.
Deloria pre.sentcd the audience with a
suggestion: He said, "What Indian ijcojite
need is a generationof scholars." He said
the problems with whites stemmed mostly
from the fact that Indians did not write their
own histories and learn about themselves so
Jdvocatc ot Indian rights in his many roles that their historv and culture could bo "'^hcre our future
jstheologian. lawyer, author, interpreterof pre.sentcd to the rest of the world
mcrican Indian thought and ideology
Deloria is a Sioux Indian and
jcognized throughout America
Then he said. "Our roots make us (the
Lumbee Indians) de.scendants of the oldest
race to live on this land. We as Indians
stand at an important crossroads where wc
must have a firm sense of direction with
questions about where our roots lead and
heading."
A humorous man. Deloria took light
hearted cracks at anthropologists,
congre.ss, the BIA and sundry beaurocratic
paper foiers.
Deloria fielded a number of ijuestions pf^’i^'scs.
from the audience including one that asked.
"What is the definition of an Indian?"
Deloria. in response, said that Indians
.should learn about themselves and develop
their own measuring sticks. He noted that
■teloria has written a number of fcnwks.
•icluding the best seller. "Custer Died For
it’our Sins, An Indian Manifesto."
He is also a former director of the .National
:ongress of .American Indians.
i;His appearance in the Pembroke area was
xirdinated by the Lumbee Indian
ducation Project of Lumbee Regional
•evelopmcnt A.s.sociation, Inc. Mrs. Janie
1. Locklearisprojcctdirectorofthelmlian Scott Momodoy's'definition thal”
lucafion project and a long time friend of Indian is an idea, an attitude, a life .style"
vClona. seemed as good a one as any.
^riier in the week. Deloria appeared at Deloria jiraised the Indians of Robeson
se University of North Carolina at Chapel County as "a proud and resolute |>eoplc."
and said, in response to a question from the
audience concerning the problems
Lumbees have encountered from Federally
recognized tribes and organizations."
When you start getting arrows in the back,
then that means that you are out front of
tho.se shoolinit the arrows."
Jones emphasized that Indians still have
not achieved 'our full rights. Our native
American brothers and sisters are still
fighting to have the federal government
honor its promises and treaties and are still
struggling to make America honor her
A. Druce Jones, executive director of the
N. C. Commission of Indian Affairs,
speaks on 'Native American Indian Association, introduces Bruce Jones.
Day" Qt PSU.
Kenneth Moynor, execudve director of
the Lumbee Regional Development
ill during American Indian Week there.
!.^st night Deloria recalled his days as
ocufive director of the National Congress
rAmerican Indians. He said, "tho.se were
ijt days when Lumbees were voting
fdinbers of NCAI ."
Mayor Finch to Speak
of the Robeson County Democratic
Women’s Club. The dinner meeting will be
held on Tuesday, April 26. 1977 at the
Holiday Inn North in Lumberton. The cost
of the dinner, including tax and tips, is
S5.(X). Regi.stration will begin at 6:30 p.m.
with dinner to follow at 7:00 p.m.
All Democratic friends are encouraged to
'Irs. Beth Finch, mayor of Fayetteville.
II be guest speaker for the spring meeting
Dance Concert
PlannecJ
The Company of The Dancers' Place,
embmke. North Carolina: a local
iJinpany of eight dancers under the attend the meeting and join the
lotion of Joyce Cadie. will pre.sent organization. Future plans for the club will
[Concert No. 2" on April 29 at 7:30 p.m.. be discus.scd during the business .se.ssion.
■ the Pembroke State University Theatre.
Ae public is cordially invited, admission The Jefferson-Jackson Dav dinner will be
■®C- held in Raleigh April 30th. Vice-President
Mondale is the .scheduled s[)eakcr of this
The program will offer a variety of event. Anyone intere.sted in attending this
assical and contemporary fonns included dinnermay purchaseatickei(S20.(X)each).
J the study of dance as a theatrical, by contacting Jane Smith, 739-5577, or
srforming art. and strives to appeal to both Betty Wiiliaiason. 738-4624.
lild and adult audiences.
Town Manager ond
Town Clerk
Then he made this promise to the group
of students, faculty and administrators at
the PSU quadrangle. "The N. C.
Commission of Indian Affairs is and will be
committed, as long as 1 aim executive
director, to the struggle to make
government honorable-and to assist Indian
.self-detcnnination."
Jones made reference to some who
.suggc.st Indians are trying to take over the
state. "We are not trying to take it over,"
he smiled. "It belongs to us. It’s righrfoily
ours. It doesn’t belong to the people who
claim it now."
He said when the N. C. Commission on
Indian Affairs had itsinfancy in '71 its first
appropriation from the state was SI2.500.
"During thofi.scal year 1975-76 the amount
from the state ha.s grown to % 138.000- and
the commission was responsible for
approximately SL5 million."
He pointed out that "the 1970 census
Indian households in the state of which
48.6 percent were renting in contrast to the
general state population rate of 38 percent Indian cufturol exhibits on gounds neor sponsored by the university's Americon
renting. The commission has developed a PSU quodrongle. It was port of "Native Indian Student Association,
rent supplement program for 255 American Indian Doy" ot the university,
households per year,"
Jones also reported that the 1970 census
revealed that 43 percent of N. C. Indians
lived in poverty in contra.st to the state rate
of 20.3 per cent. He noted that Indian
median income was then $2,700 lower than
the state median.
Pembroke Town
Council Meets
"Our unemployment rate traditionally is
double the state figures,"he noted, "and
was even higher during the economic night in o|)cn .session
depression. To counter these trends, we
operate a CETA (Comprehensive
The Pembroke Town Council, with They hoard a delegation of concerned
Mayor Reggie Strickland presiding, mot CB'or-' concerning interference with
reception. (See Legal Notice on page X).
In Robeson Countywhere he said c
the .state's Indians live, "the state actively
resisted making elections to the county
school board more democratic." said
Jones, "until 1976 when the federal court
found the election process
uncon.sfitutionaI...and ordered a new
election and an end to doublc-votini;."
Speaking of PSU. he said, "no other
university is so welt suited in kK'aiion and
hi.slory for a broad American Indian Studies
program. I realize the difficulties in
hown above ore the new town Cummings began his new duties with funding and staffing an innovative
Onogerotidtownclerkforthetownof the town Morch 1. Formerly he was program, but now. as never before, Indian
mbroke. They ore shown confering in assistant director of the Pembroke scholars are available. We now have many
>nt of town holl. Housing and Redevelopment IndiandoctorQtes.PSU can attract people
IcDuffie Cummings is the new town Commission. from not only this .state but the nation as
anoger. He is morried to Deloro Mrs. Ruby Neol Smith is the new town well in learning about our Indian roots."
mmings. Artist in Residence for "Strike clerk for Pembroke. She formerly was
the Wind!", the fabulously successful employed ot Pembroke Stote University Jones warned against Indians letting
tdoor dromo featuring the exploits of os on accounting technician. She begon themselves be a.ssimilated into the general
nry Derry Lowrie ond the Lumbee her new duties March 14. population and lose their culture, heritage
Jiofts. Mrs. Cummings also supervises Mrs. Smith is married to James Patrick ioid selves. "Thank God I’m an Indian. Be
i operotion of Home Florist, the floral Smith, o carpentry contractor. They ore proud and toll the world vou are. I'm not
ncern owned by the Cummings the proud porents of o daughter, white. I'm not Black-but i'mon American
■nily. They hove three children; ChristI, 9. Indian. I'm thankful that I can tell people
DuffieCummings, Jr., 6; Loro GQil,4; Doth Cummings ond Mrs. Smith reside far and wide I'm a Lumbee Indian." he
d Patrick Hoyes, 2. in Pembroke. concluded.
The council also gave the town manager.
McDuffie Cummings, the authority to deal
with recalcitrant tax payers. They passed a
unanimous motion declaring that "the
t-p( 1-w . town manager has the discretion to take
1 o ne Discussed
collect delinquent taxes alter giving the
Miriam J. Dorsey, recently appointed by taxjiaver a thirty Jay notice cnncerniii;
Gov. Jim Hunt as thcexecutivcdircctor ot delinquent taxes."
the N. C. Council on the Status of Women
and an advisor tothe Governor on women's The cinmcil also passed a motion to
issues, will speak at Pembroke Stale publish all delinquent taxes for 1976.
University Friday at I 1:00 a.m.
The board also look under advisement the
Her talk will be delivered in Moore Hall possibility of extending pavement from the
Auditorium. pj|-n_. Street extension to the Low
Recreation Field. The town manager w;
Miss Doi'sey has been a meml>er of the instructed to consult with the highway
Steering Committee of the National department to determine if the state might
half Women's Political Caucus and the Steering consider the work.
Employment and Training Act) program. ^ C I? 1
During the past fiscal year. CET.A placed ’’ vJilltll ^
402 Indians directly into jobs, gave 304
Indians work experience, provided lOS
Indians with clas.sroom training and
worked 191 youth in summer jobs."
Among the improvements he cites was the
"Talent Search" program to counsel and
a.ssist students in grades 7-12. "The 1970
census recorded that Indians averaged an
eight grade education and that less than
one-half of one percent of the state's
population was Indian. Things have
changed slightly since 1970. We have over
15.000-Students in grades i-12 incontrast to
13,000 in 1970." '
NO ACTION TAKEN ON PARKTON-
ST. PAULS MERGER POSSIBILITY
St. Pauls held a public hearing Tuesday
night relative to the possible annexation of
Parkion School into the St. Pauls School
District.
Some 50 citizens attended the public
hearing and. according to news reports,
.seemed split down the middle on the
possibility of taking Parkton into the St.
Pauls City School Di.strict.
Many fear bu.ssing might be a
consequence of annexation but the fears
were abated by Paul Cannady. St. Pauls
School Board Attorney, who said that
bussing was not an issue. Cannady said that
if the merger were effected only the
resi)ective high schools would be merged
info one facility. According to Cannadv,
elementary schools would remain as is and
the high schools would not merge until a
facility was built that was capable of
housing both high schools.
Said Elizabeth Fulgum. St. Pauls School
board member, the merger of St. Pauls and
Parkton High Schools would expand the
number of courses taught and make for a
larger tax base.
According to the merger plan, all
udininistation would be shifted from
Parkton to St. Pauls and all property of the
Parkton School would become the property
of St. Pauls.
Parkton, amemberofthe Robe.sonCountv
Administrative School Unit, would no
longer be allowed to vote on the make up of
the Robeson County Board of Education
and present county board member. David
Green from Parkton, would be forced to
resign.
Cannady claimed that there would be no
problem with the Voting Rights Act
becau.se the racial break down would
remain about the same.
If the petitioners in the St. Pauls area are
successful in getting a majority of the
taxpayers in the area to sign up. the
measure would still have to be approved by
the St. Pauls School Board as well as the
county schoril board. After this procedure,
assuming the measure gets that far. the
l)etition would be presented to the county
commissioners who would set up the
mechanism for an election.
But. according to another interpretation,
the state board also has to approve the
measure. Earl Hughes Oxendinc. a Lumbee
Indian, is a member of the North Carolina
Board of Education. .Additionally. 6 of the
nine members of the county .school board
are Indians.
-According to knowledgeable school
people, the measure stands little chance of
becoming the law of the land. The St. Pauls
Unit itself was once a part of the county
system.
Committee of the N. C. Women's Forum.
Resolutions also passed:
From 1967 until her appointment to her
present po.st. she was staff assistant to The town council also passed wo
Congre.ssmen Horace Kornegay and resolutions. One resolution
Richardson Preyer. While in Washington, recommended that Monroe Lowry he
she was active in the women’s movement reappointed to the county agriculturui and
and served as chairperson of the Capitol industrial commission. Lowry is presently'
Hill Women’s Political Caucus. This group on the board,
led the fight for e(|ual pay and better
.working conditions tor women on Capitol The council also passed a unanimous
Hill and coverage under the civil rights resolution stippcming Brantley Blue, a
legislation for Capitol Hill employees, native of Robeson County, and jire.sentiv
Mi.ss Dorsey directed the definitive study servin;.', on the U.S. Indian Claims
which pointed out that women working in Commission, for;
the Senate do not earn as much as the men Court,
in comparable positions.
seat on tiie ILS, Claims
The resolution was to he sent to i
president and appropriate legislators.
The council
'uniishiiigs that \
also considered the
ill Iv needed for the
A native of Raleigh. Miss Dorse'
named an "Outstanding Young Democrat
in North Carolina” in 1972 and was listed
in "Out.staiiding Young Women in
America" in 1971.
writer arid speaker
: of the old First Union ■Rational Rank
She graduated from UNC-Chapei Hill Building as quarters for the new cour
where she majored in rt'>Mlicai science and house. The lease is fora year and is for tin
also attended Peace Cidleue, simi of s.tsD.Oi) a inonili.
She is a free-lance disirictcourt house and oftlciullv accepted
on women's rigliis. lease I'roposal from Pates Supjilv Companv
Open
Letter
Dear Constituents:
It ha.s’recently been purported in several
newspapers in the State that I have had
heated differences with some political
leaders in Pembroke. 1 feel it time that I
write and.clear up my stand on some of the
false accu.sations made by a few ill-felt
leaders.
When I began my political career last
year, iny campaign platfonii was to
rcpre.sent all the people of the 21 st District
on a fair and e{|ual basis. It seems to me that
this is not what a few of the people in my
district want. 1. therefore, take this
opportunity to let these people know that I
rcfu.se to be a "political puppet" for any,
special group. For inc to so become would
be to let down the people who faithfully
supported me.
I further take this opportunity to promise
all the people my continued support, and
pledge to do anything within my power to
protect your interests, and not the interest
of a small, disconcerted few.
I beg you for your continued support, and
encourage you to write to me regarding anv
matter on which 1 might assist you.
.Sincerely Yours.
Representative Horace Locklear
JAYCEES TO SPONSOR DANCE
The Pembroke Jaycees will sponsor a
dance on May 21.st at the Jayepe
Clubhouse. The dance is not open to the
public. Tickets may be purcha-sed from any
member of the Pembroke Jaycees. Music
will be provided by Gene Lowry.
DIAL SPEAKS AT RED SPRINGS,
CHAPEL HILL THIS WEEK
Adolph Dial, Chairman of the American
Indian Studies Department at Pembroke
State University, was gue.st speaker on two
occasions this week.
Wednesday he spoke to the American
Indian Student Association at UNC-Cha|)el
Hill at 8 p.m.
Tonight he will address the Kiwanis Club
of Red Springs at its 7 a.m. breakfast.
Dial, who has been a member of the PSU
faculty since 1958. is co-author of a historv
on the Lumbee Indians, "The Onlv Land I
Know," He is also chairman of the
Robeson Historical Drama Assn., which
sponsors the outdoor Indian drama. "Strike
At The Wind." each summer in the
Pembroke area.
INDIAN SCHOLAR FROM COLORADO
TO SPEAK AT PSU TODAY
PEMBROKE-Vine Deloria, Jr., writer
and author from Golden, Colo., will speak
to an American Indian Studies class at
Pembroke State University at 12:30 p.m.
Today. April 21 in Room 201 of the PSU
Business Administration Building. The
public is invited.
The class, taught by Adolph Dial,
chairman of the American Indian Studies
Department at PSU. is on "Contemporary
American Indian History.”
Deloria is authorof such books as "Custer
Died For Your Sins,” "We Talk; You
Listen," "Behind The Trail of Broken
Treaties." and "God Is Red."
"ALUMNI SPRING FESTIVAL"
APRIL 22 AT RTI
Robeson Technical Institute is open to.the
• public this Friday night (April 22) for the
"Alumni Spring Fe.stival." Musical
entertainment begins in the school
courtyard at 7:30 p.m., followed by an
Open Hou.se from 9 p.m, to 10 p.m.
Joan Miller, Robeson Tech visiting artist,
has arranged a program of top-tlight
performers to join her in a "variety show."
Mrs. Miller’s accompanist is Mary Carol
Warrick, fonner pianist with the San Diego
Opera Company. The 15 piece Stage Band '
from St. Andrews College, Laurinburg.
presents new sounds in popular music.
Vocalists Dehavia Drake, Don Brock, and
Rudy Locklear add folk, popular, and
gospel music. Another special guest
perfonner is Steven Hunter, visiting artist
from Wayne Community College, classical
and ja/z pianist.
Open House will be held afterthe program
at 9 |),m. SfKcial guests for the evening are
all Robeson Tech alumni.
PSU TO OFFER FOUR
CED COURSES THIS SUMMER
Four courses will be offered in Pembroke
State University's Continuing Education
Division (night classes) this .summerduring
a special 10-week period from May 31 to
August 5,
Cla.s.ses usually meet from 7-9 p.m.
Courses offered provide three semester
hours credit each. They are as follows:
Physical Science 100 (Development of
Physical Thought l)--Mondavs and
Wednesdays, Professor: Dr Jo.se
D'Arriida.
Psychology lOi (Introductory
Psychology)—Mondays and Wednesdays.
Professor: Paul W. Killian. Jr.
Music 230 (Introduction to Music
Apprcciation)-Tuesduys and Thursdays.
Profes.sor: Dr. Francis Pfeifer.
Sociology 362s (Crimes Without
Vietiin)-Tuesday.s and Thursdays,
Professor: Dr. Frank Schmalleger.