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M???PP?????Published EACH KteJ THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE ffiH "Bunding CMmakatfw Bridges ^OCTOFFICE IPX lt7S h A Sjjfcg" PtM^EOKE W.C. ?71 E-^H FIRST INDIAN HERITAGE WEEK SET FOR SEPTEMBER 20-26 The first Indian Heritage Week in North Carolina, set for Sept. 20-26, brings statewide attention to the long history and tradition of Tar Heel Indians. State Superintendent A. Craig Phil lips has joined members of the State Board of Education in a resolution directing the State Department of Public Instruction and LEAs across the state to focus their educational pro grams and activities on American Indian heritage during the special week. "We are proud to have 16,643 Indiana students and 703 Indian educa tors in our schools acroas the state," Phillips said. "Their presence and contributions have greatly enhanced our appreciation of the rich and diverse culture of our tribes." Throughout the state, special activi tie* are planned in public achoola and public libraries. There will be diaplaya. demonstrations, field tripa, apecial presentations, film festival* and class projects. Although activities will be centered in Raleigh, local tribes and urban Indian orgranization* are plan ning events in their communities. In Robeson County there are 10,847 Indian students and 446 teachers inthe public school. NORTH CAROLINA ROBESON COUNTY ... A PROCLAMATION ?. * ? Dl THE MATTER OF A ) PROCLAMATION IN OB8KKVAMCK) TOW OF PEMBROEE . OF INDIAN HERITAGE WEEK ) PIOCLAMATION NO. 1980 - WHEREAS, the Indian people of this country oro Justly proud of their hsrltsgo ss MotIts Americans and of tha many accomplishments of thalr paopla; and WHEREAS, tha Indian paopla of this country ara determined to maln taln thalr identity In a plural society and to strengthen and maintain the best of thalr traditions; and . WHEREAS, there la a need for all Americana to understand and ap preciate the contributions of the Indian people to the greatness of this country; and HHEKXA8, the history of the Town of Fanbroka la Inseparably linked with the history of the Lumbee Indian people; NOW, THULBFOU, I, Janes A. Jacobs, Mayor of tha Town of Ppnbroka, do hereby PROCLAIM the week of September 21 - September 27, 1980, INDIAN HHTTAC1 WEEK In the Town of Pembroke and urge all of our cltlsens to join ma la the support of this proclamation. And I do hereby further order that a copy hereof be spread upon the official minutes of tha Town of Pembroke. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hare hereunto aet my hand end caused the oorporate seal of the Town of Pembroke to be affixed, this the day of September, 1980. y . ? ATTEST! AT?T| ^ THE HONORABLE J*M,S A. JACOBS, MATOE ^ (SEAL) J #BT Nl SMITH, CLERK C7/i? LIndian Onfoxmation ZPxogxam of tfti Jlumt/i*. cJ^iyionat 2b KUM.fofimM.nt c/fnociation, One. coxdiaCCy invitii you to tfu. Ofun cMou.ii | of tdlLX ntw officii Cocatid at 19 13 ZPtnniyCuanla cMotnut, ?. E. aldington, 2b. C. 2000$ <Sifxt*.m(ji\ ; 8, t gSo - 4 fxm untlC 8:30 fxm Ofu o(k*n kouts fixogxam u/ltf fimiuxt i^islat fuiiU mJ tnU\t?lnminl uultk UMi^t ?y X. aR 2) cA Ckmix mmn if ik* Butxd oflbitiiiou. C7ti flnJu* Onfixmatlmn iPxfx+m iff in witt tigim #MI Infrnxmrnilsn iiiWU I# 111^4/(4^ 00$ min'i/lfff. * / 1 II ' I Prayer Breakfast and Gospel Sing part of Indian Week Pembroke As noted elsewhere in this, publication, Lumbee Kegional Devel opment AssociatioafLKDA), quartered in Pembroke (the spiritual and economic Indian capitol of Robeson County) will kick off the celebration of Indian Heritage Week with a prayer breakfast Sunday morning at 7:30 p.m. at the Pembroke Jayaee Club House. Later in the daty. beginning at 2 p.m., an old fashiooed gospel sing will be held in Moore Hall on the PSU campus. LRDA will also hold an open house and the Native American Resource Center located in the famous Old Main Building on the PSU campus will be open for tours too. In Raleigh, representatives from the respective Indian tribes, will perform at midday on the capitol grounds. The Lumbee Indians will perform on Mon day and will be represented by Miriam Oxendine, Willie Lowery and Cornell Locidear. They will perform cuts from their album Proud to bo a Lumbee and from "Strike at the Wind" the outdoor drama centered around the exploits of Henry Berry Lowrie and the Lumber Indians. Plans to send Carnell Locklear to Hollywood Underway fcv : 1 -Mj. GO 4,' TBBTISFK. T ' * v^\\V\ vv vt Carnell Locklear Pembroke-The drive to send Carnell Locklar to Hollywood ia very much alive and plans are being formulated. it was hoped by organizers that a date, place-and banquet speaker could be announced this week. But plans are still being formulated. It is hoped that Richard Petty, the famous NASCAR stock car ace, will be our banquet speaker. Organizers who are forming a non profit organization named "First Am erican Showcase. Inc." at the same time have named Bruce Barton as temporary chairman. The organization hopes to be active in the field of the arts and in the development of Indian talent. Too, it is hoped that the organiztion will actively support existing entities like Pembroke State University, 'Strike at the Wind!', LRDA, the church and community center and others. The game plan is to ask 100 Carnell Locklcar fans to sell four tickets to our banquet which is tentatively scheduled for the last week in October at the Pembroke Senior High School Gym nasium. The first project of the community based organization is to send Carnell Locklear to Hollywood. Inquiries are being made and audition dates are being set up. Former Governor Jim Holshouser and others are helping organizers make contacts in the enter tainment industry. Tickets will cost $25 per couple. More definite plans next week. LIBRARY BID FOR FIRE STATION TABLED TIL FRIDAY MEET LUMBERTON-A planned meeting be tween the county i nmnilasiniHiie and the Lumberton city council in regard to the Robe eon County Board of True tee's request for $40,000 front each govern mental body to match a state grant has been set back until Friday. No re aeon was given although it is known that Herman Dial, chairman of the board of commisa loners and other commissioners and members of the city council have expressed reservations about giving the library monies to expand their building program while they at the self same time have "let go" six permanent employees. The library has submitted sn appli cation for a construction grant to renovate the abandoned fire station which sits directly behind the Robeson County Public library. The city of Lumberton gave the building to the library Th? pwov lilofi of the stale grant calls for matching monies from the county and the city of Lumbertan. die two stannary entities wWah operate *e lUmneu ga e Usint uanliiBn IWIBiJ W I JWMV TflBWt The mooring hoe bees saasheduted lor Friday m 1 iM p.m. at an wmenauaaed she la a related matter... The trustee* of the public library met late Wednesday afternoon and reap pointed Tom Long as chairman of the public library's board of trustees. Jim Chavis Memorial Marker x Unveiling 1 V Planned As pari of the events of N.C. Indian y^Uaama IAJ i 1 I nvnit|* tt wk , ifi? niviHVNW "iwif i for Jattita B. Chavia wNI bo uaveiied on Thursday, liptamlwt 1ft. I WO in front ef OM Halo at IOiJO p.m. tamed I iM|L |A>|f| ..MLiAt| aAe Maa^kno Ai.. ^. . i4iiittr wii vMvvi in# iNrifr r.v#ry sA'gscjmr lh* ever enectod la a UWn lodldn. i ? ? ' '1 PEOPLE AND PLACES I AND THINGS | | ROBESON COUNTi RECUSATION AND PARKS COMMISSION TO MEET The Robeson County Recreation and Park Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, September 22, 1980 at 7:30 p.m. The finance committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. for its regular monthly meeting. VFW TO MEET All members of the Locklear- Lowry Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2843 are urged to attend the regular monthly meeting September IS at the Post Home. Supper will be served from 7-8 p.m. Harold B. Locklear is Commander and Daisy Demery is president of the ladies auxiliary. ANNUAL MEETING OF MAN SET The annual meeting of the Board of Directors of Mutual Awarness Network Inc. (MAN) is sheduled for Tuesday, September 23 at 12 o'clock noon at the Town and Country Restaurant in Pembroke. NC. The presiding officer will be Janie Maynor Locklear. The meeting is open to the public. OPEN HOUSE AT INDIAN INFORMATION PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON TODAY The Indian (formation Program of the Lumbce Regional Development Association, Inc. cordially invites you to the Open Mouse of their new offices located at 151J Pennsylvania Avenue. S.H., Washington, D.C. September 18, 1980 from 4 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The open house program will feature special guests and entertainment with remarks by LRDA Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Indian Information Program office will begin an outreach informa tion service to Eastern Indians not residing on reservations. TO SPONSOR TOURNAMENT Robeson County Recreation Depart ment will sponsor a Double Elimination Spade Tournament on Sunday, Sept. 28, 1980 at 3 p.m. at Oak Ridge Community Center in Lumber Bridge. Entry fee is $3 per'person and $6 per team of two. Trophies will be awarded to first and second place finishers; one for each partner. Each player must provide a new deck of cards with seals unbroken that contain jokers. Fifty percent of entry fee must be paid before Wednsday, September 23. 1980 at S p.m. For more information or to register call or write Eva Patterson, P.O. Box 981, Lumbcrton. NC 283S8 or call 738 9595 or 738-9061. 1 SINGING PLANNED AT PBUSPECT Prospect United Methodist Church. Route 3. Maxfon, sHB host ? gospel sing on Sunday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. Local groups am invited to attend and participate. Directing the gospel sing ing will be Harold D. Jacobs, mask director for the church. Pastor la lev. Robert L. Maagum. LADIES AUXUABY TO MEET ON TUESDAY MOOT The Prospect Ladies Auxiliary la soliciting clothing or toys to be aaed In brighten the Christmas holidays for those in need. If yon have sometMag you would like to donate, take them by Moore's Chain Saw Shop. Your contri butions will be greatly appreciated. The Prospect Ladies Auxiliary la now meeting weekly, every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Prospect Fire Department. Interested ladies am urged to attend. I 1 ? Gospel Sing part of /\ Indian Week Indian heritage vfeek in North Carolina has been proclaimed for September 20-26, 1900 by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. lumbee Regional Develop ment Association is sponsor ing a gospel sing to be held Sunday, September'21, 1980 from 2-S p.m. at Moore Hall on the Pembroke State University campus. No admission will be charged. The following groups will be performing: The Gos pel Singing Quartet from Fair mont, N.C.; the Prospect Quartet; The Mt. Airy Quar tet; The Calvary Gospel Sing en; The Mt. Airy Gospel Singen and the Locklear Sis ters. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
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