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AROUND THE CAMPFIRE bv Dr. Dean Chavers BUDGET CUTS AND J INDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT by Dr. Dmw Cliaver* , President, Bacone College 'The budget cuts proposed by Bie Reagan administration ftreaten to put half the Indian population of the U.i on the unemployment rolls, reports the Chairman of the largest tribe in the nation. & Peter MacDonaid. Chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council, reported to his Council in March that the proposed reduction of SI billion from the Federal total of i? billion for Indians in all Departments Would bring "suffering and deprivation on our people." Specifically, he reported that the projections of the tribe's Division of Economic Deve lopment showed the unem ployment rate for Navajos would increase from 39 to 49 percent. The primary cause for this 25 percent increase in unem ployment would be the total elimination of CETAj hous ing, EDA, and legalservices programs, without any re placement of the jobs abolish ed with jobs in the private sector. Unfortunately, there is no alternative- for the suddenly unemployed Indian CETA worker. In a speech' to the Santa Fe Press Club in March whicfy drew the largest audi ence in the history of the club. McDonald reported that "there is no private sector on the reservation." I have re ported Iron) time to time in this column that there is almost no capital formation in Indian country. Capital is necessary for (he formation of a private sector, and a private sector is necessary for the formation of productive jobs. At the same time, one study shows that the administrative costs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) will increase by 274 percent between 1978 and 1982. or from 2.2 percent of the total BIA budget to 7.0 percent. These costs will in crease from SIS .million in 1978 to $59 million in 1982, while funds for education in the Bureau will decrease from $258 mtiiioa to $217 milliru. - 16 percent decrease. 31A funds for economic develop ment will drop by 63 percent during this same period, from $76 million to $2** million. The BIA will have its $1 billion budget cut by 25 percent next year, but BIA employees will suffer none of the cuts. All the cuts will be passed on to Indian people who are supposed to receive BIA services. Many tribal leaders besides McDonald are predicting that the effects will be devastat ing. 1 reported in this column in October of last year that the national unemployment rate for Indian adults is 40 per cent, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other agencies. Literally thousands of the 60 percent of Indian adults who are em ployed are paid through CE TA funds. The elimination of CETA alone will increase unemployment of Indians from 40 percent to about 45 percent. Chairman MacDonald re ported to his Council that the budget cuts of the Federal government would result in a decrease of 25 percent in the per capita income of the Navajo people, from $2,000 to $1,500. Other tribes will be even harder hit because of being smaller and not having the political clout of the Navajoa. The various cuts in housing, health, education, economic development, energy resour ce funds, legal services. CETA, and other programs will reduce the Navajo tribe budget by S17 million for 1981. and by SIS million for 1982. MacDonald repo-'ed. These cuts would leave the budget of the tribe 24 percent below the 1980 budget if the budget cuts them selves are not bad enough, the proposal to channel Fe deral funds to tribes through a "block grant" program lumping education, tribal management, economic de velopment. health, and other programs together-will crip ple the progress Indian people have starte>< > > make in the decade of the I970's. By not identifying funds by line item when they leave BIA. and leaving it to the tribal officials to decide what to fund among the various programs, it is almost certain that jobs and economic development will take strong preference over higher education, adult edu cation. Johnson-O'Mallev. and vocational education, ac cording to a top BIAofficial. The very fact of 50 percent unemployment will dictate the decision to tribal officials, who will find themselves under severe pressure to create immediate jobs. At Mac Donald put it, the prob lem will be to balance 'the need for quick cash, the need to feed hungry people, a ?* gainst the need to provide for long term development." There are a few tribes around the nation, but only a few. which made a start at developing a private sector. The Mescalero Apaches have a tribal cattle operation which provides employment for about one-quarter of the tribe's adult population. The Cherokees of Oklahoma have begun a plant nursery, a museum and tourist center, and a motel and restaurant, which altogether employ only a tiny percentage of the 60.000 members of the tribe. The Warm Springs reserva tion in Oregon, the home of the new Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs. Ken Smith, has a tribal operation em ploying 1.000 people with an annual payroll of more than $13 million. Among their enterprises are a resort, a sawmill, a hydroelectric .plant, electric and telephone service, and a fish hatchery. The Blackfeet tribe in Mon tana has one of the largest pen and pencil manufacturing firms in the nation. Bui there arc lessons to be learned from the few tribe* which have some capital formation and private techy activity. In all the catet cited, the plans to establish this activity started IS to 25 years ?go. After one or two de cades. anywhere from hr percent to 25 pn?nl of adults in the tribes are employed in the private sector jobs. The second lesson to be learned i|> that education and economic development have gone hand in hand. Without adequate education and training program-. the private sector created . Indian re servations will not have the trained workers it needs to be successful. ? Taking the meat cleaver to the budgets for Indian pro grams. without consideration for the devastating results of these cuts, will wreak havoc in Indian country, and set the movement for Indian econo mic self-sufficiency back by a quarter of a century. Two things are needed by the Reagan administration in re gard to Indian affairs: res traint. and a planned tran sition from an economy of dependency to an economy of self-sufficiency and high Indi an employment. _ ? ??wmm??. Church and Community Center Reports The quarterly meeting of the Robeson County Church and community Center was held recently at the Ceo'- r. Chair person. Pnifewx Adolph Dial presided. The Reverend Samuel Wynn Grove United Methodist Church of Rowland set the stage for the meeting in his devotional words based on Psalm 24. Wynn lifted from the text two words: Change and Sacrifice. He challenged the audience to assume their responsibilities as care takers of God's creation which includes human and physical resources. The report of the treasurer. Rev. A.G. Walker, was given by the director of fiscal affairs. Lottie Shaw. Mrs. Shaw pointed with favor, to increased giving on the part if non-United Methodist persons, groups, and denom inations. P...giants of operation were introduced by Dora Pearcc who directs the various programs. Staff persons as sisted in the report. The literacy report revealed that thirteen persons have completed recent training, and eleven of them are paired with students. Gardens are being planted in the various areas of the county. A total of 13.413 items of clothing has been distri . buted to 9,086 persons and 2.414 families during the quarter, in transportation one -way trips have been provided I for 3.22S persons. A class in skills for living has just concluded accenting to Ma. Pearce. Hawses have been repaired for some 10 families. Cynthia Gerald reported that the work of Housing Grants and Loans, and After School Care were operative through April 17. and had to come to a close due to CETA workers cutback. According to Wanda_ Clark the Child and Family Justice Project has been very active with direct services being extended to 43 families. J.F. Cummings. executive director, reported to the board tie effects of CETA cut backs and assureo iiiv community of continued services as long as the churches want to continue in mission. He' listed new directions that the Center will lake which include advocacy, information dissimulation, short training courses, tech nical assistance and counsel ing. Cummings related that as of April 17 his staff was cut by nine persons who were serv ing in the ministries of housing, senior citizens op portunities, literacy, case work and outreach. "Natur ally." these services will be adversely affected, but we do not anticipae deleting any of our services at this point. The Center is a ministry of the church, and I don't think the church is ready to go out of business." the executive di rector concluded. Reflections... Alta Nye Oxendine ? BITTERSWEET FEELINGS BITTERSWEET MEMORIES Thursday, April 30, 1981 Sometimes our feelings go so deep that we can't catch hold of words to tell about them. That's the way 1 seem to be today, after the beautiful ceremony this morning dedi cating the 1981 Warrior to Leon and our two boys. Yearbook Presentation Many times people live and work in a community, and for various reasons leave and are soon forgotten. Others leave but are forever remembered by [the impact of their lives and personality on the com munity. Mr. Leon Oxendine was a part of this school faculty for only a few short years. His leaving was sud den, unexpected and tragic. Leon was so much involved in the life of this school that his influence is still here. As a result of his positive impact on this school, the yearbook staff has dedicated the year book as a memorial to Mr. Leon. Donny and Gordon. It is a great pleasure and a distinct honor for me. on behalf of the annual staff, the student body, the adminis tration and faculty of this school, to present to you Mrs. Oxendine and Wanda this 1981 edition of the Warrior. As a sign of our respect for the memory of Mr. Leon. Donny and Gordon." This is what Mr. Barto Clark was saying while Wanda Kay and 1 stood on either side of him in the Pembroke Senior High gym. Such a touching tribute! And such a moving experi ence for the. two of us who are left from our family of five. Watching the seniors march in-seeing' Cynthia Locklear. whose brother "Junior" was along with our men on that , "fateful" July day-remem bering how Donny marched among the seniors that hot 1978 evening when "Jay" Martin was the speaker and our first son was honored for graduating third in his class. Wondering where Gordon would be sitting if he had "made it" to the tenth grade. Missing Leon in his usual role of disciplinarian-Starting lo cry Then the opening prayer the two Inspiring numbers so beautifully presented by the members of the choir-Pulling myself together, JM In time. "WUI Mrs. Osendlns and Wanda please same to the front?" I alerted up from die right *orw | Wanda Key I could not make it. But there she was coming from nowhere on the opposite side of the gvm. The presentation of an an nual to each of us! Refresh ments in the library with the yearbook staff. ?What a day to remember! Even the clever way "Nita" Smith kept explaining that we would be going "a little .bit later" to "Miss Mary Jane's room" for me to meet with the young christian group and answer questions about my past experiences as a church and community worker (in this area and else where). So much to appreciate! Like the lovely sentiment about Leon on the yearbook page "In Memoriam." But. most of all. I am thankful for the candid unposed pictures which reminded me of my husband just the way he was! For so long I stayed numb, unable to get more than one or two mental pictures of each of my 'Men.' Of course I'm always had that truly beautiful picture of Leon very early on the morn ing of July 8. as he came around the counter to kiss me good-bye instead of rushing out to the van. The way he was grinning. And the way I grabbed him and held him close for a moment before I let him go. If 1 had known this was our last time together as husband and wife, and 1 could have chosen one memory to carry with me for the rest of my life, this would have been it! Now Bobby Maynor's candid snapshots have brought my husband back to me more than ever before, as I see him once more laughing with his students in his science class room. Bittersweet Tears This morning, in the senior high gym, I started to cry. Just now, in the college library I opened my new annual to the "In Memo nam" page and started to cry once more But this time I did not try to pull myself together. Not until I had used up ever kleenes and paper napkin I could find hidden away in my pocketboak. The leers were bittersweet. There was the pala, the tension, the frustration, the feeling: *iaaa't let them gel" And thea^the wonderful ? HORMEL 3 BO'S I STORES LUM8EIT0N \ ?Foirmonf M. | ? Godwin At Sfh I PEMBROKE > Umon Chap*' Rd WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT OUAMTTHES i HORMEL BEST BEEF A. 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