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I & 'VrPMI/CI *** providing for an Indian School 3*9? ?
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JJ ra^?3w c"\ WNWMtS throaghout 1985 In celebration mi oar =? j ?
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HjTHE CAROLINA INDIAN VOfCJ
"Brikhg C?wkhllvc Bridge*
PEMBROKE, N.C h Am-t.ctalS.ntat" ROBESON COUNTY
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 8 2Sc PER COPY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1985
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INDIANS READY FOR
UNITY CONFERENCE
IN MARCH
Indians from across the state will
gather at the Bordeaux Motor Inn in
Fayetteville March 14-16. -1985, for the
Tenth Annual North Carolina Indian
Unity Conference.
The conference sponsor. United Tribes
of North Carolina (UTNC), is currently
finalizing plans for the annual conference
which will have as its theme "Memories
of Our Past, Visions of Our Future."
Workshops will be held at the
conference on such topics as Indian
health, economic development, women's
issues, education, employment and
training and Indian history and culture.
Other highlights of the conference will
include a banquet, art and essay contests
and an intertribal powwow.
The banquet speaker will be Arlinda
Locklear. a staff attorney with the Native
. American Rights Funds (NARF) and a
member of the Lumbee Tribe of North
Carolina. Locklear has the distinction of
being the first female Indian attorney to
present argument before the United
States Supreme Court.
The conference pre registration fee
will be S30 per person. The registration
fee at the conference will be $35.
Separate tickets for the banquet only will
be available for $15.
Persons wishing more information
about the conference should contact one
of the member organizations of UTNC,
which includes seven North Carolina
INdian community organizations and the
N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs.
Lumbee Regional Development Associa
tion is one of the seven organizations.
They may be contacted by writing P.O.
Box 68, Pembroke. NC 28372 or by
calling 919-521-8602.
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PUBLIC
HEALTH FOR AMERICAN INDIANS
The School of Public Health
at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill is
actively seeking qualified
American Indian students
who are interested in a
graduate level degree in
Public Health.
The mission of the School is
to .advance and apply know
ledge drawn front all sciences
to the understanding and
promotion of the health of
human populations and to
assist people in translating
this knowledge into reality in
their ow n Jives whatever their
culture of living condition.
The School of Public Health
is one of twenty-three such
schools in the United States
accredited by the Council on
Education for Public Health.
The School of Public Health
offers 32 graduate degrees in
nine academic program areas:
Biostatistics. Environmental
Sciences and Engineering,
Epidemiology. Health Policy
and Administration, Health
Education. Maternal and
Child Health. Nutrition. Par
asitology and Laboratory
Practice, and Public Health
Nursing. Some of the degree
programs are broken down
into sub-areas for greater
specialization.
The American Indian Re
cruitment Program offers as
sistance in obtaining financial
aid and other support.
We would be very happy to
provide you with rrtore infor
mation on the Public Health
graduate programs at the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. Please call or
write:
The American Indian
Recruitment Program
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
School of Public Health
Chapel Hill. N.C. 27514
(419) 966-3534 (collect)
1885-1985:
THE FREEING
V OF A PROUD PEOPLE; }
V100 Years Of Indian Education j
J In Robeson County
We Cannot Know Where We Are Going
If We Don't Know Where We've Been...
SOME FEATURES OF THE
LANGUAGE OF THE LUMBEE
by Lew, Bruce and Garry- Barton
The word language may be defined as
the words and ways of combining them
common to a nation, tribe, etc.: and
under cover of this definition, we very
definitely do have a language, all the
gobblegook to the contrary, notwith
standing.
The language of the Lumbee is largely
idiomatic. of course, with some input
from the inclusive general vernacular.
But there are some uniquely Lumbee
words and phrases, too. And we tri
umphantly call upon the U.S. Deparf
ment of the Interior and its Indian
Bureau to read 'em and weep!...
But accord.
. A. in Lumbee idiomatic expression,
there is but one indefinite article, a.
Example: I'm a Indian. Give me a apple.
The Atlantic is a ocean.
In Lumbee. you don't say. "I'm going
to get a haircut." No. you say. "I'm
a-gonna get me a haircut." The middle
English prefix a- before verbs is very
definitely still around. .
Whet we do with the infinitive to he is
really amaring Reedy examples: "| be
give-out (tired out) when I get hotr? from
work every evening. I hope my ifxt job
les easier." So much for "I "I
bes." and the like. We just hodb it bes
easy for you to understand vhat it is
we're a-trving to say here. I
In reality, we have two langifges-Our
??Sunday-go-to-meeting" linage, and
he language we employ wrtn we are
conversing amongst ourselvok only.
Our special words and phrases are
legion. Some of our English expressions '
are traceable back to t'tip times of
Chaucer, or ealier. A good! many more
words and phrases are fated in the
Elizabethan Period. And q^ite naturally,
no group exists so long in iolation as we
have been during long pcil>ds of the past
without developing its fwtr individual
words, clauses., phrase / and the like.
We believe that our own distinctive, even
apart from their legalisdc and scholarly
It is possible fbr litWary historians to
date language usage'yith great precis
ion. much as a bprnist is . able to
determine the age off tree by its rings.
Keep reading-we *ve some future
Shown left to right are Patricia Bullard Cavan. Nora Dial, and William Lonnie Revels.
Indians in Greensboro-High Point area
Honored for Efforts in Race Relations
On Feb. 1. ll H5, Miss Nora
Jean Dial ?rf High Point was
one of the 15 r cipients of the
"One Cirtv. nity Award."
'Tfi*if v-eri jnfnuafi?
to people who nave contribu
ted their outstanding services
to the Greensboro and High
Point area to; promote the
good race relatibns in the One
Community spirit.
The February One Society
which hosts the One Com
munity Awards Banquet, was
organized in 1971 to com
memorate the Greensboro
Four who staged, the first sit
ins at the Greensboro Wool
worth's lunch counter Feb. I.
I960 during the Civil Rights
Movement. Among the hon
ored guests were Sandra
Hughes of Channel 2 and
P.M. Magazine, former Con
gressman Robin Britt. Naomi
Tutu-Scavers. dauther of
Mpho Tutu of South Africa,
and three of the Greensboro
Four: David Richmond, Jos
eph McNeill and Frankli.i
McCain.
Nora, a Luntbee Indian, is
the 20 year old daughter of
Mr. & Mrs. George and
Macie Lewis. High Point &
C.B. Locklear Jr.. Maxton.
She is a graduating student.
Forsyth Tchnical Institute,
majoring in Electronic Data
Processing. Nora works part
time as a youth supervisor at
Guilford Native American
Association and is a former
Miss GNAA Indian Princess.
Nora is a very active in the
Greensboro High Point com
munity in civic and educatonal
activities.
Miss Dial is the third Native
American and the only college
student ever lo be so honored
to receive such a prestigious
award. Oilier members of eh
the American Indian commu
nity ?o receive this award are
William Lotmie Revels in 198-f
and Patricia Bullard Cavan in
1983 both of Greensboro. Mr.
Revels is the Chairman of the .
North Carolina Commission
of Indian Affairs and a
Greensboro City Councilman.
Mrs. Cavan is the Chairper
son of the Guilford Native
American Association and a
member of the North Carolina
Commission of Indian Affairs
Board. Both of them are
Lumbce Indians from Robe
son County. They like Nora,
have contributed significantly
lo the one community concept
as long time advocates and
champions of good race rela
tions.
UNION CHAPEL SPELLING BEE CHAMP
On Friday, February 15lh,
Onion Chapel School students
were in competition for their
school spelling championship.
Competitors were among the
top spellers of their class
rooms. The winner was a sixth
grade student from Mr. Oz
mer Oxendine's |right| home
room. Winner was Nina Lou
ise Chavis |center|. Second
runner-up was Connie Cum
mings. Nina will now adxanee
to the Robeson County Spell
ing 'Bee to be held at the
Robeson County Library on
March 12, 1985.
Caller at the Union Chapel
School competition was Mrs.
Jarvies ! left|.
Sh*r? left to right: Raft
UrMe.,. Gre??y (>?dy
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Matmw rmmm
(ImllT -?ni frs*>n, ri
vr**rnmp- %
Woods, principal. K?na>
Locklrar. Lam BrrwlNRton.
Ivnwood lacklrtr.
Lumbee
River
Legal
Services
Board
to meet
The Board of Directors of
Lumbee River Legal Services.
Inc.. will meet on Monday.
February 25. 1985 at 7 p.m. in
the library of Lumbee River
Legal Services in Pembroke,
N.C.
Baltimore
American
Indian
Center
establishes
Memorial
Fund
The Baltimore American
Indian Center, in conjunction
with the family of Rev. James
Dial, has set up a Memorial
Fund in his honor.
Rev Dial was one of the
founders and Pastor of South
Broadway Baptist Church in
Baltimore. Rev. Dial served
as pastor for 15 years. He was
also on the staff of the
Baltimore American Indian
Center for over 9 years. He
was a leader in the community
and an inspiration to those
w ho kne\y him. He was quick
w ith a /smile and always
geneiyus to those in need.
Rev. Dial made friends easily
and was respected by Balti
more City's top dignitaries.
This situation enabled Rev.
Dial to help those who had run
up against misfortune, as well
as contributing to the Indian
community's growth and
prosperity.
Rev. Dial, the person, died
on January 20. 1983. but Rev.
Dial's spirit and deeds live on
with us.
In order*'tr> retain his
memory, a yearly memorial
award will be made in his
honor to some person seeking
to further his/ her education
after high school. Also, a
plaque will be presented
yearly to some person in the
Baltimore Metropolitan Area
who best exemplifies the
qualities of Rev. Dial.
Donations are welcome and
may be sent to: The Rev.
James Dial Memorial Fund.
Baltimore American Indian
Center. 113 South Broadway,
Baltimore. MD 21231.
Magnolia Athletic Club
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donates Van
The Magnolia Athletic Club
?was established just over a
vcar ago in January of 1984
but already a listing of its
aci 'inplishntenis pre long and
impressive. Mr. Noah Woods,
Principal of the school, re
ports that the latest and one of
the most appreciated contri
butions of the club was a van
with a seating capacity of
fifteen. Though purchased
through funds allocated by
the Athletic Club. Mr. Kermit
Chavis. Club President, stress
es that the van is for the whole
school and is intended to
serve all grade levels which
encompasses grades k-12.?
This'attitude of trying to
serve the entirety of Magno
lia's student population was
the idea underlying the Club's
creation and is reflected in all
of its activities. It's member
ship realizes that the high
school athletic programs can
not effectively compete with
out adequate funding and
equipment, but they also
recognize that the physical
education needs of all stu
dents must be addressed.
Thus they want as many
students as possible to benefit
from the Club's efforts.
Since its inception in 1984.
the club has netted over
$8,000 through several major
fundraising activities. Those
funds have been used not only
to purchase the \an but have
of supplementary materils,
and plans are now underway
for the creation of a new
weight program and the pur
chase of the necessary equip
ment and facilities. Mr.
Chavis reports that an effec
tive weight program is basic
to a successful high school
football program and club
members have identified that
as their next major project.
Mr. Woods readily admits
that Athletic and physical
education programs are not
self supporting and that with
the ad-ent of the soon to be
instituted high school football
program at Magnolia funding
will be stretched even further.
"Without the hard work,
the financial assistance, and
the creative and motivational
influence of the Magnolia
Athletic Club, we simply
could not meet the needs of
our students in this very vital
area." Mr.Woods reported.
"This community under
stands the limitations of our
school and have responded to
help overcome those limita
tions."
The Magnolia Athletic Club
is an involved adjunct to our
school and its membership is
... . .... . i .
very positive involvement m
our school.'"' .*>v .v'; y' r ?
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