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HJTHE CAROLINA INDIAN VOI !
PEMBROKE, N.C hAM.fc*IS*a," 'C - RlOBESON COUNTY
volume 13, number 12 25c PER COPY m V ^ , Thursday, march 21, uss
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PEMBROKE RAILROAD
DEPOT DECLARED
"HISTORIC"
The Pembroke Railroad Depot, long abandoned by the Seaboard System
Railroad, was declared an "historic property" by the Pembroke Town Council
Monday night following a Joint public hearing by the council and the Pembroke
"ifttltT TiiwiiiiiHm f i ' 111 i i i * - -
" III nil *?-' I "I II *9 Barton, the
chairman of the newly organized organization energized by town ordinance
November S, 1984. The railroad depot Is the first building designated as an
"historic property."
Barton said, "It would be a shame to turn our back on our history ." The depot
was built initially in 1888. In response to queries from the council on possible legal
liability, Barton said, "As long as we do what's right I see no danger of legal fees...
but I do see a way to help the town in restoring the stately building." The building,
since being abandoned by the railroad, has become a gathering place for vandals
and has suffered the ravages of neglect.
Barton said his plans are "to enter into serious negotiations with the railroad" on
possibly securing title to the building and begin a serious fund raising project.
The railroad officials have been adamant hat the building must be moved, and
have publicly declared that they will give the bt (ding to a responsible party like the
commission if it is moved. Barton noted, following the meeting, that "the building's
location is part of its historical significance."
Barton promised to present fund raising plans, and options available, in the next
issue of the Carolina Indian Voice. In the meantime, donations are being solicited.
Those wishing to contribute may do so by ma -ig checks payable to:
THE PEMBROKE HISTORICAL PROPERTIES COM8. SION
Poet Office Box 1075
Pembroke, N.C. 28372. (
Or you may call 521-2826 and contact Bruce Barto>i for further details.
PSU Trustees stand pat
on Name Change, but
recommend working closer
with Indian Commission
by Gene Warren
The PSU Board of Trustees,
who last October unanimously
endorsed changing the name
of the school to the University
of North Carolna at Pembro
ke. at their regular March
meeting Friday heard a pre
sentation against that change
by Lonnie Revels of Greens
bor. chairman of the N.C.
Commission of Indian Affairs.
In his remarks Revels noted
that Pembroke State has 528
Indians among its student
body of over 2.000 students.
"Thisis 52 percent of all
Indians enrolled in the UNC
System." Revels said, giving
Pembroke State by far the
largest Indian enrollment.
"Therefore, any action
positive or negative?will
affect more than half of the
Indian students in the UNC
System." (Note: PSU's total
enrollment is made up of
approximately 60 percent
white. 24 percent Indian, and
14 percent black).
Revels said the N.C. Com
mission on Indian Affairs, in
action adopted Thursday,
suggests to the PSU Board of
TtAfstecs that they "|l) with
draw their request to the UNC
Board of Governors for the
name change: (2) undertake
a professional market analysis
for the best recruitment
methods for PSU ; (3) develop
a promotion and marketing
strategy based upon the stu
dy: (4) develop a viable
community relations program
that will bring town and gown
together for mutual benefit:
and (5) request an impartial
study of curriculum develop
ment needs so that PSU can
create demand for its product
in the educational market
place." This was part of his
three page statement.
Mrs. Geneva Parnell. chair
person of the PSU Trustees,
thanked Revels for his pre
sentation and referred com
ment on the matter to a
special committee of the
Trustees which was appointed
last October to work with the
Indian community concern
ing the name change.
The six member committee
met immediately after the full
trustee meetikig and agreed
that the Board of Trustees had
made their decision in Octo
ber in support of the name
change and the vote was
unanimous. "As far as that
issue is concerned, it is over
with." they agreed.
However, the committee,
chaired by Dennis Lowcry of
Charlotte and including five
Indians among its six mem
bers. recommended that an
advisory committee be set up
on a permanent basis "to
listen to input front the N.C.
Commission on Indian Affairs
and bring a closer relationship
with it and LRDA."
"PSU TRUSTEES STAND
PAT ON NAMECHANGE. ."
Along with pennis Lowery.
other members of the six
person committee making
these recommendations were:
trustees James Hammonds.
Lumbcrton; Burlin Lowry.
Cary: Grady Oxendine. Pem
broke: Willie Thomas. Laur
inburg: plus Dr. James B.
Chavis. PSU vice chancellor
for student affairs.
Burlin Lowry said, in sup
poring PSU's stand on the
name change: "The better we
make this University, the
better it will be for Indian
students and all the rest. I felt
that way before and I continue
to feel that way "
Chavis. who like the others
expressed the desire for clos
er cooperation with the Indian
Commission, closed w ith this
quip:"Wc must agree to
disagree without being dis
agreeable."
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ROBESON:
A WORLD DIVIDED
by Lew Barton
hi Robeson County. North
Carolina, we live in three
different worlds. The largest
is white, the second largest is
Indian, and the third largest is
Black, if you measure them
according to population. If
you want to divide them even
farther, you can lump them
into four groups: white. Indi
an. Black and other because
there is a fourth group too.
Together, non-whites com
prise the majority. But they
don't do anything else
together, if you gel my drift.
Politicians see to that! End of
story.
An out-of-Robeson news
paper reporter once summed
up the situation this way:
"Robeson is a politician's
heaven and a voter's hell."
'?> guarantee against any
possibility of a really signifi
cant Indian-Black political co
alition. the politicians become
lagos. sowing distrust, mis
trust. prejudice and hatred.
And they have been quite
successfuly!
I wrote a poem about it
once:
IAGO
by Lew Barton
Oh lago! Our surpeme foe!.
Form without a soul!...Ho*
can I kifow. like Othello's..
Thou wilt not steal my on
trol?...Steal thv villain! Pent
cilin... Stamps out germs an
death..... But no medicatio
stamps out...They disease
and putrid breath!
As Americans, we all live
move and have our beinf
under, through and by the
political process. Imperfec
though that process is. how
ever. it is not as imperfect as
we would have under kings
and dictators. I therefore
share in the typical American F
contempt for royal leadership c
we see reflected in what many C
Americans call a seat on a v
comodc: Thcv describe the /
ultimate t< ilet process as I
"sitting 01 the throne." i
There is always room for
improvements in the political F
process, in media coverage, c
and the like. But there is r
amply opportunity to improve t
short of allowing Jesse Helms t
to become controller and \
dictator over an independent j
television network! s
I'm glad the problem has t
been resolved. j
In this country, nobody
controls the press, and that is I
one of our most beautiful and ?
most-redeeming virtues, t
Destroy that and you will i
become a dictatorship. !
In spite of our many -<
differences in Robeson Coun- ?
ty. North Carolina, though, no <
one has ever a tempted to j
control the press. The reason '
is simple. We believe in <
freedom of expression, all of i
us! And we all realize thai
.. where there is 'tint free
* expression, there can be no
? ? free elections. I pal U6 all pit
i- the back for that basic undlr
standing of the process if
d democracy!
n Why. even my big curiae
d dog. Tosha. might growl 'at
you if you said the word
"take-over" in her present e.
5 Or at least she would if s ic
: knew what the word realy
t means...dictatorship!!
Pre-registration set
at LRDA's Learning Centers
LRDA is sponsoring pre
registration for the 1985-86
school year at the Lunibee
Longhousc Learning Centers
located at Fairgrove. Magno
lia and Pembroke areas on
April 12. The child must ?e
between the ages of 3 anc 4
and Indian only. For nn re
information call Marily
Locklear. Indian Educati in
Director at 521-8602.
To
Compete
in Mrs.
North
Carolina
Pageant
Brigntc it (. winnings of
'cmbrokc. Norli Carolina is a
onlcManl in the Mrs. North
Carolina America Pageant
illicit will he held at Kenan
iuditoriunt on campus of
JNC'-Wilmington on Saturday
light. March .10. IR85.
Brigitte is the wife of
layntnnd Cuinmings and will
?ontpcic with 24 other ntar
ied women front all aeross
he state for ihe title now held
ty Carolyn Dodd-Prince of
htilmingimi. Bridgetre will
oin the other contestants in
iwintsuit and evening gown
:ompctiiioii during the pa
>eattl.
Tickets for the pageant will
>e available the night of the
.how at the box office. Fn
crtaimncni w ill incl ide for
liter Miss North Carolina.
Susan Griffin Fisher, televi
sion personality Bill Thorn p
40n and the Mrs. North
Carolina Dancers choreo
graphed by .lodi Benton/of
Wilson. N.C. lite wi|rtuiig
.'ontestani will compete on
national television hi Reno.
Ncyac^v.^^du: M*t*America
Pageant this coi-sing
?> - ? v ; -d
Jefferson
Awards
March 26
You are cordially invited
to attend the WTVD Awards
Day i cremony honoring
"Neighborhood Hemes'*
Tuesday. March Jb at >0 a.m.
at i:u- WTVD II Studios. 411
I crty Street Downtown
hiliani. NC (Adjacent to
ti county library.
! he Peggy Mann Award
.no the Jefferson Awards will
li?.;>rcscnted during a live tele *
c; -i at 10 a.m. Brunch will
l? How at I0:J0 a.m.
ATTENDANCE AT INDIAN UNITY CONFERENCE LARGEST! EVER
by Bch Jacobs
About 800 pcop attended
the various activities of the
Tenth Annual North Carolina
htdian Unity Conference held
last wppk in Fayetteville.
According to Kenneth R.
Mavnor. Executive Director of
LKDA. one of the co sponsors
of the conference, the atten
dance was the largest ever
and the event was a great
success.
Over 500 people gathered
Friday night for the conferen
ce banquet to hear remarks by
Arlinda Locklcar. an attorney
for the Native American
Rights Fund of Washington.
D.C. Ms. Locklear spoke of
the conditions of Indian legal
affairs in the nation and the
outlook for the future.
Ms. Locklear is the only
Indian women to ever argue a
case before the U.S. Supreme
Court. She won two cases in
r* - ? ?r m
the Court for Indian tribes, in
1984 she was named one of 50
recipients of the Ladies Home
Journal American Heroine
Award.
An added feature of the
conference banquet was the
presentation of community
service awards. Nominations
were accepted from tribal
organizations about the state
and five awards were pre
sented. Four were presented
to Lumbees.
Earlie Maynor. former
mayor and distinguished sen
ior citizen of Pembroke, re
ceived the Indian Elder
Award. Maynor was cited for
his volunteer work in the
public schools, his efforts in
business, his service to the
town of Pembroke, and the
N.C. Commission of Indian
Affairs.
Earl Hughes Oxendine. re
tired teacher, of Pembroke
was presented the Distin
guished Service to Education
Award. Oxendine was lauded
for his service on the National '
Advisors Council on Indian'
Education, the North Carolina
Board i* Education, and his
service to the Indian com
munity and the schools of
Hotc County. \
H. Dnbbs OxenAne. Jr. of
Lumbertnn was presented the
award for Economic Advan
cement of Indian people.
Oaendinc was cited for his
efforts in establishing Indian
businesses in Lumberton
Oxendine * businesses curr
ently include car sales, mho
bod* repairs, service stations,
auto salvage, apartment and
mobile home rentals, and real
estate Oxendine was also
ccognized ^iis selite\r
matt in eWc and community
affairs.
Another Robeson native.
Nora Jean Dial of High Point,
was presented the Outstand
ing Indian Student Award.
Dial was lauded for her
involvement in high school
and community affairs, and
heroutstanding academic and
civic achievements.
W.K. Richardson. Chief of
the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe was
presented the Distinguished
Scrs ice to Community Award.
Chief Richardson was cited
for his work in promoting the
interests of Indian people w ith
the Haliwa Tribe and the N.C.
Commission of Indian Affairs.
Governor Jim Martin was
the key note speaker for the
conference general assembly
Friday afternoon. Gov. Martin
endorsed the proposed Indian
cultural center at Red Banks
and spoke of ottpr areas in
which his administration
would serve the needs rif
Indian people. The proposed
center win include historical
exhibits. Indian arts and
crafts. aM other attractions
thai focus on the culture ef
/*_ nn i -: a i
v*>v. Martin exptitnco now
bis proposals to the General
Assembly will benefit Indi
ans Me promised that Indian
people would net be left out in
jobs and commissions.
During his appearance at
the conference Gov. Martin
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presented Lonnic Revels a
Pent broke Native who i a
Greensboro Cirv Council
member. a certificate of
appointment to Chairman* of
the Board of Directors of the
NC Commission of Indian
Affairs.
Dr. James B. Chavis. Vice
Chancellor for Student Affair
of PSU. addressed the confe
rence Thursday. Dr. Chtivis
spoke to the conference theme
"'Memories of our past
visionv of our future." He
spoke oPihc struggle of Indian
people to progress to where
they are today. He gave
comments on direction for the
future.
Lindsay Warren Jr.. Chair
man of America's 400th Ann
iversary Committee, and, an
attorney of Goldsboro. gas
the keynote speaker Friday
morning. He told of ihe
activities <?f the America's
400th Anniversary Commit
tee and its plan tor obser
ving the state's Indian herit
age in 1481). The committee
had designated 1488 as ihe
Year t f thf Indian" in its four
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ntew InWlWY nijjm. l\rprr
show, The Ccnicr I'>yt^|
linn program of music, song,
and dance. A pow wo? was
held afterwards wifh tradi
liomil Indian dancers partici
pant c from all about Ihc
Mali.
Four culiural workshops
which focused on ihc theme
Reverence for ihc Web of Life
were held ai the conference
and supported by a gram front
ihc N.C. Humanities
Committee. The work simps
addressed (he concerns of
Indian people for ihe preser
vation of their native values
and beliefs and the natural
environment. Several scholars
from about the state and
nation were involved.
The conference was also
assisted by a grant from the
N.C. Council on the Status of
Women which funded a work
shop "Economic Concerns of
Indian Women.' LaDonna
Harris, nationally reknown
Indian leader of Washington.
DC was the main spe'ker for
this workshop. f.
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