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I JME 18 NUMBER 48 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1990 25 CENTS PER COPY
LRDA TO MOLD ORElSl ELECT I ONI
EOR BOARD OR DIRECTORS
Lumbee Regional Development Association, Inc. will
conduct an open election on December 6,1990 to elect five
representatives to serve on the LRDA Board of Directors
for a three year term. Hie polls will open at 8 a.m. and
close at8 p.m. Hie precincts, candidates and polling sites
are as follows:
DISTRICT I, representing Fairmont, Orrum, Marietta,
Sterlings and Hiompson precincts; polling sites will be at
Fairgrove School and Green Grove School. Glois Hunt,
incumbent, has no official opposition.
DEffltlCTIlI, representing Lumberton, Wishartand
East Howellsville precincts. Polling sites will be at
Smyrna Baptist Church and West End Baptist Church
fellowship hall. D.W. Lowery, incumbent, is being
challenged by Mary L Hardin and Virginia E. Jacobs.
DISTRICT IV, representing Burnt Swamp, Philadel
phia, Red Springs, and Raft Swamp precincts. Voting will
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be held at Union Chapel School. Incumbent Bobby D.
Locklear has no official opposition.
DISTRICT V representing Smiths and Maxton. Voting
sites will be Oxendine School, Prospect School, Blue's
Cafe (at Lumbee Shopping Center, Maxton.) Incumbent
Sylvia A. Loddear, incumbent is being challenged by
Gerald Strickland.
DETIRICT VI, representing Pembroke and Union
precincts. Voting sites will be Pembroke Elementary
School and Union Elementary School. Incumbent Deanna
Lowry is being challenged by William A. Lowry and Helen
M. Scheirbeck.
lb be eligible to vote, a person must be Lumbee Indian,
18 yean of age or older and must reside in one of the
precincts listed above.
Write in candidates will be allowed.
For further information contact the LRDA
Administretive Office at 919-521-8602.
Re-Count Continues In Robeson
Pictured above, left to right, are Bo Bigge, Michael Smderton and ThagU Marie Stmdereon.
BY HAROLD G. DIAL
After a long day of recounting
votes in Robeaon County, with
counting to be continued the next
day, a lot of people are asking Bo
Biggs. chairman of the Robeson
County Board of Elections "Doe* the
vote counting system in Robeson
County work?"
A lot of effort and time have been
spent looking at the vote totals in the
county, trying to determine how
many people voted, how many votes
were spoiled (not able to determine
who was voted fori, and there are
still a lot of questions about the
election results in Robeson County.
Three of the six ballots given to
voters are being examined: the race
for State Supreme Court Justice,
Robeson County Commissioners
Irace, and the race for Sheriff of
Robeson County.
With ballots locked away in a
sealed box, and these boxes locked
away behind a pad-locked and sealed
door, it was time to dig them out
Monday, November 26 and begin a
recount of ballots, supervised by the
N.C. State Board of Elections. With
four Republicans and four Democrats
in a roped off area and a gallery of 25
on lookers, the ballots were re-run
through the vote tabulators.
Hi at is another question: what
happened to the tabulators on
election day here in Robeson? Maybe
the tabulators will work for the
recount
But there is still the question: Is
this system what Robeson County
needs or can ft even perform?
Hi is system is based on a
computerized device which can be
programmed to do anything. In the
most sophisticated and technologi
cally advanced areas in America,
they employ voting booths that use
mechanical levers.
What is going to work for Robeson
County? We definitely have got to
have a system that will tally. Can the
system we have now be made to
work? How are we going to make it
work?
D the system didn't work during
the last election, how did you get the
results you released? Where did
those numbers come from? Outer
space?!! Is Hubert Stone the real
elected Sheriff of Robeson County?
At the time of this article the N.C.
State Board of Elections has not
confirmed the Sheriff of Robeson
County. But please let me try to
make one thing perfectly clear. You,
the public, need to get involved. You
need to vote and you need stand
around and make sure they count
your vote, because your vote is the
most important vote of all. You
should respect your right and
privilege to vote.
Let's get things straightened out in
Robeson County. With your help we
can get R straightened out
Set v Vou
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Area Lumbees Make Annual Pilgrimage
To C roatan Indian Memorial Cemetery
Dr. Kemp Mabry, left, accepts the lumber video story,
"Good to be Indian: Proud and Free" from Barbara
Brayboy-Loddear, coordinator of the annual pilgrimage to
the Croatan Indian Memorial Cemetery near CJaxton, Go.
The video mas given to the Bulloch County [Go. ]
Historical Society for placing in Statesboro, Go., Regional
library.
The annual pilgrimage to the Croatan Indian Memorial
Cemetery in Evans County, Ga.. was conducted on Nov.
'? 9-11, with 50 Lumbees from Robeson County travelling by
bus to the cemetery located on Wire grass Plantation
between Statesboro and Claxton, Ga.
For approximately 60 yean, beginning soon after the
Civil War, Croatans from Robeson County worked in the
turpentine industry and farmed the area around Ada be lie
and Claxton. With the decline of turpentine in the early
1920s, the Croatans returned to Robeson, leaving their
cemetery of about SO graves.
A one room building near the cemetery served as their
church and as the Croatan Indian School, partially
supported by the Bulloch County Board of Education prior
to 1914 when the area changed to Evans County. On the
pilgrimage was Lottie Emanuel Chavis, 87, who taught
the Croatan School 70 years ago. With her was Mary
Locklear Sampson, one of her pupils.
There was a search for the cemetery in 1974. Later,
Bruce Barton, Sam Jacobs and the Reverend Welton
Lowry conducted a research tour with the study report
prepared by Barton as Federal Recognition Consultant on
the migration.
Recently, following several trips to the area, the
cemetery was restored, a chain link fence erected and in
1989 a historical marker was dedicated.
Barbara Brayboy-Locklear, of the Public Schools Indian
Education Resource Center, is pilgrimage coordinator.
Welcoming the Lumbees and providing their clubhouse
for the Lumbees and a Southern "pig picking" were
Wiregrass Plantation owners Frank and Dottie Simmons,
son Jeff and brother Louie Simmons. A videotape of
"Good to be an Indian: Proud and Free" was presented to
Dr. and Mrs. Kemp Mabry, of the Bulloch County
Historical Society for placement in the State sboro
Regional Library.
INTERNATIONAL LOAN NETWORK
PROVIDES GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN PEOPLE
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"Die International Loan Network, Inc. is a plan of
financial independence that has been proven to be
effective. ForCheif Young Bear (Brawleigh Graham), the
chief for the Tuscarora Tribe of North Carolina, the
program offers a great opportunities for Indian people.
"One of the most impressive programs offered by ILN
is the College Education Service," Young Bear said. This
service is an opportunity to provide for your child's
college education. Hie opportunity is of ILNmembers
only.
young Bear explained the program: "This program
provides college tuitition grands. Members may receive
gnats from the College Education Fund up to $25,000 per
child
He encourages interested persons to give their child
an opportunity to be part of the educational enrichment
program. Parents or guardians of the child must be an
UN 500 Club member.
Young Bear is available to discuss this exciting
program with anyone who is interested. For more
infonnationc all the Tuscarora Tribe of North Carolina at
521-3231 or write P.O. Box 1455. Pembroke. NC 28372.
Row land Christmas Festival Doc . 1
A hone drawn buggy will bring
Santa Claus to the Rowland Public
Library Saturday, December 1 at 2: IS
p.m. After greeting the children,
Santa will proceed west on Main
Street to join the Christmas Parade
on Hinea Street near Rowland
Middle SchooL
Featured in the parade will be
Smokey the Bear, South Robeson
High School band, beauty queens
from Rowland and the surrounding
area, antique ears, Robert MeNiel
playing Scottish bagpipes, Rowland
Pack 310 Cub Scouts, Scotland
County Native American Dance
group, 1st Battalion, 4th'Brigade
108th Regiment U.S. Army Reserve
Training Unit Color Guard, plus
many other attractions.
Parade trophy awards will be
presented by Mayor Mitchell Walker
at the Rowland Depot at 5 p.m.
The Rowland Christmas Festival
- begins at 9 a.m. and features
entertainment throughout the day
and evening. A large crowd is
expected to usher in the Christmas
season. The Festival is supported by
a grant from the Grassroots Arts
Program of the North Carolina Arts
Council, a state agency. For further
information, call (919)422-3591 or
422-8191.
ALL-TUSCARORA-I ROQUOIS
FALL FESTIVAL RESULTS
The All-TuscaroraIroquois Fall
Festival that took place on the
landbase territory of the Eastern
Carolina Tuacarora Nation on Oct 27
and 28 was v?ry successful in its
second year. There were food
crowds both days to witness the
many Tuscarora Iroquois cultural
event* that took place. Chief Stanley
Buck of the Seneca Nation, originally
from Grand River Six Nations Re
serve Canada, but now residing on
the Onondaga Nation 20 miles from
Syracuse, NY, said he "thought the
festival waa very good and plans to
attend again next year." He also said
that he "could see that the young
people were becoming a lot more
knowledgeable in their own culture
and tradition."
Bob Gabor (Turtle Clan) Mohawk
Nation, waa the judge for the
Tuscarora Youth Art Contest He
said he "saw much potential in the
artist that submitted works and
encouraged the crowd to become
more involved in art because every
Indian community that he had ever
been in, there was so much artistic
talent."
The results of the art contest are as
follows:
Ages 8-11: first place Jonathan
Dunn (Wolf Clan) Tuscarora. second
place-Brian McMillian (Bear Clan)
Tuscarora; ages 12-14: first place
Aimee Dunn (Wolf Clan) Tuscarora
and Jonathan McMillian (Bear (Tan)
Tuscarora (tie); ages 15-17: first
place-John Oxendine (Wolf Clan)
Tuscarora, second place-John Oxen
dine (Wolf Clan) iWarora.
The blow-Gun Competition proved
to be very exciting with a woman
winning the adult competition.
Hie results follow:
Adult: first place-Den ise Barton
(Bear Clan) Tuscarora, second place
French Bryant Tuscarora; youth: first
place-Rex Loweiy (Wolf Clan) Tusca
rora, second place-Jonathan McMil
lian (Bear Clan) Tuscarora.
Hie Iroquois War Dance Competi
lion was judged by Chief SUnley
Buck and Bob Gabor. The results
were as follows:
GIRLS Ages: 0-6 first place-Beth
Oxen dine (Bear Clan) Tuscarora;
ages 7-11 first place (tie) Amanda
Dunn (Wolf Clan) Tuscarora and
Biaha Oxendine (Rear Clan) Tusca
rora; ages 15-17 first place-Aimee
Dunn (Wolf Clan) Tuscarora, second
place-Charo Barton (Wolf Clan)
Tuscarora; ADULT Women: ttrst
place-Shannon Dunn (Wolf Clan)
Tuscarora. second place Melena Bar
ton (Wolf Clan) Tuscarora.
ROYS Ages 0-6 first place Marcus
Dunn (Wolf Clan I Tuscarora, second
place-Brian Bethea (Snipe Clap)
Tuscarora; ages 7-11 first place
Jonathan Dunn (Wolf Clan) Tusca
no re, second place-Brian McMiUian
(Bear Clan) Tuscarora; ages 12-14
first place (tie) Jonathan McMUIian
(Bev Clan) Tuscarora and Gentry
McMillian (Bear Clan) Tuscarora;
ages 16-17 first place-Brian Locklear
(Bear Clan) Tuscarora, second place
Ryan Chavis (Bear Clan) Tuacarora;
ADULT Men: first place (tie) Brian
Graham (Wolf Clan) Tuacarora and
John Oaendine (Wolf Clan) Tusca
rora.
The Eastern Carolina Tuacarora
Nation would like to give thanks to
everyone responsible for making the
Fall Festival a success. We are self
help and don't receive any money
from the federal government or state
government Everything was done by
Nation members or through dona
tions by private individuals or
businesses. We would like to give a
very special thanks to our Nation
Chief. Kever LocMear. whose know
ledge. know-how and love for the
Nation and for sovereignty pushed us
on to accomplish what we did. We
lobe him and respect him very
much.
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Pambroka Christmas Parada
Dacambar 7
The Town of Pembroke. tha Pembroke Jaycees,
and tha Pambroka Chambar of Commarca will
; sponsor tha 17th Annual Pambroka Christmas Parada
[ on Dacambar 7, 1990. Schools, citizens, and civic
[ organizations are encouraged to participate. Tha
[ line up for tha parada will be 9 p.m. on Friday,
I Dacambar 7. Tha parada will begin at 9:90 p.m.
| The Una up area will be east of Pambroka at tha
I Pambroka Elementary School. Tha parada will go
1 through town one time and end at tha PSU
V Performing Arts Canter.
Last year's parada was very spectacular and
Bpolorful with beauty queans, floats, marching
?fopds, marching units, fire trucks and of course
?he main attraction*-Santa Claus and his little
?a I pars. There ware over 0,000 spectators with
pN entries.
. Categories to be judged include marching bands.
Hpmentary bands, marching units, and
Hhtn-commercial floats.
Anyona wishing to participate should contact
Khar las Gregory Cummings, P.O. Box 866.
Mmbroke, NC 28372; or call 919-521-9761, 521-2789
? 621-9761.
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