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WHAT NEXT??? The U.8, Home Interior and Insular Affaire Committee *fll hold a hearing on H.R 1428, the Lumbee * Recognition Bill, on June 7 at Pembroke State University. The hewing, acheduled to begin at 1 p.m., will be chaired "by U.S. House Representative Sam K?')dcii*>n, member of the House Interior & Insular A/fairs Committee. The hearing will be held at the James B. Chavis Student Center at P?U and is open to the public. This hearing, hopefully, will result in the end to the question of federal recognition of Lumbeee. It has long been the belief among Indians that the Lumbee Act of 1968 clearly settled the issue. The bill, as we understood it, recognized Koheson County Indians us Indians without the red tape or financial benefits of the Bureau <>f Indian Affairs....Personally we see the whole affair aa another indication of "double-talk" from the United States Government We were Indian prior to the establishment of the "federal government" and in 1968 by a legislative act the government said "Indians of Robeson County are Lumbee Indians." Hopefully, H.R 1426 will settle the question once and for all... We would love to see the benefits that the tribe would be entitled to come into the county, such as health and education. We just find it ironic that the federal government who, according to history, derived their form of government from Indians, has to be convinced that we are Indians....Maybe we will all live to see the resolving of this issue. Many Indian people are still "emotional" about the possibility of moving Strike at the Wind to Lumberton. According to Bo Biggs, if the effort is "derailed" it will be because of "prejudice and hatred." We find that amusing...Any time Indian people say no to whites making money off us, in any form, we are full of hate and we're prejudiced...We are not surprised to read this kind of statement from Bo Biggs. Many of my people remember share eroping days. Those were the days when Indians didn't own the farm, they just worked for someone else I guess it depends on which side of the forming situation you were on during those days as to bow you feel about the economic situation... Some folks will never be comfortable with the idea of Indians becoming economically independent We are happy to report that 'things they are a'changing." Heard an interesting comment from one lady about moving the drama...She said that she bet that "Bo Biggs" wants to play the role of Henry Berry Lowrie." And if that happens, she said, "hiatoiy would definitely be rewritten." She just couldn't picture Ho playing the role of Henry Berry Lowrie, an outlaw, according to their history, who was never captured..." Moving the drama to Lumbertun," she said, "would in essence allow Lumberton to capture the spirit of Henry Berry lowrie." Last week Mayor Weinstein of liimberton gave us a list of people that he said he'd like a written endorsement from to move the drama to Lumberton...We found that interesting. It is interesting that anyone would decide who should speak for Indian people or who our leaders are...We are perfectly capable of deciding who our leaden are and fortunately are wise enough to know that some of the people on the Mayor's list are not elected or chosen by Indian people. We have probably said enough about the move. By now our position is quite clear...There will be no written endorsement from The Carolina Indian Voice to move the drama to Lumberton....We will remind the Mayor in response to his charge that we are "negative about Lumberton" that we are not responsible for reality... The facts are that Indians have been and continue to be discriminated against..If he finds that repeated calls by us for justice to prevail in the work place are negative, then we proudly proclaim that we are negative. Southeastern General Hospital has begun a step to correct inequities in employment at that agertcy. We are encouraged by this, according to Durham C. White, Jr., assistant personnel director, "SGH Healthcare Corp. is implementing a formal policy of advertising in our Robeson County newspapers...." We are delighted to hear this...we are sure that Native Americans will apply for these positions and we wail to see how soon these announced positions will be filled and by whom. Indian Solidarity should feel really good about their positive step to bring about a solution to the inequities... We commend the organization and expect to hear more positive things from them.... c^fPong PUPle <if^o(jE$.on !I7tatf 'j&y l^t. C^ilaji LKniat, 'i^uetoi of its iflJPll cAluiiot c^fmt\ican (lml*\ In the story of early encounters between Native Americans and European colonists, trade was extremely important For a long time trade relations had been well-established amongst the various Indian Nations, so there was already a complex trade network into which Europeans and their trade goods could try to fit Before the colonists came, Indian people traded for things which were not locally available, or things which were in short supply. People living near the coast offered shells for personal adornment and yaupon leaves for making "Black Drink." People living in the upland offered copper and mica, and certain vegetable and mineral dyes. Each local area had its own products to trade for special items from elsewhere--com for fish, deer skins for curing herbs, and so forth. But in the Native American world, there was a greater significance to trade, far beyond the simple economic exchange of goods. Between closely-related nearby groups in the same language family, such as the Eastern Souan Cheraw and Catawba, trade relations maintained ' social networks and allowed for exchange of services and marriage partners. Between more distant groups, trade allowed people from different cultures to meet in a peaceful context, often resulting in political alliances. Good trade relations reduced potential conflicts, and signified a certain amount of trust and friendship between nations. And virtually all nations traded. European trade added some new dimensions to this pre-existing network. The most obvious new dimension was the hind of trade goods the colonists had to offer. Glass beads in bright colors, iron cooking pots, metal bells for dance regalia, and woven fabrics for clothing were just a few of the new items offered for trade. Then came metal tools such as hatchets and knives, then guns and gunpowder, and the ultimate trading device, alcohol. These new trade wares not only changed some of the itemt Native Americans had in their hands, but eventually changed some of the perception* they had in their minds, and thus the culture in which they lived. A less obvious but equally powerful new dimension to European trade was the purpose of trade itself. Although in the beginning some colonists did trade with Indians for the purpose of setting up peaceful political alliances, many others were simply in it for the money. There was a | huge demand for deer, beaver, and other hides in Europe, and many colonial traders made considerable fortunes exchanging what they saw as relatively worthless hems for valuable pelts. This purely economic approach to trade did not fit very well with Native American cultural values. In the old way, a frequent trader from another village or nation was likely to be adopted by the host village. Often he was given a marriage partner from among the young women of the village, as a way of solidifying a permanent kin relationship which would be beneficial to all. Such an adoption or marriage brought with it certain responsibili ties, and expectations about how the new kinsmen should behave toward each other. But when European traders in the early days of contact were offered such arrangements of adoption or marriage, it frequently led to misunderstandings. The Indians thought they were getting a permanent kinship-based trading partner, who would of course never trade with their enemies, and who would always "do the right thing" in bargaining with the new kinsmen. In the philosophy of Native Americans, trade was not easily separated from other parts of culture like morals and ethics and kinship. Meanwhile, colonial traders thought this special treatment was a "bonus" from a crafty Indian trader, and that there were no real future obligations which went with the adoption or marriage. What did it matter to the businessman if next month he traded guns and ammunition to the ancestral enemies at the first group? In the European philosophy, business was business; economic matters such as trade were often entirely separate from things like ethics and morals. This basic difference in philosophy between colonists and Native Americans would soon have devastating consequences. Both sides were mistaken about the other side's intentions, and conflict was the inevitable result In the next segment of Along Hie Robeson Trail, find out more about trade relations between the colonists and Native Americans. For more information, visit the Native American Resource Center in Old Main Building, on the campus of Pembroke State University. READERS' FORUM Reader Asks Prayer for lost: loved ones To the Editor I would like to ask prayer for my sister-in-law Annie Lois Oxendine Baird, whose husband, Ronald, died of leukemia last week. Also former Pembroke residents Grace and Hen ry Bizxell, who are mourning the deathof their son, Rich. As well as all others who are suffering from illness, the loss of a loved one, or some other kind of crisis. For those who would like to send a card or a note, those addresses are: Mrs. Lois Baud, 102 EL Victory, Temple, Texas 78501; and The Rev. and Mrs. Henry A. Bizzell, Jr., Route 3 Box 743, Henderson, NC 27536. Alia Nye Oxemhne Pembroke, nc ND WmTHETlMETOBUILD! HOME OF TONY ft RHONDA DILLINOER By CftC BUILDERS OF PEMBROKE HOME OF JIMMY ft JULIE HUNT BY CONTRACTOR JIMMY HUNT These "two houses can be completed today for aboutl $100,000. This can be accompl lehed with reason- I able prices by the lumber industry and low lnter-l eat rates lay loan institutions . Eight months from today thaaa homes will coat $125,000 - $130,000. Contact PATE'S BUILDING SUPPLY 104 4th St., Pembroke, N.C. - Phone 521-3416 For complete quality building materials for your new home. June 15. 1991. PATES BUILDING SUPPLY will service and repair your power tools, chain saws, lawn mowers and related tools for contractors and consumers needs. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Hallman Oxendine of Route 3 Box 320 Rowland, NC announce the engagement of their daughter Felecia Gail Oxendine to Craig Stephen Wilkina. Miss Oxendine graduated from Rowland High School and from Pembroke State University. She is employed by J.C. Penney and Ramada Inn of Lumberton. Her fiance is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wilkins of Pembroke, NC. He graduated from Pembroke Senior High School and t^Uniyqrsity of Nptfr Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is" ertpMyeaby United-States Public Health Service at Ft Duchesne, Utah. The wedding is planned for June 23, 1991 at Rowland, NC in Beulah Baptist Church. ? SCHOOL NEWS Touch mty Yoh Angel Marie Chan* hat b**n appointed to serve at a ftp* m the 1991 Settion of the North Carolina General Assembly. Daniel T. Bine, Speaker of the House, made the appointment Angel is a senior at Pumell Swett High. She is active tn FHA, an office assistant, and is the current Miss Sweetheart She is in dual enrollment with Robeson Community College m the pre-nursing program. Angel will be attending Pembroke State Univer sity this summer before transferring to UNC-G School of Nursing. Angel is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert d Jane Chains of Route t Pembroke. NC. ?m mim^ i mwTTlTI Blumbee bank Mtmbtr FDIC P.O. Box MM P.O. Box 14M 206 Wool Third Straot 111 North Court Square Poretorofca, B.C. 26372 Lumborton, B.C. 28356 Ph. (616) 821-6767 Ph. (619) 736-3200 ??? 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N.C The Carolina Indian Voice Nrwipiprr i* I'ublixlird Kvcry I hurxdiiy Afternoon By THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE, INC. P.O. Box 1075 PtmlNokr. N.C. 2*372 Phone (919)521-2*26 EDITOR Conner llruyhoy OEEICE MANAGER Stephanie I). Lock/ear And Many friends A Volunteers SUBSCRIPTIONS / YEAR 112,00 (In NO I YEAR IIS.90 (Out of NO Heme IttiftHrt lor /iUwrtldog Hotr* Mg ? PJJ .< *? ' ? - ?* ? IfefflM v'BRR ? IMCHp9 iM M nWBiWf IIIIICv
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