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Carolina Iniian Voiefe
I Pembroke, NC Robeson County I
"Building communicative bridges in a tri-racial setting"
E ^VOUJME 20 NUMBER 12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGREE
TO LEASE SCHOOL SITE TO
INDIAN SOLIDARITY
The Robeson County Board of Commissioners on
Monday night agreed to sub lease the former Pembroke
Middle School site to Indian Solidarity. The motion was by
Noah Woods, second by Johnny Locklear, and the vote
was uoanimOus. The site is the location of the first
state-supported four year Indian high school in the nation.
The main building was erected in 1939 by the WPA.
Indian Solidarity, a non-profit coporation is comprised
of Indian people and is not confined to any particular
geographic area. The membership is open to Indians 18
and older. The ograpization meets the second and fourth
Saturday mornings at 8 a.m. each month at Fuller's
Restaurant in Lumberton.
Among the purposes for organizing are the following:
1. To effectively communicate with people concerning
issues that impact upon the lives of Indian people;
2. To promote pride in Indian culture and heritage;
3. To improve the economic conditions of Indian
people;
3. To stimulate economic growth and self-determina
tion;
4. To promote educational advancement;
5. To work toward improving the lives of Indian people,
educationally, economically, socially, and in other areas
that are pertinent to self government and determination.
Clifton Sampson, Jr. was the charter president. He
served for two years and resigned when he filed as a
candidate to the N.C. House of Representatives, District
85.
JoAnn Locklear of the Saddletree community is acting
chairperson. She is also chairperson of the Robeson
County Democratic Party.
In addition to restoring the historic property. Indian
Solidarity proposes to develop and American Indian
Center for Community Development. Programs planned
are recreational, educational, community meetings,
tutoring services, after school activities and a historical
museum.
Upcoming Activities
COMMUNITY MEETINGS PLANNED WITH
COUNTY COMMISSIONER NOAH WOODS
County Commissioner Noah Woods wfll meet with
his constiuenents in three area meetings. The first one
will be held Monday night, March 23, at the Maxton
Court House in Maxton at 7 p.m.
On Monday night, March 30, Commissioner Woods will
be at the Prospect Fire Department beginning at 7 p.m.
On Tuesday night, March 31, Commissioner Woods
will meet with his cons'iuents in the Pembroke Town
Hall at 7 p.m.
Commissioner Woods is planning the community
meetings to receive input from his area relative to the
needs and the issues related to county government
Commissioner Woods encourages people to attend and
ask any questions they would like. The effort is being
made in fulfillment of a campaign promisdfrom Woods to
be available and visible in the district and to listen to the
concerns of the tax payers.
DEMOCRATS MEET TONIGHT
The Robeson County Democratic Party Executive
Committee will meet at 7 p.m. tonight Thursday, March
19, in Courtroom 01 in the Robeson County Courthouse.
All Executive Committee members, precinct chairs, and
precinct officers are urged to attend.
EXCELLENT PROGRESS OF PSU ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION CITED
Randall Jones of Pembroke, president this year of the
PSU Alumni Association, recently cited the outstanding
progress made by the association.
"We have eight alumni chapters, of which four have
their own alumni scholarship programs," Jones said.
"Plans are to establish four more alumni chaptere, bothi
inside and outside North Carolina."
Jones said the Alumni Loyalty Scholarship Fund jnow
totals $45,000, its largest total in history. "Last year the
association sponsored two scholarships. Nex year we will
award three."
Joens said that 10 bnew persons have becomne lifetime
members of the PSU Alumni Association, raising the total
membership to 104.
"In our recent alumni phonathon, $25,000 was
pledged, of which $12,000 have been collected.' said
Jones.
"The PSU Alumni Association is on the move, and we
invite all alumni to get involved and participate in the life
of PSU," Jones concluded.
Randall Jones is the son of the late chancellor of PSU:
Dr. English EL Jones, who served as president and then
chancellor of PSU from 1962-79.
In his fourth year as director of alumni affairs at PSU is
Glen Bumette, Jr.
The 10 new lifetime members of the PSU Alumni
Association are $s follows: Malcolm Askew, Raleigh;
John Black. Red Springs; James I). and {Catherine Dial,
MMton; Gregory Coins, Pembroke; Car) Peed, Hemdon,
Va.; Daniel ftuss, Bladenboro; Ronnie Sampson,
Lumberton; Frances Stewart-Wallace, Sterline Heights,
Mich.; and Sandra Wilson, Red Springs.
ROBESON COUNTY AMERICAN INDIAN
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO MAKE AWARDS
The Title V Parent Committee of the Public Schools
of Robeson County will award two (2) annual scholarships
in the amount of $500 each. The annual awards will be
given to applicants who are (1) American Indian; (2) have
been admitted to a two-year or four-year college or
university; (3) have indicated a program of study in
engineering and related disciplines, health science and
related disciplines, and business and related disciplines.
Awards are available to American Indian students who
graduate from the Public Schools of Robeson County only.
Interested persons should contact Maybelle Elk at the
Title V Indian Education Office, Public Schools of
Robeson County, Lumberton, NC 28359 or call 671-6012.
ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION PLANNED
On March 20, 1992 the Robeson County Public
library will stage an Arbor Day Celebration. At 1:30 p.m.
the general public is invited to join City officials in the
Library garden for the planting of a tree donated by the
City of Lumberton for the Library's 25th Anniversary, the
Arbor Day dedication program has been coordinated and
funded by the following organizations: Canal Wood
Corporation, Forest Products Companies, Lumberton
Arbor Day Committee and City of Lumberton and the
Robeson County Public Library.
A drawing will be held to give away a tree similar to the
tree being planted. Register for the drawing at the
library.
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By cNyt QxtnAini
RED COKE
Have you ever heard of red cocaine? Of course not
Anyone who's ever used cocaine, or even looked at the
powder, knows that cocaine is white, not red.
Then, how about the recently-published book. Red
Cocoinet Where in the world did author Joseph D.
Douglass, Jr. ever come up with a name like that?
For soem years most of us have been blaming our
country's current drug problems (especially cocaine and
"crack") on oen or more of the following;
The M dell in cartel
The insatiable demand of our youth and young adults
for a periodic "high"
Peruvian peasants depending upon the lush United
States cocaine market for their economic survival
Drug dealers in the U.S. and South America
hooked a quick, easy source of abundant cash
The collapse of family life and moral values
In his book. Red Cocume, Douglass, a national security
affairs consultant, presents one piece of evidence after
another to show that our nation's drug problems have
more causal and contributing factors than any of our
leaders have appeard to realise up to the present.
For the past three decades. Douglass asserts, there as
been a secret enemy making sure that our youth are
targeted for addiction.
Sound far-fetched? Consider the following quotes, as
listed on the book jacket back:
"I was ordered to load up the United States with
drugs." Mario Estevez Pxinzalez, Cuban intelligenc
agent, 1981.
"Drug* were used as political weapons. The target was
the youth of the United States." Antonio Farach,
high-level Nicaraguan official, 1964
"Drugs are considered to be the best way to destroy the
United States. By undermining the will of American
youth, the enemy is destroyed without firing one bullet."
Major Juan Rodriguez, Cuban intelligence officer. 1988.
"Opium should be regarded as a powerful weapon. It
has been employed by imperialists against us. and now
we should use it against them." Mao "fte-tung, 1935.
"Deception and drugs are our first two strategic
echelons in the war with capitalism." Nikita Kruschev,
1963
Remember when Kruschev yelled: "We will bury
you!" Maybe he was serious, after all.
In his introduction to the book. Dr. Ray S. Cline,
former Deputy Director for Intelligence, Central
Intelligence Agency, describes Red Cocaine as "A
powerful and well-documented case of a deliberate policy
decision, first by authorities in Beiking and then in
Moscow, to contribute to the decay of American
society...Red Cocaine puts the fact on record. We ignore
the message at our own peril." (quoted from backof book
jacket)
Did you see the recent CBS report on the "Shining
Path" communist guerillas training in ftru? According to
the report, their aim is to "capture the countryside" and
"strangle the cities." Could it also be to keep cocaine
flowing freely into our country. I wonder.
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Excellence in Education Award
Albuquerque, NM: The Native American Scholarship
Fund, Inc. (NASF) announced recently that it will give
two awards of $5,000 each for excellence in Indian
education on September 1,1992.
One award will go to the individual in the U.S. who has
achieved the highest level of excellence with Indian
students. The second award will go to the institution in the
U.S. which has done the best job.
"This is the second year for the Excellence in Indian
Education award," said Dr. Dean Chavers, President of
NASF. "The winner of our first award, last year, was
Baboquivari Junior-Senior High School in Sells, Ari
zona."
In a seven-year period, Baboquivari (pronounced Bah
bow-kee-veree) has reduced its dropout rate from 46% to
only 17%, or five percentage points below the national
dropout rate of 22%.
Any individual or school serving Indian students in the
U.S., from the pre-school level to post-college level, can
apply, added Dr. Chavers. There are no restrictions in the
use of the funds, he said.
Any field of effort is eligible, with no restrictions being
placed on this either. Some examples of possible out
comes, among many others, are math, science, atten
dance, retention, college entrance rates, parent commit
ment to students' education, curriculum development,
testing, test score improvement, improvements in grades,
improvement in levels of employment of graduates, apd
improvements in student evaluation.
"The most important criterion for the award will be that
students have actually improved in some area," Dr.
Chavers continued, "and that this improvement can be
documented." Applications received without documen
tation of improvement will be screened out of the com
petition. Only documentation on improvements for In
dian students is to be included with the application.
The application deadline is May 31,1992. Application
forms may be obtained from the Fund at 3620 Wyoming
Blvd., N.E., Suite 206, Albuquerque, NM 87111, phone
(505)275-9788.
THE NEED FOR THE CONTINUED
. PUBLICATION OF THE CIV
by Cormee Brayboy
Recently I was given a copy of The Indian Credo
written some years ago by Tommie Dial. It is powerful
writing with a powerful message. It is so timely that I
am going to reprint it here in an attempt to explain why
we must continue to publish this newspaper....We believe
all these things We don't expect some of detractors to
understand because we have determined that many of
them are without hearts or conscience, nevertheless, this
timely piece makes us want to continue...
cJ"fte Indian (jredo
4 ijjcuevc Hn ^Indian ^'trwcr.
believe in my people and their right to be free, <1 believe in dignity and strength and hope
and security and truth. ofherefore, cihefirve in the long, hard, unrelenting search for these
things. (lSp government, no neighborhood, no power struggle, no backlash has the right nor
the power to choke out the breath of the Qndian community, to dull the lustre of our
children's eyes, to condemn our young people to second-rate opportunity.
<1 betteve in ^ndlon dignity. QntHan pride, (Indian knowledge - in a great human campaign
to restore to ourselves the image of our own strength. <1 befieve in my own people who
are rising into power on stepping stones of oppression and defeat. (J Believe in the structure
Being raised by our own courage and martyred with our own Hood, if necessary.
believe -we hove not only a right but a duly to achieve with a(T possible speed every kind
of power- the power that education and training brings, and the drive that carries us into
every single opportunity that we are educated to handle, ci believe in economic power -
the power to control money and so to control our own destinies- the financial power to
force our way into social change so that the next generation of cindian children need never
be humiliated nor passed by. 1 believe in political power- unashamedly Jilting against
those political forces which are frankly and openly pledged to the Immoral and un
American cause of oppressing my people, ci believe in powerful leadership demanding to
stand as equals in the white power structure, and completely able to compel that structure
(o make first dass clliEcitsfilp available to aff ytyiericans. 1 do not believe that Indian
violence has anything to do with the question. I believe in Indian freedom and the
strength that it takes to be free. ?I hefleve in the historical truth that our struggle for our
freedom has heen up a (ong, hard road and trail of tears- our own.' CJ bdieve In history,
and in the stories of heroes of all ages, when men and women and children manned the
barricades and demanded to be free. believe in the (Indian <^tpvement - moving silently
and peacefully, seeking to stir the conscience of ytyierica through the wake on Afcairaz.
the ofTianksgiving wake on ^Plymouth (J^ocfc, the (Indian takeover of the (JJureau of
(Indian /\Jfdirs. the unrelenting stand at (\\founded (Kjtee. and the cjongest (Walk.
n t r /X. /f r? , -e /-I *? ?? ? ' ?
-i nupe jor " iimicjii peace, vinaian sirengin. vinaian cooperation in maKing yyn erica the
greatest and happiest nation in the worfef. c]}ut 1 befieve that the issue oj the rights of the
y\pierican ciiuflan is the most important issue oj our day. ^ do not befieve the white society
can or wif[ sofve this issue.
C1 believe in ' Indian cj\>wer because ' I don't believe in 'ludlan weakness; because '1 don't
believe in Vidian (?)egradation. 'Indian cpovert^. Indian <.|)espair. 'Indian (Ignorance.
Indian Violence. or Vidian (J)eath.
1 (Relieve In Indian
cjommte (?)Jal
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