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' I <'? \ " if f ; ^ -_i/ " 1 H hUr*Uy Si,. , I i I "r , ^ '8,197* k ; ^h 1 c JZ / L" *"*&! (7)0| ?_ -_ ? ***??/?/. - ? ^WatoTT^^jj^ *e*ting" c<*nty .? Federal Acknowledgement: What It Really Means The Federal Guvrrmnifs View ew Whether The I umber Are Al ready Federally War ef had. By Superior Cuurt J edge Dexter Breeka This shoit article addreeaes itself to the following proposition "The Lum bee area already recognized by the Federal Government as an Indian tribe, but denied the customary fed eral Indian benefits." The assertion is fiom a set of "true or False" ques tions in a Recognition Quiz devel oped by Lumbee Regional Develop ment Association (LRDA) as a means of giving the Lumbee community a better understanding of the issues surrounding the recognition legisla tion pending before the United States Congress. Are the Lumbee denied the "cus tomary" federal Indian benefits'' The Robeson County Public Schools have : received, and continue to receive, many thousands of dollars of federal Indian education funds because of the Lumbee children enrolled in the system. Why are the Lumbee appar ently considered eligible for such Indian education funds by the Fed eral Government? The Federal In dian Education Act provides that any Indian tribe recognized as such by its home state shall be eligible for such funds. The Lumbee have been rec ognized as an Indian Tribe by the State of North Carolina since 1883. The Federal Government views this state recognition as making the Lum bee eligible for federal Indian educa tion benefits It ooe takes the view that "custom ary" federal Indian benefits means those under the administration of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA )thep beyond question the Lumbee are de nied such benefits The Federal Gov ernment does not consider the Lum bee eligible for any of the programs administered by the BIA. This de nial ofeligibility is based upon either or both of the following rationales: I) The Lumbee are not federally rec ognized. and 2) The 1936 Federal Lumbee Act expressly disqualifies the Lumbee from such benefits Maoy-armf persuasively thai the Federal U#bee AR recognized the Lumbers as an Indian tribe even tough it also'precluded the delivery of services provided to such tribes by the Federal Government The Act itself refers to "the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina" and several times describes the Lumbee as "Indians." In Mavnor v. Morton, the only case interpreting the Lumbee Act, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit stated that ...the limited purpose of the legisla tion appears to be to designate thu ymnn nf Indiiin as "Lumbee Indi ans" and to recognize them as a cific group (emphasis added). It is argued that the United States Congress would hardly enact legis lation describing a group as Indian and designating such group as the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina unless the individuals of the group were being recognized as a matter of law as Indian and the group itself as s tribe The authoritative treatise Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law describes a tribe, in past, as being a "people distinct from oth ers." No agency of the Federal Govern ment however, sceagte the argument that the Lumbee Act recognized the Lumbee as an Indian tribe. It is ar gued that the tenmCshbe" nowhere - appears in the Act. That fears may be a number of Indians recognized as a specific Indian group yet not recog nized by the Federal Government as a tribe in determining the eligibility for customary federal Indian ben efits The McGrudersWill Perform in Fourth PSU Annual Gospel Music Festival This is the first in a series of articles abort groups who will perform in the fourth annual Pembroke Stale Uni versity "Gospel Music Festival" Sat urday. April 17. at 7 PM in PSU's Givens Performing Arts Center One of the most outstanding gospel singing groups in the nation The McGruders of Kennett. Mo. will be performing in the fourth annual Pem broke State University "Gospel Mu sic Festival" Saturday. April. 17. in PSU's Givens Performing Arts Cen ter. The pre-concert starts at 6:30 p.m. The festival itself begins at 7 p.m Tickets are S3 for everyone and can be ordered by telephoning the Givens PAC box of fice at 521-6287 or 1-800-367-0778. The McGruders make 110 to 125 appearances a year and have trav eled from New Brunswick to Cali fornia. Their leader. Carroll McGnider.has become one of the top songwriters in Southern gospel music, writing not only songs for The McGruders but other groups as well His song. "I Lean on You. LonL* was recorded by The Florida Boys and became No. I on the national chart. ? The McGruden experienced their first No. I song in December 1990 with "I'm Going Home With Jesus." written by Canoli McGruder The list of their songs making the charts has been constantly growing, includ ing "Special." which hit No. 16. "Saved by Grace." No. 17; "Blood Brought." No. 22 and "I Go to the Master." No. 12. The McGruders consist of Carroll McGruder and his wife. Priscilla. Carroll's son. Eric, who plays the drums. Stan Cook, who sings bari tone. Denny Long, who sings tenor and plays the piano; Greg Long, on bass, and Larry Carter, on guitar. The McGruders attend First United Pentecostal Church of Kemett. Mo . which Carroll pastors. He is also su perintendent of the board of Kennett Christian Academy, located at that same church. This is a school of 60 students from kindergarten through the 12th grade. Carroll earned his college degree at Community Bible School in Rigdon. Ind. and received his Master ofThe ulogy and minor in Music Composi tion at Lighthouse Christian College in Beebe. Ark While pasturing in Idaho. Carroll and Priscilla started the Carroll Mctiruder Trio. Their work was strictly among their own denomina tion until 1986 when Carroll said. "We made the decision that we wanted to suig for everyone even if it wasn't a church-related situation. We felt that the message we were taking to people was as good for fairs as it was for church homecomings So we made the decision to sing for a broader spectrum of opportunities. About the same time that we were deciding that we signed with Sonl tie Records " Speaking of his group now. Carroll said. "We came together and felt like we wanted to do service for Jesus Christ There is a need for gospel music to be an instrument of restora tion?for people to be restored to foil fellowship with Christ, and that's what we'd like to do Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we'd like to be a restoration vehicle for people to actually get to know Christ rather than just know about Him.'' Carroll McGruder's parents sang country music and then goapel music while he was a child, and he joined them in singing at age 10. From the time he was IS years of age. he preached. He became a church pas tor in his earl) 20s. Now he is bringing his group to Pembroke Stale University for the fourth annual PSU "Gospel Music festival" For more information about the fes tival telephone (019) 521-6213. Pembroke State Coed Described as only Native American Doing Live TV News "To the beat of our knowledge, she is the only Native American female doing live television news in the na tion." So says Dr. Oscar Patterson. Pem broke State University's director of telecommunications, in reference to Tasha Ann Oxendine of Pembroke who is a co-anchor ofW PSU-TV. the University's public TV fiscilit) A senior miyonng in broadcasting. stK is *e daughter of Annie R. Oxendine of Pembroke. Each Thursday at 10 a m., she does live news from the WPSU-TV studio which is carried on Channel 62 in er the Cabievision Industries tCI V > of Red Springs. CIV serves approximately 5.200 homes hi puts of Robeson and Hoke counties This same news show is videotaped and shown that same day at 4.30 p.m over W'FCT-TV. Channel 62. in Fayetteville with a potential audt ence of 330.000 in 13 counties "I enjoy anchoring, but I enjoy re port uig more." said Oxendine. a Lum ber Indian who says die has been in TftrfSt* broadcasting program for two peers and started co-anchoring this semester She says she would like to do an internship with WBTW-TV in Flo rence. SC which is about an hour's drive from PSU. "When 1 go into broadcasting as my career. I'd like lo to both: reporting tad anchoring." to ?id OxeodinesayiDr BobBrittoo.PSU eeoflbsaor of speech, has hetoedhera great deal with her amouocing skills "He has ahown me different tech niques to streufth by voice end deepen my voice." to mid. She also praieed the <vtf*fa*g Or. retetim hu given her is developing her TV skills A female telev ision newt persooel* sty to admires ie Katie Counc of NBC-TVs "Todey "show "1 like her style She ssmoothandprotoeiooa! ' She does oor toll into a stereotype Moet women take a beckaeet to man oo such shows She hoids her own with Bryant O tube L" said Oxeodbse Aa 17 graduate of Puraell Swan High School oear Pembroke. Oxendine waa there a member of the Literary Club aad marching bead She also woo Spanish Club honors. Her hobbies are painting, skiing and photography. tfampfeU soup EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR! ? ? Plant Manager, Dennis Krupinski, right, presents Dwayne Locklear with a plaque honoring him aa Campbell Soup's Employee of the Year. Dwayne was selected the total plant employee of the year after having been selected Employee of the Year for the container dept Dwayne has worked for Campbell Soup for 4 yearn and is a Class A mechanic in the container depart* ment. He and his wife and 2 children live in Pem broke where he is active in the community. He re* stores cars, coaches a T-ball youth baseball team, and works with the youth in his church. CONGRATULATIONS DWAYNE Dwayne is married to Evonia Barton Locklear and they have two children. Donald and Christian He is the son of Donnie and Mae Locklear. Tickets on Sale ForPSU Gospel Music Festival Tichcrtarnnowonsale for rht fourth annual Pembroke Stale UiwvaraMy "Gospel Mueic Festival" scheduled Saturday April 17. at PSLTs Ghent Performing Arte Center The prt-prognun performance fea turing the Pembroke Men's Chorus begins at 6:30 pm. with the concert starting at 7 p.m Tickets are $5 for everyone. Per formers include The McGniders of kennett. Mo.. Qutntoo Mills of Hollister. and The Lumber River Quartet of Lumberton Ticket out lets include: Lumber River Chris tian Supplies and Ron's Bibles and Books, both of Pembroke; The Chris tian Book Store of Lumberton. The Gospel Music Store of Laurinburg. Red Springs Christian Supplies; and WSTS Christian Radio of Fairmont Tickets are also available at the Givens PAC boa office, telephone 521-62117or 1-800-367-0778. Festi val chairman is Harold Jacobs, mu sic director of Prospect United Meth odist Church Location of News Stands For Indian Voice Newspaper The Carotins Indian Voice News paper is published each week on Thruedey by First American Publi catione. Newt stands are available m the following location for your con Pembrake: The Pantry. Pembroke Amoco, the Poet Office. Jahe'sCon \enience Store on Union Chapel Rood. Red Springs: Colony Plaza, in front of Doric' Styling Salon Lambert**: Fuller's Old Fashion Barbecue. Dobb't Travel World. Sundo Oil on Highway 41. Rob's Convenience Part on Highway 72. Mt Airy Superette on Highway 72 521-2826
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