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Lumbee Rolls Close Until
Passage Of The Lumbee Bill
hi a unanimous vole, the LRDA Bawd of Dimeters on March 29 voted to
keep the Lumbee Tribel Rolls cloeed until passage of the Lumbee Bill.
? According to the EnroUaaeat Director, Ruth B. Lockleer. rolls were cloeed 8/
27/91 by the LRDA Board of Directors Upon enactment of HR 334. the
Lumbee Bill, rolls reopen Car a period of 180 days.
. During tbeae 180 days, only thoee previously eutoUed with another tribe or
group who (a) aaeet the Lumbee enroUment criteria and (b) agree to relin
quish their mcmhenhip in the other tribe or group atay be enrolled. Any
individual not enrolled at time of enactment of the Lumbee bill or during the
? 180 day period, may be enrolled after the tribe has elected a tribal constitu
"taon.
. A nrnading to the EnroHment Office, the action adopted bythe LRDA Board
dooe not affect any student named on an Indian Education School Roster
received on or before 8/27/1991. or any individual who applied for member
ship card. The Enrollment Office has several applications, received on or
before 8/27/1991. which cannot be completed until the applicant provides
additional information
T While roils are closed, the Enrollment Office will continue to accept
applications for tribal membership Ruth B. Locklear states that these
applications will be kept on file until rolls are open Also, the Lumbee
Enrollment Office will continue to provide certification of Lumbee descent
fat any non-enrolled individual requiring evidence of American Indian
descent. For Anther information, contact the Lumbee Tribal Enrollment
Office at (919) 521-2492
(Genealogical Glimpses
^ by Elisha Locldear
SEINING
thaw ww many waystmafeeyaare
to take tali tad gone One that has
stood out in my mind from childhood
involved the use of a sein This item
cowtMd of mow very strong aykn
net-like material approximately four
feet deep, and could be up to 20 or 30
yards long roiled up at each end on a
pole feat might be near six or seven
feet high.
Now, setting nets could be licensed
and therefore was alright to do Sein
ing was not a way of fishing feat the
authorities liked, because once you
went into a small lake or slough and
did a good job of seining, fee old
folks had a term for the condittoo of
feat lake or slough, they would say
that it was pretty much skinned as far
as having any more fish in it.
The method of seining was pretty
simple, first you had a man on each *
end holding the poles Then you had
a man beside feat man stirring fee
water scaring the fish and running
them a head of the aein Two or three
men would start at the opposite end
of the lake or slough and rush or stir
the water which would cause the fish
to panic and run into the aein.
.Many times 1 have been rushing
beside the aein and being only eight
or nine years old. fee water would be
as deep as my shoulders or more and
having to struggle to stay on my feet,
would panic when a four or five feet
water moccasin would go flying over
my shoulder But we wouldn't stop
fishing, we would just kill the snake
or eel and just goon fishing
Same of the moat memorable events
to recall from childhood are thoae
that are so rich in the culture and
heritage of our great people Seining
wau an ait that aace perfected by
focaUadtanboysei them span They
were looked lo by many of the elders
to supply them with fiab For many
yem the people of Brooklyn was
blessed with a good crop of fisher
men. Some who were renowned and
will always be remembered for this
skills and prowess that was passed
down to succeeding generations of
boys from uncle to nephew or father
to son came from families who were
bora and raised on the river.
Several of the better known fishers,
especially as it related to seining
were Lonnie Brooks. Douglas
Brooks. Lacy Jacobs all of the same
generations who had been trained by
their uncle. John Rowland Brooks or
Uncle Douglas Brooks. These men
could go into Lumber River Swamp
at night without lights find their way
in and out sloughs, lakes etc. and
come away with about as many fish
as might one of the tour boats going
in to the gulf stream. There was
never a shortage of snakes while the
seining was going on, if you lit a
splinter or turned an a flashlight to
check the sein, the water moccasins
were so plentiful that you could see
them coming from all directions to
ward the light and everyone was usu
ally barefoot standing in the water
But there was not as much fear of
the snakes as one might experience
today, because even though there
wasafotofthem, we very seldom has
a person to get makes bit from being
exposed to them. The seine will if it
hasn't already become a relic and
will soon be forgotten by many of
our people, but these are many great
memories to be treasured because of
this style of feeding ones family
Rep. Sutton Appointed
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to Advisory Council
Rep. Ronnie Sutton. NC House of
Representatives. District 85. was
appointed by the Hooorabie Daniel
T Blue. Jr.. Speaker of the North
Carolina House of Representatives,
to serve on the State Advisory Coun
cil on Indian Education
Rep. Sutton's term begins unmedi
atelyandexpireson January 30.1995.
Speaker Blue commended Rep.
Sutton for his willingness to serve
and his desse to contribute to the
Council and to the people of
North Carolina. Rep Sutton, a Lum
bee Indian, representing part ofRobe
son and Hoke Counties, indicates
that he is looking forward to serving
on the board and being involved in
Indian education issues.
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m
rorcer - LOCKiear Lectures
at 'MathFest '93' In Atlanta
Dr. Freda Porter-Locklear. aim
broke State University, recently gave
a lecture on "Hyperbolic Difference
Equationi" at "Mathfest *93'" a con
ference for undergraduates in math
ematics held at Spelman College in
Atlanta. Ga.
Her talk concerned applying nu
merical techniques to hyperbolic
partial differential equations and the
examinations of two applications
with this technique. Selected as the
PSU student to accompany her to the
conference was Kenneth Ray
Brayboy of Pembroke, a senior ma
joring ?jMShamsiiss ft?*g?.th?
son of Mr. and Ml*. John R. Brayboy.
is a PSU Chancellor's Scholar, the
winner of the PSU Mathematics un
dergraduate award last year, andaieu
the winner of the PSU general chem
istry award
Brayboy plana to attend graduate
school at North we item University
and eater the Aeid of operations re
search. He ia ia Porter-Locklear's
claaa in applied mathematics Por
ter-Lockiear earned her B.Sat PSU.
her M.S. at NC Stale University, and
her Phi), at Duke University, all in
the fieidof applied mathematics. She
has been invited to give several pre
sentations on her raaearch in such
places as the Wave Propagation
Laboratory in Boulder. Colo , the
iittmi ifi??hjasasaiabMSMh?ra
w Norman. Ufcla.. and rae National
tion-Laagiey Raaearch Qntm ia
Hampton. Va.
Unity-What it Could Mean To
Our Native People!
I recently attended the Unity Confer
eace in Fayetteville and had some
interesting thoughts come to mind,
la the following paragraphs. I intend
to share these thoughts with the read
enhip.
Take a moment to think of the Na
tive Americans that are a part of your
personal circle, in doing this you
probably realize that there is a kit of
expertise, promise, talent, intelli
gence. and hope available to each of
us as Native Americans Wouldn't it
be nice to help other Natives achieve
some of your personal goals? Well.
I really believe that this is a realistic
goal, there are many avenues open
to us in making these goals a reality,
they will not cost us anything extra.
When you need to make purchase for
your personal use, please check the
availability in the Native American
community. We all have special tal
ents, so why not share your special
talents with some Native people
young and old. Some of us have been
ties throughout the United States, so
why not mvest in the future of our
future Natives We could do this by
providing contributions to educa
tional institutions throughout North
Carolina for distribution to deserv
ing Native Americans If you need
help in performing a task or service
use Natives whenever possible. Do
not misunderstand me. I am aot sug
gesting that Native American heri
tage be the only criteria that be ap
plied in your decision making pro
cess I am SUGGESTING that since
there are qualified Natives who could
help meet your needs, why not use
this resource. What would happen in
North Carolina if we put aside our
petty differences and worked together
to achieve our political goals that
would benefit us all? What would
happen if all the various tribes of
Native Americans in North Carolina
worked with each other to accom
plish common and individual goals''
Whet would happen if we truly cared
for our fellow Natives as we care for
ourselves? The answer to all these
questions is that we could realize
greatness for Native Americans in
dividually as well as collectively
I spent most ofmy tuns at the Unity
Conference talking with other Na
tives about some of these same is
sues and found that most of these
individuals felt the same as I did.
What we need now is for ail these
concerned individuals to make a
commitment to contributing posi
tively to the native American popu
lation. I am now makings commit- i
meat to all Native Americans to use
my expertise, talents, and inteili
geoce to Anther the cause of Native
Americans in North Carotins and die
United States. My non-Native name
is J. Michael Clark and 1 am the
proud son of Estelle and Raymond
Clark. I am an Architect whose goal
is to resurrect Native American ar
chitecture
(Luca* B Eaeild'kv (Painted Turtle)
Final Registration
Fine I Bsgielriiioaisaowfctiaghtlrt '
for the 1Mb Annuel Bryan Adrisa ,
Girts ages S through It am eligible, i
Included on the 1993 Camp Staff i
are: Bobby Huriey tDuke) George <
Lynch OJNC KhrtsCut i, liieai (NB A) |
JohaCrotty (NBA) Malcolm Macfcey ,
(Ga.Tech) henry Wilhama(UNCC)
Rodney Monroe (NBA) and Bryam I
Sthh(NBA)
Them we several camp locations
NC Hickory. NC and Spartanhmg.
SC Call anytime for a brochure rt
(704) 372-323*. Final tegiriintion
wilt be held ap through May 25.
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Voice-Call 921-2826
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LREMC Adopts Now Program
To Assist Membor Consumors
The Board of Directors of Lumbee
[liver Electric Membership Corpo
ration recently sonounced the adop
tion of a mw program dsaignsd to
assist co-op members meat featr en
ergy needs Through a voluntary
program, Amds will be collectod and
distributed to qvliiyhg members
next winter.
Designed after similar programs
conducted by othsr co-ops and utili
ties. ths program will depend aoMy
an voluntary ftmds from members,
who may sign up to have either 90
cents or SI 00 addadtothair monthly
electric biHa. resulting in samml con
tribution from a co-op consumer of
S6 00or$l2.00 Thaw fttnda will be
?st aside specifically to assist other
LREMC members expsriancing a
heating crisis.
The ftinds will be administered un
der the same criteria used by Social
Services for the National Crisis In
tervention Program and ths Low In
come Energy Assistance Program.
According to Madie Rae Lockiear.
board member and chairperson of
d>e ffflwnWei responsible if
oping the protect "The committee
feels very strongly about this protect
We know that every year ws have
This just seems like an excellent
way for the co-op and our memban
to help others. We hope this will be
s successful project and thet a lot of
our members volunteer to donate."
Mis. Lockiear went onto my thai fee
committee picked 30 Cents ee a do
natkm because they wanted every
one to be able to participate "We
believe the vast majority ofour mem
bers can afford ,50 cent* a month."
she said Ronnie Hunt psnsral man
ager of LREMC. said feat ofesr co
ops and utilities in North and South
Carohna hive had this type of project
for a number of yean and Have re
potted great wcceaa with it
"la developing LREMCt program,
we reviewed what the othen were
doing and picked what reamed to
work beat i realty hope oar mare
ban will mpport tfaia project, Hunt
Larehae River EMC will bote col
lecting the Amde on billa rendered in
May of 1993. bet members aapjlp
up at aay time or may cancel fktk
moatha. The co-op hopea to relaare
the flret flmda to November or De
cemberof 1993.
Substance Abuse: What Tbens Should Knots
Understanding why aloved W
or a friend la a ufadanw abuser
isn't easy, especially Ibr teenagers.
Many young adults whose lives an
?fleeted by substance abuse try to
keep it a secret. They often think
their eituetioQ la uuk^m, ?Hwg
What they should know ia that
yarn of erary throe IbanlHoo in the
United Statee ia aflbetad by aub
itance abuae, accounting tor ap
proximately 28 million young people
who ahara the aaaaa probiama and
lean.
To halp taanagara batter under
itand what aubatanoo aboaa ia and
boar it aflbata people, Little Ca aaara
Pisxa has developed the brochure
?T Tn <4 jib-si n rl i ?-!_ rr Ql i A ft Wt I?n
UDOfriiinniTig ooofiinci Mniw,
Poan Righta and RaapaaMdWHtfaa."
rhe brochuro, which waa written in
cooperation With Ifaplsgrova Can
tan fir Chemical Dependency and
i Detroit ana aohool diatrkt health
coordinator, waa created aa an
tOT| htlp taan agen
make healthy dariahma tar them
It provides then with heipthl
?parents and firianda who an
?physical and emotional aafsty
? promoting a drug-free society
Additionally, the brochuro as
plenia totoens how alcohol and otter
M aeon, why choosing friends care
my ia important, and what ttohr
iloaHng with a aubotann abuaar.
Each year, mora than 24,000
deaths roauh from aloahoi related
highway acridenta. This flgun in
other drugs
Tip# that elweypw in the bro
chure on how toon* can pnteet
?BoAioo to ridt with mwom
who io driving under the inflaonoo
of alcohol or othor drug* Chic tn
dudao paronto, ao woil ao friooda.
?8oy no whondfcrwl o chemical
* Avoid oodol ovrato whan oub
otanoo abooo aoillwHI? an taking
piaco. (Find othor onioynhlo octivi
tiao to do with poor friooda.)
^TaBk to peepie about year poeb
^TerMotoacopyofliilloCaeaan
no wot brochure, produced in mm
junction with tho earrr-oat piaoa
chain'* T^oQrow Up wnarf onti
vglopo taLittloCo"QfoPbS/On
daretonding Sabotanco Abooo;
Toon Bight* A BoopiaioibiHtioo.
Corporat* Communicatione, Sill
Woodward Avu., Detroit, lfl 4M01.
One of every
three families in
the United States
is affected by
substance abuse.9