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VOLUME2$ NUMBER 37 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER /*, 1993 25# #? COPT H
Annual Lumbee Pow Wow Upward Bound Program at PSU ?
to be Held October I -3 Produces Many Success Stories I
The Annual Lumbee Okl Style
Dance Festival and Pow Wow will be
held October 1-3. 1993 at the North
Carolina Indian Cultural Center near
Pembroke
According to James Hardin.
, executive director of Lumbee
' Regional Development Association,
which is sponsoring the event, the
festival will feature outstanding
exhibits and demonstrations of Indian
arts, crafts, music and dance.. It will
be a three day event that will provide
? some of the best authentic American
Indian arts, crafts, music and dance in
the eastern United States.
Hardin said, "We expect to have
some of the best deals in Indian arts
' and crafts at this event. Traders will
be selling authentic American Indian
arts and crafts including Indian ailver
and turquoise jewelry, pottery,
basketry, and paintings representing
the am and traditions of man v tribes
He said American Indian artists and
craftsmen wbo produce high quality
crafts wiO be given preference in booth
selection
A special ceremony will be held
during the pow wow to honor the
Indian elders who attend. Hardin said.
"We wish to recognize and thank our
elders for helping to pwaerve and
promote the unique cultural traditions
that we have W? extend a special
invitation to all Indian elder sin the
area to attend the pow wow on October
2 and3 to participate in the ceremonies.
The event will be highlighted by
traditional l*"4*f music
competitions -With over S7.000 in
prize money to be given away, ate
expect to aee die veet dancers and
most attractive Indian dance regalia
at this event.* he said. Indian dancers,
artists, craftsmen, and traders ate
expected to come from tribes through
the United States.
Artists, crafts people, or traders
who are interested m tales at the event
should cootacttfaeLRDA at 521-8602
to obtain in an application. The genera
1 admission for the vent will be $3.00
and S2.00 for and youths under age
13.
Contact Ben Jacobs at 521-8602.
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Tndhutaat
Ceremonies
to be part of
Lumbee Pow Wow
, As part of the Lumbee-Cheraw
Pow WOWrl pMt afftt pMt te
is necessarv for our ftjture, will bt
conducted by the Lumbee
Cheraw Elders'Council and other
elder* who practice the traditional
ways.
For additional fcrifarmation on
this traditional and education
event, see page
gospel sing
at Prospect
A gospel tinging will be held
Sunday, September 19, at 7 p.m. at
Prospect United Methodist Church,
acrota float Prospect School. Featured
groups for the singing will be the
Singing Scoot, Liberty^rio and other
local groups.
Social Held
for teachers
fy Aiiaa Hmmt
For many members of the Student
Council of Puree 11 Swett High, school
started a few days early Student
Council members came out on
Monday, August 16. to sponsor an Ice
Cream Social for the returning
teachets. Teachers took amuch needed
repreive from the heat and tedious
meetings to enjoy the cool, refreshing
treat. Student Council members took
time out from their summer vacations
to serve the teachers ice cream, as
well as to help some to relocate their
The PSHS Student Council also
painted the gym bleachers to control
traffic during athletic events and
student assemblies before students
returned to scfaoo.
Democratic
Women will
meet
Robeson County Democratic
Women's Club will meet Thursday.
September 23. 1993 at 7 p m in
courtroom #2 of the Robeson County
Courthouse. All Democratic Women
are urged to attend. Business of
importance will be discussed For
information, call 62S-6642 after 7
p.m. Lee Helen Thompson is
Chairperson
Lock lean to hold reunion
The descendants of the late Elias
and Delphia Locklear will hold their
family reunion on Saturday.
September 23 at the home of Russell
and Clementine Woods. Max too
Family members and friends are
encouraged to attend and bring a
covered dfeh for a mid day amal.
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The "Upward Bound" summer
program at Pembroke State
University recently completed its
21at year-and the success stones
from that program, which was the
PSU brainchild of PSU special
programs director Tommy Swett.
continue to unfold.
Kids who might otherwise never
"have made it . have succeeded
because of "Upward Bound", which
is just what its name implies.
Funded by the U.S. Department
of Education's Title IV Program.
' 'Upward Bound'' providesa helping
hand to high school students meeting
certain federal guidelines. If for
students with good potential
regardless of race. sex. age. handicap
or ethnic background.
Dr. Ben Chavis, a native of the
Saddletree area of Lumberton who
was hired this year as the new PSU
director of teacher education field
experiences, is the latest example of
the bene fits achieved by thai program
From a family of II children. Chavis
went on from the program to earn his
Bachelor of AifcuI education, his
r < ot -. fcdBriiiftn MI
administration, and 2Mb Ph.D. in
philosophy and nhu aflimi. all from
the Uni versify of AriaoigalTncaon.
"When 1 was growing up. I
thought only the wealthy could go to
college." said Chavis '"Upward
Bound' at Pembroke State showed
me that a college education could be
attained by all regardless of their
lack of wealth 'Upward Bound'was
also not just about academics. The
travel broadened me?like our
summer trip to UNC-Greensboro for
the 'Upward Bound' Olympics".
Chavis. now 14. attended the PSI1
"Upward Bound" program in 1976
But he aaya the encouragement
given to him by his sixth grade
teacher. Mrs Mary Lamm, at dm
former Joe P. Moore School ia
Lumbenoo also had a vital bearing oa
his life. "Mrs. Lamm was a great
teacher?a dynamic teacher." said
Chavis "Sneput forth the extra
effort for her students. She was not
just an 8 a m to 3 p.m teacher She
worked after hours, trying to help ut.
And because of this, even when I was
no longer in her class, I stayed in touch
with her."
Chavis returned to PSU this
semester after being an assistant
professor of ethnic studies for Ave
years at San Francisco State
University. Prior to that he was a
visiting professor for one semester at
the university of California at
Berkeley. His other experience
includes being vice principal and fifth
grade teacher at Coolidge, Ariz.,
public school, curriculum specialist
for the Bureau of Indian Affiurs at
Phoenix, Ariz.; director of education
forthe White Mountain Apache Tribe;
and resource teacher for Case Grande.
Ariz., public school.
Commenting about returning
hw Chwis smiles and says, A
Lumbas is like a salmon, be nkss to
comeback. Part ape it's the water in
the Lumber River that makes as
IPMHr, ?
Them are otheraon the PSU feculty
and staff on whom the PSU "Upward
Bound" program has had a profound
effect-like Dr. Zoe Lockiear, director
of school services, and Jackie Chavis,
staff associate with the PSU student
support programs. Both art today
extremely positive sad personable
individuals
Lockiear, 36, said, "The 'Upward
Bound' program instilled in me
confidence. It helped me to spread
my wings t little bit. 1 think an
important factor about it was that we
got to live on campus during the
summer and had this kind of
Locklear was la the flnt nhmt
"Upward Bouad" program at PSU la
l9TO,mwaeClaik. Locklear went oa
to be pan of PSU's first special
education claaaea under Dr. Jesse
Lamm (husband of Mary Lama).
Locklear graduated magna cum laude
from PSU in '77. than earned bar
Maater of Education and Pb.D in
medal edscabon. both from UNC
hapel HHl Ska hm bean a member
of the PSU faculty dace M
Clark. 37, add of "Upward
Bound": "It made all fte difference
in thr world for me I was the flrat la
any fomity to no beyond high school.
The ' Upward Bound>ogram in fee
I knew after thai summer I wanted to
go to college I thought I could do
better than what I had aavMonad at
that pdatia my life. The results have
helped me ecoaomicdly and
cuhwally "
Clark described herself ma "lata
bloomer'' whoas'^sby mdbuahfol^ ?
Bachelor ofAmte sociotogyalpSU
in '77 and received her Master of
Fducarion from Campbell Udvewhy.
These am only three inch atones
Larry McCaUusn. who has conrdl aate d
PSl/s "Upward Bound" program for r
10 yean undar tha overall direction of
Swett, could tell maay mare. After all
McCallum. 34. was a product of tha
VP ?a v?war w ere aw^V
program, too. Ha earnedhia Bachelor
of Arts in*2 from PSU aad his Master
of Aits hi S3 from Sul Roes Stats
University in Alshine. Texas.
Far more information about tha
program, telephone McC allum al52l
6276 or 521-6391
Locklear appointed to
statewide board
Bobby Dean Locklear, chair of the TV board alto include Ave officer*. >
Robeson County Board of II district directors, and any North
Commissioners, has been appointed Carolina county commissioners
to a one-year term on the Board of Servian on the board of the National
Directors of the North Carolina Association of Counties (NACo).
Association of County There currently are three NACo
Commissioners. director*.
Locklear was appointed to the The Association's boasd provides
boasdby Association President Moses budget and policy guidance for the
Carey. Jr. from Orange County. He Association, which rs presents the 100
serves as one of five at-large board counties to state legislators and
members from across the state. The administrative leaders. The
at-large positions help the Association Association also performs research,
achieve overall demographic, racial, publishes information, offers
gender and political party balance on education programs, and provides
the board other services for county officials
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Annual rnends of the I
Library Book Sale Oct. 7-9 I
m
How would you like 10 purchase a
favorite hardcover book Cor lew than
a dollar? How about a big ofhardcouer
books for only one dollar9
Visit the Robeson County Public
Library during its annual Friends of
the Library Book Sale, to be held
October 7-9 in the library'sOsterneck
Auditorium for your change to take
advantage of special offers such as
these
On Thursday, Oct. 7. the first day
of the books ale. hardcover books will
be offered for 50 ceott each and
paperbacks at 25 cents each. The sale
will be held from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Thursday
Friday, Oct. t, hardcover books
will be offered at three for a dollar, or
35 cents each, and paperbacks at five
for a dollar, or 20 cents each. The sale
will be held from 9 a m. until 6 p m
Friday
On Saturday. Oct. 9, hardcover
books will be offered for 25 cents each
aad paperbacks at 10 cents each. The
bigpM bargains of the sale will be
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available after 3 p.m when all book*,
booth hardcover aad paperbacks, will
be offered at fee aaiezmg price of one
dollar a ba( Saturday, fee sale will be 1
held from 9 ajn. to 2:30 p.m.. cloae
briefly to prepare a-fcr the final aale.
and re-open from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
All proceed* from fee book aak
will be ured to pwchaee aew book*
for fee library
In addition, fee Ubrwy is often*
credit sbpepood for oeate-ofToo books
offered during fee book sale ia
credits for fee cane at fee tale ofoae
cent per cm
la keeping wife its loaf femdiat
commitment to serve fee local
community Eagle Distributing
Company of Lumberton baaageeed to
sell Ok ooji^ad^qmsfarfen library
collected and doaate feeaa frmds to *
ibi liliiMi fin ai in linnl parikaam
Caa will be accepted at the
Lumbertoo Library unt if fee final day :
of fee book sale.
Dr. Ben Chavit
Dr. Zee LockUmr
Jackie Clark
On The Pow
Wow Circuit
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The following list of upcoming powwows u not intended to be a
complete list. Anyone having information about upcoming powwows
not listed is encouraged to send them to: Wild Turkey, P.O. Box 1075,
Pembroke. NC 28372 or fox to (919) 521-1975.
'September 16-18, Guilford Native American Association Cultural
Festival mid Powwow. Greensboro, NC. Call (919) 273-8686
?September 24-15, Indian Tribal Powwow, Indian Trail, NC Call
(704) 273-8686.
?October 1-3, Lumbee Tribe's Annual Old Style Dance Festival
and Powwow, Pembroke. NC. Call (919) 521-8602
?October 8-9, Second Annual Native American Heritage Festival
ft Powwow. Roanoke, VA. Call Britt Rossi (D) (7031-342-5712 or (N)
(703)-362-1833.
?October 8-9. American Indian Cultural Festival (Fayetteville. NC)
Indian dance competition. Indian Traders Cumberland Cotmty Memorial
Auditorium CaU (919) 483-8442.
?October 15-16, Waccamaw-Siouan Powwow, Bolton. NC
(Buckhead). CaU (919) 452-3778.
?October 15-17, Hagerstown. MD Powwow CaU (410) 788-0254.
?October 15-17. NAIA Powwow and Fall Festival. Dupont/Tyter
Middle School, Hermitage. TN.
?October 22-23, Meherrin Indian Tribe Powwow. Winton. NC.
CaU (919)438-2166.
?November 11-14, The Great American Indian Exposition,
Richmond. VA. CaU (410) 788-0254
?November 22-28. Sixth Annual National Native American Cultural
Arts Festival. Call (410) 675-3535
?November 26-18. Pee Dee Indian Association A Chicora
Waccamaw Indian People. Loris, SC. Contact (803) 523-6790.
?March 25-26, 1994-Annual Festival of the Four Holes Indian
Organization (The Natchez Kusso Tribe). CaU (803) 871-2126.