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Catherine Thompson, end Mrs. Reola McMillan.
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* Left to right: Mrs. Elsie Lockiear Mrs. Mary Alice Lockiear, Crohn
fl, ??., , Mrs. Reoia McMillan amd Mrs. Mary Lee Goios.
?Shun is Mrs. Stella Dial, playing hells, as pert of the mmsie
entertainment from the Prospect teem Agers.
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I. Agers on Page 5
Lowry-Chavis
graduates from
Manager
Program
r Patricia Lowry-Chavis of
Pembroke. NC graduated from the
Nonh C arolina Manager Program oo
November 30 m Raleigh as a Certified
Public Manager She is Corr
Superintendent for Lumberton
Correctional Center. indie Department
of Correction, Division of Prisons,
mid is one of 137 in the 1993 class A
resident of RobesonCounty. she is the
wife of Kenneth Earl Chavis, and is
the mother of two children. Ashkea
and Adam She is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. BiUyLowry. Jr. of Pembroke.
NC.
Ronald G. Penny. Director of the
Office of State Personnel, said the
program "is intended to increase the
quality, efficiency, end productivity
of sutif governmeni opcnuions ov
improving the leadership abilities of
employees in management pomtjons "
d During the two-year program . Mrs
? Chavis completed 12 courses, a written
'? examination and a 28-hour skills
practice lab
To receive the Certified Public
Maneyerdcsigwmion. Mrs. Chavis abo
courses. The project was then
evahmsed by the staff of the PebUc
Manager Program The final
certification requirement was a two
day aeries of exercises and simulations
to test management skills and
leadenhip abilities
This was the 12th class to complete
the program since it began in 1981.
The Certified Public Manager
designation is granted by authority of
the National Certified Public Manager
consortium which has reviewed and
accredited the North Carolina Public
Manager program.
Georgianna Jump
L to attend national
competition
Georgianno Jump is the mine year
the granddaughter of Ague* H.
Charts and the late George E. Charts.
She attends Fairgrore Middle School
where she is am tumor roll student in
[nAugust she wonthe Miss Junior
she has the honor of representing
Robeson County and the State of
North Carolina in a National Pageant
in Orlando, Florida b order to wfe
She "is*asking you to add your
support as u sponsor to help her
anpete at the National lerel. Any
i ott if i bution is tWK dedmctibit us
advertising or promotional expenses.
Please make cheeks payable to:
^smJand^Nc'Ssti. Any auestions
* should be directed to (910) 739-5247.
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Reception To Honor "Coyote Walks By"
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Guilford Native American Art
Gallery and GtftsannouQees "Holiday i
Opes Home" with a reception on
Sunday, Dec. 12 at its location in the ,
. Greensboro Cultural Center. 200 N ,
Davie Street.
The ethnic works of Cheyenne
Indian artist Jerome Bushyhead
"Coyote Walks By" will be
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Highlighted during the 2-5 p.m. evert.
A professional artist since 1970.
Bushyhead will attand the reception
in his honor
The artist attended Centenary
College in Shreveport. Louisiana and
for the past two decades has been a
prominent ad vocals of Indian Culture
In tbe entertainment and
communications fields His
commitment to !?*?? "?*?'?? is
beautifully expressed tnhissrt. Each
ofthe 20 pieces in the "Coyote Walks
By" art exhibit at the Greensboro Art
Qallery - Dec. 12 through Feb. 26.
1904 - is all acrylic on canvas and is a
forthright and sympathetic portrayal
of a way of lift which now exists
mostly in tribal memories.
Bushybead's masterpiece
? 'Endless Trail'' has been selected as
the cover art for the 1994 American
Indian Art Calendar . Both tbe cateadv
and other works of the artist have
received acclaim in the Americas as
well as in Europe and in Asia. As a
highly successful and widely known
artist. Buahybead can quite rightly i
ask very healthy prices for his works. <
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rha raage m the ibow'i collection it
iom $5,300 to ? breathtaking
Bushyhead lactures at
nUigm and otpMiahOM and hot
tottad hit own talevitton chow
exploring Indian culture, to woil at
adio programt. He hat alto tadeted
a the production of documentaries
md worked at to Utuatrator of hooka
>y the Pieello Press
The Oklahoma reaident will be
ipeciai matt lecturer on Dec. 10 in
^ounderi Hall at Guilford College
rhe public it invited to attend the
tdmitatoD-frec lecture on Friday
ifternooo from 4-5:30 p.m
Alto included fa. Sunday's
xogram at Guilford Native American
kit Oallery end Qtfta ere tmkriontl
Madve knot li.aa ihme parfotretat'i.
rhrittmat tret ornament-making
demonstrations, and a special
appearance and performance by
Ir.Miu L urn bee Indian Rebek&h
Ravels.
The public it cordiatty invited to
attend the reception aad holiday
cultural festivttae
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Constitutional Assembly of Lumoee irioe
by Cynthia L. Hint.
Tribal Member
On November 20. 1993. the
delegates of the Lumbee
Constitutional Assembly met at Betea
Baptist Church in Pembroke. NC. This
was the fourth meeting of the
Assembly. A report on community
education efforts was given by Cynthia
L. Hunt It was reported that many
obstacles have arisen and are hindering
the implementation of the plan
Nevertheless, on December 6.1993 a
meeting was held in the Faiiyrove
community sponsored by the
following delegates: L Louise
Mitchell. Ashpoie United Methodist.
Carvicous M Barfield. New Bethel
Holiness. Rossiyn Sampson. Piney
Grove Methodist, and Geraldine
Oxendine, Pleasant View Baptist
Wendy Moose Ledwell. delegate from
West Robeson United Methodisi
Church was also in attendance
Approximately 50 tribal members
filled the cafeteria* Fairgrove School
to he* about the tribe's struggle to
draft a tribal constitution Those
? present expressed their interest in this
critical project.* well as their support
for the delegates charged with the
task. Tribal members also expressed
the aeed for more community
education on this project They
stressed the importance of keeping
tribal members informed at each step
of this monumental process
Additional meetings have been
scheduled for the month of January
The time and place of those meetings
will be posted to allow tribal members
in those communities to come out and
take part in one of the most important
events in the history of the Lumbee
tribe. The meetings are important
because it allows the delegates to hear
the opinions and concerns of tribal
members. Delegates will go back to
the Assembly meetings to report on
those concerns voiced by tribal
members in their community This
wflft Show the constitution to increase
a consensus among tribal members
A fir* dmft of the tribal constitution
. was reviewed * the meeting held
Nov. 20. This draft reflected the issues
that have been discussed in these
newspaper articles It should be noted
that this is only one draft. There will
be many drafts as the delegates
continue to meet to discuss various
constitutional issues. * well * meet
with die community to he* their
opinions on various issues.
Committees were formed * this
meeting to look * various issues in
more detail. Thoae committees and
the delegates serving are as follows:
Electoral: Herbert Moore.
Chairman. Prospect United Methodist
Church; Carolyn Lowery, First
Baptist; Calvin Pevia, Saddletree
Church of God; Vera Malcolm. Mt.
Olive Pentecostal Holiness. This
committee will be considering issues
such as the creation of an election
commission or other body to establish
rules for the oversee and conduction
of elections and enrollment related
issues, etc.
Judiciary: Linda Hammonds.
Chairman. Mr. Olive Baptist;
Shirieene Deese. Island Grove Baptist;
Betty Rogers. Mt. Elim Baptist; L
Louise Mitchell. Ashpole United
Methodist. Carvicous M. Barfield.
New Bethel Holiness; Rossivn
Sampson. Piney Grove Baptist. This
committee will be considering issues
such as the creation of a tribal
constitutional court so that tribal
members will have a forum to enforce
the tribal constitution. The specific
issues regarding his court are: shall
this be a standing court or an ad hoc
court that meets only when necesaary?
What will its jurisdiction be? etc. It
should be noted that this court will not
replace the existing judicial system
This court will only deal with tribal
disputes that relate to the constitution.
Remember, the tribe does not have
civil or criminal jurisdiction of the
tribe. That jurisdiction will be retained
by the state.
Tribal Council District Boundaries:
Jo Ann Lowry. Chairman, Bear
Swamp Baptist; Mitchell Locklear.
Galilee Baptist' RaymondCummings.
St Annafa Free will Baptist' Vera
Malcolm. Mt. Olive Pentecostal
Holiness; Destine Lowry. First United
Methodist; Linda Hammonds. Mt
Olive Baptist. This committee will be
considering such issues as to the
drawing oi (wncv Doundanct for tnon
council members, the determination
of now many trireu council districts
and council members that shall be.
etc.
Transition: Wendy Moore LedwelL
Chairman. West Robeson United
Methodist; Anna Smith, New
Philadelphus United Methodist.
San ford Locklear. Rock of Ages; Rev
Earney Hammonds. Smyrna Baptist;
Joy Locklear. Sandy Plains United
Methodist This committee will be
considering such issues as the
procedure to be ased to adopt the
tribal constitution, conduct of the first
tribal election and who is authorized
to represent the tribe in the period
between the adoption of the
constitution, etc.
Theae committee! will be meeting
during the month of December. A
meeting of the ftill Amenably will not
be held during this month due to the
holidays
Other imuet diecumed end pamed
by formal motions me the following:
1. Any person who is an elected .
official (i.e. state, local or federal) is
not eligible to run for cither the tribal
chairmanship or a position on the
tribal council.
2. The article in the first draft that
allowed tribal members to hold a
referendum was removed, instead, the
tribal chairman shall call for a
referendum on any taxation iaeues
and any fundamental matters affectum
the tribe
3. IF a vacancy occurs on the tribsJ
council and the council member has
more than one year left to serve, a
special election will take place to All
the position If there is less than one
year to serve, and the person who tan
for the position and lost wishes to
serve, that person will be appointed to
finish the unexpired term. Ir mat person
is not available, then the tribal council
will appoint someone from that
district.
This will also apply to the position
of the tribml chairman.
' A great deal of progress was made
at this meeting. A second draft
reflecting the decision made has been
submitted to the delegate.
The next meeting will be held
January 13. 1994 at the Native
American Center for Cultural
Development (the site of the Indian
Education Resource Center for the
Public Schools of Robeson County.
Pembroke.)
I would hke to take this opportunity
to encourage every tribal member to
become involved in this protect This
process of iornuifiy organizing under
n tribal constitution reflects the
traditional form of government of our
tribe. Embrace this project and the
delegates who ere volunteering their
is important that every tribal member
let their vie* be heard shout how they
feel the governing document of their
tribe should be written. If you rend
these articles and hnvu any questions,
or if you would like someone to come
to your organization, church ^or
feel feeeto contact me.
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