/Riders and Traditionalist^
Corner
by W. D. "Wii" Uckfeur
Well, our public elected officials
and putting their foot in it First, our
Sheriff had some things to say about
our race of people In that fancy
magazine (Wiz is speaking of the
Gentlemen Quarterly, March edition).
Than our Chairman of the Robeson
County Commissioners jumps in to
tell his people that they can't vote an
theirown constitution until it has been
approved by the LRDA Now, if I
were a running for office, Miss
Coonee, I might take a look at our
sfaehfTand our county commissioner >
and try not to repeal their mistakes.
Course, once they're in office, there
ain't too much you can do about them
until election time rolls around again
or, as in the case of our Sheriff, he gits
an itching for another job.
Now, these delegates writing our
constitution have in our constitution
this thing called "recall". Now, the
way this thing works. Miss Coonee, it
this: Ifwe elect us a man or a woman
into tribal office and they just don't
work out, we don't have to wait until
the next election rolls around to get rid
of them. We can git us a petition
together and with the right number of
names on it, we can have us a recall
election. If it passes, then we can elect
us someone else to the office
Ol Wiz likes this thing called the
recall I've seen us elect people into
office and then when they git into
office they forget about the people
who put them mere. Not all of them
are like that. Miss Coonee, thank the
Lord. But, some of them are like that
That's why our delegates have this
recall, to deal with the some who are
like that. Course, you know, Ol Wiz
has a feeling in his bones that if
anything will work on keeping our
people in line while holding office, it
will be this recall.
Another thing our delegates have
put in this constitution is that our
tribal council can't put us in this
gambling business. The way our
delegates have fixed it. Miss Coonee,
the tele vision about how these Indians
out west are making big money with
gambling halls. If we git our
recognition, some of these boys will
put us in this gambling business so
fast your head will spin, Miss Connee
But, our delegates have fixed it where
do body can do that unless we all vote
on it That's the way it ought to be,
Miss Coaoee.
Now, I reckon our delegates could
have let our tubal council decide on
this for the people. Miss Connee. But,
our delegates must have felt that some
things just need to go to the people for
a vote. And, this bete business about
gambling is one of them. We have got
us enough trouble, Miss Connee,
without gitting ourselves deeper into
the pits. If you let the people decide,
which is what our delegates are doing,
we won't have to worry about the
LRD A or anyone else putting us in the
gambling business.
Well, they're ?ymg, Miss Connee.
that them LRDA boys are slipping off
to Raleigh this weekend to figure out
what they can do about this
constitution our delegates are writing
for us. 1 got me a feeling in these tired
okl bones, that they're up to no good.
Miss Connee. Course, youknow, while
they slip off to Raleigh, probably on
our taxpayers dollars, our delegates
will be meeting in Pembroke. They
ain't got no money for their meetings,
Miss Connee, cause the LRDA cut
them offoftheir money Yet, we're all
invited to their meeting.
Now, if 01 Wiz knew where they
were holding their meeting up there in
Raleigh, he might find a way up there
and drop in on them. Lordy, wouldn't
they be surprised. But, ol Wiz has
better things to do, Miss Connee, then
wasting his time with foolishness. I
might just drop in our delegates,
though. I've heard that they're about
finish writing our constitution and
that we might vote toward the 4th of
July. That's Independence Day for
the rest of the country. Miss Connee.
And, it might become our
Independence Day too. Now. there's
a thought. Miss Connee. I just might
have to write about that in my next
letter.
In the meantime, you need to tell
the people to get out their Bibles and
turn there to the book of Nehemiah,
LRDA was stopping them writing our
constitution. Now, that's about the
best answer to the LRDA wanting to
stop the people that I've heard in a
long time. Y'all pray for our Church
delegates writing our constitution.
On The Pow
Wow Circuit
The following list of upcoming powwows is not intended to be a
complete list. Anyone having information about upcoming powwows
not listed is encouraged to send them to W ildTurkev. P O Box 1075.
Pembroke. NC 28372 or fax to (910) ??l-l??5
'February 26. l994.Firsi Annual Native American Cultural Festival.
Noon until 6:00 p.m. Cone Ballroom. Elliott University Center.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
* March 18-20 Pow-Wow Greenville. NC<4I0)788-0689.|9I9)257
1720
* March 25-26. 1994-Annual Festival ot the Four Holes Indian
Organization (The Natchez kusso Tribe). Call <803 > 1-2126
* April 1-2 NC Stale Universitv Pow-Wow. ReggieOxendmeiV19)
... 839-2214
* Apri 19. Duke Uni versitv Pow - W ow. Dana C havis 19191613-1942
* April 15-17 Haliwa-Sapom Pow-Wow. Hollistei NC ("19)586
4017
* April 7-9 Raleigh. N( Pow - W ow. (4101 "'88-0689. (919)257-1720
* April 29-5 I Harilsburg. PA<4I0> "88-0689 or ("19)257-1720
'May 6-8. Metrolma Native American Association. second aiuiual
American Indian Festival and Pow Wow. 2601 East seventh Street.
Charlotte. NC C all Association 704-131-4818
* May 7- Hoke County schools Indian Education Pow Wow South
Hoke Elementary School C-vm Ink <9|0> 875-4106
?May 13-15 Lumbee c lieiaw spiing Pow Wow. Robeson Countv
Fairgrounds. Lumbenon. NC fm info '"I0t 521-8602
* May 21-22 Richmond c ominuiutv College (9l9i 582-7071
*Mav 21-23 Tuscarora Nation Pow Wow. Tribal Grounds. Maxton.
NC Info 910-844-<352
'May 28. Upper Martapom Spring Festival. Sharon School. King
William. VA Info 804-769-2408
'June 4-5. Machapunga Tuscarora Indian Tribal Assouan ion First
Amiual Native American Pow Wow. Moratoc Pari on the Roanoke
River. Hwa 711 S Business. \\ illiamston. NC . Info 910-793-6111'
910-975-1473 after 6pm
* June 16. 17. 18. A 19 Rebirth of ihe Traditional ^piniual
Gatherings, a Tribute to the Great Spirit. Fatlter ot all Indian natious.
North Carolina Indian Cultural C enter ( all Spotted Turtle (910) 521
4178. Painted Turtlei9|0> 321-0020 or Wild Turkey (9|9i 521-2826
* June 24-25 Allentown. I'A. Pow-Wow (410)788-0689
?Juh '5-lb. Charloiie Native American ( ommumtv Native
American Festival. UfitoAn ? itaiiuttc. N( "'t>4-527-7IR7
'Julv 15-1? Howard! ounn MD <410,v "88-0689 i9|9y257-1720
?July 24. C herokee ol Hoke County and Maxton. NC Tuscaroras.
Intertribal Festival, at Rock fish near Da\ is Bridge. NC Contact Chief
or Mrs. Edgar Bryant (9IOi K75-0222.
?July 30-31.Third Annual Pow Wow and Festival. Rising Water and
.' Falling Water Show place Richmond. VA 804-769-IOI8 804-443
4221
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'August 26-28 Baltimore American Indian c enter Pow-Wow (410)
1'' roMf^e Ainencaii Association(VWir.1t
?September 9-10. Cohane Pow Wow. Clinton. NC Contact 910
564-6909
'Sept 30-Oct I. Indian frail Pow Wow. Indian Trail. NC Call
Metrolina Association 704-331-4818. Kinuston Sanderson. 704-821
6361
'Ociobei 7-?. c umbeilanu c >uni van.e \mcncan 13th Annual
PovTTVivi''KiemoriaI indooi Vivna. Favctte* ilk. Nt "ln-483-8442
* November 7-1? Gteai Miieiican Indian L\|h> <410? 788-0689
* November 2I-27 Native American Pow-Wow. Baltimore. MD
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1 am pwmrty readmg the book
QBtMled-WiccaUtoooaectoucneK'
edited by Akwesaaue Note* aad
published by Book Publishing
la my opinion the book bee some
valuable information that we should
aU be digesting as we eeak our own
This book discusses the papers
submitted by the Haudeaosauaee
(Iroquois) to the Noo-Govo internal
Orgaaiabons of the United Nations
in Geneva, Switzerland in 1977 The
message that was presented m these
papers is that we as huasau beings are
destroying each other. MOTHER
EARTH, aad ourselves. They
attribute this as evidsaoe that we are
basically people who exist in
SPIRITUAL POVERTY Is thai
Cheraw land'' Ifso it is about ttrae that
we begin to make peace with our
maker, our selves, and our fellow
human beings The PEACEMAKER
who came to visit the member tribes
of the Haudenosaunec gave them
methods for making positive change
in their lives. In the following
paragraphs, 1 will briefly discuss the
basic poults that the PEACEMAKER
gave the Haudenosaunee.
The PEACEMAKER pointed out
that most governments are formed to
establish law and order, however, the
PEACEMAKER proclaimed that
governments should bc estabiished to
promote peace between all human
beings Peace was defined by the
PEACEMAKER as being the result
of a society establishing concepts that
correspond to the words Power,
Reason and Righteousness
Righteousness refers to a
philosophy in which the people use
their purest and moat unselfish minds.
This phenomena occurs when the
people's minds and emotions are in
nine with the universal laws, and the
intentions of the CREATOR To
quote the Haudenosaunee papers "The
of all equally - eve. the buds and
ammallftt trees and insects, as well
Reason is the ability of tha human
mind to make ligbaaimi dectatrma
?boui complex issues. The
PEACEMAKER itased that we were
given the ability to nm, aoRat tea
humans should wa every effort to
be naoradtoady aaadefbaae against
the certain eae of tooe.
The following it a quota torn the
"The power to aawrtTsee Paeoe ia
the product of a mUM peopb on the
path of Platan ntimni taid Kaaana ?
the ability to enact the pmoqdea of
Pence through education, public
opinion and political and when
ncoaciiy, military unity The 'Power'
that the PEACEMAKER spoke of
waa intended to enable the followers
of the law to call upon warring or
quarrelling Pardee to taw doww their
anna and to begin poaceftd aattlaieent
of their disputes. Peace aa the
PEACEMAKER understood it.
flouriahed only in a garden amply
fertilized with abaolute and pure
justice It waa the product of a
sptntually conacioua society using its
abilities at reason which resuttedin a
healthy society
This wisdom expressed in the
Haudeooeeunae papers appears to be
wisdom that we the LUMBEE
CHERAW need at this critical period
of our history I encourage au who
will to read this book "baric call to
consciotunaaa" edited by
AKWESASNE NOTES and pubthhed
by Book Publishing Company.
Summertown, Tenneaaae. because it
has a message that we all naad to
understand and practice.
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