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News Briefs
Natural Beauty Titlei
Georgia*ta Jump, tern gear old daughter of Tammie Jump recently
worn the Stale Natural Beauty Title
On Saturday April 23 rd Georgiana Jump was crowned State Natural
Beauty Little Miss Queen in Roseboro, North Carolina. Georgiana also
won the Photogenic Competition, Natural Pal and was first runner up in
Sportswear and Portfolio, Georgiana was on of nine girls from across the
state competing for the tithe In that-11 year old age group.
Georgiana also recentlflspmpeted in a national pageant where she
placed in the top 15 out of oner 100 girls across the nation. Georgiana is
a 4th grade Honor Roll student in Ms. Becky Barnes class at Fairgrove
Middle School Georgiana has two sisters Mia and Jenny. Georgiana
would like to thank her many sponsors and give on extra special thanks
to Mrs. Glinda McNeill Owner and Operator of The Golden Comk for
doing such a great job on her hair and makeup
Poefcry Reading
Simon Ortiz"
Ortiz to
appear at
Pembroke
Celebrated author and poet Simon
J. Ortit will read from his works at the
' Pembroke Public Library on Monday,
May 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Ortiz is
completing an artist-in-rasideace in
Robeson County in conjunction with
the NC Aits Council and the NC
Consortium on Indian Education. The
Project, Cultural Connections,
enhances awareness of the oral
traditions of native American people
and the importance of preserving
native stones through writing, music.
art and other forms
Mr Ortiz is a native of Acoma
Pueblo in New Mexico His works
i include Woven Ssone, From Sandy
Creek and The People Shall Continue
A new poetry collection is due out in
Fall, 1994 and he has recently
completed anew children'shook. The
Good Rainbow Road, Mr. Ortiz was
honored at the 1980 White House
Salute to American Poetry and Poets
in Washington, DC., was recognized
with a "Rebutting The Gift" Lifetime
Achievement Award for Literature m
1993 and received a 1989HaaMBtties
Award from the New Mexican
Humanities Council for his
Some of Mr. Ortiz's wmfcs will be
available ft* sale for signing
t
Parkton to
Hold
Workshop
Parkton School will be the site of
> parental involvement activity,
Reading is a family matter," on
kpril 28,1994,6:30p.m. In the school
afeteria The workshop will be
resented by Drs Manon Gil lis-Oiion
od Prise il la M LeggettofFayetteville
itate University. Reading activities
or students in grades Pre-R through 3
ind grades 4-8 will be presented All
mrents, students, and teachers are
nvited to attend.
Self Defense
Classes
Offered
Lumberton Recreation
Department and Young Olympians
International will be offering
children's self defense classes every
Wednesday for boys and girls age 4
14. Thislhn course is designed for self
defense purposes emphasizing child
safety awareness. "Bullying Tactics"
are not taught. Self Discipline rather
than aggressiveness is promoted A
certified black belt will instruct various
banc self defenee/karate techniques
and forms. No physical contact is
allowed in beginner classes Wia
ribbons, medals and trophies! Each
class is45 minutes. The course last for
12 weeks
Registration is Wednesday. May
4th. 5:30 pm: Ages 4-7 yean old. 6:13
pas ages 8-14 yews old All c Usees
and remstratioA.held ia the Seen roosn
at the Bill Sapp Censer
Public Hearings On Constitution Draws
Community Support
At last week's hearings on the draft
Lurabee constitution, approximately
2000 signatures were entered into the
record in support of the draft
constitution. Mrs. Dorothy Lowery.
LRDA board members, filed 1400
signatures into the record at furnell
Swett on Apnl 21 in support of the
Lumbee draft constitution. Also
speaking in support of the draft
constitution were Dr. Joey Bell'. Rev.
Hubbard Lowery .and Dr. Adotpb Dial.
In his comments. Dr. Dial stated that
"LRDA is not a tribal government.
Dr. Dial went on to say that while
LRDA had done a number of
beneficial things for the Lumbee
community, it had no authority as a
tribal government over the Lumbee
people. Dr. Dial stated that authority
resided within the Lumbee people to
make decisions as to how they chose
to be governed and by whom.
Dr Dial was the Chairman of the
LRDA Board ofDhectors during the
Indian Affairs. In 1989 the Interior
ruled the Lumbee ineligible for
recognition through the Bureau of
Indian Affairs Ifenacted, the Lumbee
bill will extend full recognition to the
Lumbee without any requirement for
the Interior to review the Lumbee
Petition for Federal Recognition, filed
in 1987 by the LRDA Board of
Directors The bill also requires the
Lumbee Tribe to organize under a
tribal constitution.
The 1984 referendum stipulated
that LRDA's Board of Director would
cease to represent the tribe when tribal
memhersofgantzed and elected a tribal
oundl Approximately 900 Lumbee
peopi voted in the 1984 referendum
laf the minutes of hearings
conacted on the referendum in 1984.
the lltDA record (tales that in aeeking
the referendum that it was not its
intea to establish itself as the
Lunreee tribal government
?wever, recent advsrtisaascinsof
LRBt has promoted LRDA as being
in charge of Lumbee people, despite
the restriction in the referendum and
L Kin's public statement to the tribe
in 1984 with regard as to why the
referendum was sought. LRDA is a
nonprofit private corporation without
merebers This advertisement
prompted LRDA Board member.
Dorothy Lowery. to state in an open
letter to tribal members, carried last
week by the Carolina Indian Voice,
tut she did not support the LRDA
Several questions were raised
with regard to the Indian Civil Rights
Act which appears in the draft
constitution Under this Act,
members of recognized tribe are
afforded certain protections from
their tribal government However,
many of the provisions in the Act
apply only when the tribe has civil
and criminal jurisdiction. Underthe
Lumbee Act, the State of NC retains
jurisdiction over the Lumbee.
prompting some members to
question whether the Act was needed
in the draft constiretioc.
Technical advisars have
coauaeaSsd thai delegatea will lake
a serious look at deleting the ladiaa
Civil Rights Act a?d amending the j
document so as to permit taeatbars
ofthe tribe to voto in the election of
the constitutioa and the election of
tribal official
LRDA board member. Michael
Locklear, commented that be would
like to see term limitations extended
so that elected tribal officials could
serve 12 yen He staeed that the
constitution should stale the reasons
far which an official would be subject
to recall.
At the Puraell Swett High School
meeting, one member commented
that any persoo with a history of a
Mooy record should not be eligible
for elected tribal office.
Public hearings on the document
will et.d Thursday night. Apnl 28
Thi.s hearing will be held at South
ffiffiaffiatoamary School and will
conducted in Robeson County From
them, the delegation anticipates an
election of the constitution during
Lumbee Homecoming If adopted
a second election will be held to
elect the Lumbee Tribal Council
and Tribal Chairman Unless
changed, the doc ument calls far 21
tribal council members with an
average electoral district of 2100
Lumbee people The tribal chairman
would be elected by a vote of all
adult members
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SRMC voiaateeri who ijn v? 200-3W hoars aver past yt~; (left ta rfcht):
Elta Jones, Eva Shall, Helen Joaet, Marvta Lawwy, f^e Serf t,tiary
Carter, Etha Harris, Nawai Oscadiae, Janus Lacklear, Hazd Diiaa,
Reva Freeman and Dottie Strawcattcr.
Awards Ceremony held at
Indian Education Center
The Second Annual Title V
Science and Engineering Fair waa
held March 14-11 at the Indian
Education Center in Pembroke for
ftudentsin grades 7-12. The following
award* were presented 7th grade- In
place winner waa Jeesica Cochlear,
Carroll Middle School. 2nd place wa*
Amanda Pevia, Red Spring* Middle,
and 3nl place Chad Maynor. Fairmont
Middle The Sth grade wtnnera were
let place-Jaeoa E. Locklear.
Lumberton. Jr., 2nd place Jason Page.
Fairmont Middle The 9th grade
winners were let place. Jaeon It.
Locklear. Lumbetton Jr.. 2nd place
Adrian Chavu, Red Springs High
School and 3rd place. April Dawn
Locklear, Rad Spring* High I Oth
? winners were let plait* Jason
Cummingi, PuraoU Swett High.
2nd place Trtah Locklanr, Lumbenoa
Sr. High, and 3rd place Katara Scott.
St. Paula High. 12th erode winner*
were let place TiaaLocUear. St. Paula
High. 2nd place Amy Chavia. Red
Spring* High and 3rd place Mi ay
Lynn Lockbar. Red Springs Hi^h
School.
Honorable ?onion wianeri were:
9th grade. Brandv Strickland
LumbertooJr High. 10th grade. Jaaet
IA MMniorMila
v iid^uiin, viiU|cic Ljnr ridntrniMHis.
KevaMcGirt and Toahe Carter from
Red SpriMs High. Nicole Dial. South
Robeson High. Anna Mane Hunt.
Lumhotoa SrT High. Chm Lee and
Anita Caller, Fairmont High School
I2*gntdr Angela Haganc I umberton
Sr High. David Clayton Lochiear.
Purnell Swett High. Jonathan
Lochiear, Red Springs High, and
Aatboay James Strickland. South
Robeson High School
V
Liquid
Pleasure to
Perform
Friday. May 6 Rom Noon ? I
PM You woa't want to mi* Liquid
PiaaauR ai itwy perfcna oa the pia^-a
ia Downtown Lumbarton Thit
pfpm if rf show aad dance band have
ipptaml with audi artiau an Paula
Abdul. The Temptations. Whitney
Houston. The Four Top*. Aretha
Franklin and Jeffcry Oaten*' Thia
nx member baud ia entering to 20tb
yaw of perferatiaa. They coma to ua
n win v WriOnf, Nv WU DTUIK 1 SOfl^.
hit that tncludet aunt hen from Bobby
Browa to ibe Four Tops. Bring a bap
lunc li or purchase a lunch on the pla/a
aad d|oy the show. Location
( arohnat imc Center Spooeored b\
Lurohertoo recreation departmerit.
Lumbarton Downtown Association
aad tbe Carolina Civic Center This
propel m supportad by a graat from
i mm-m u mm r> raO* OanA Uf^
rue gra?*r<iou art program of rat m
Am Council, a Hale Agency
f
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Attends
Museum of
History
M...I ABmnl.. .1
BnanBrook* newly appointed lawyer
of tbe/irm Locklear. Jacob*. Sutton
All Star
Soccer
Celebrates
20th Season
All-Star Soccer Camp, celebrating
its 20th camp season, will agate hold
Its resident/niil day camp al High
PointUnivanity,July 17-22 All Siv
Soccer Camp is oae of NC'i oldest
""Thacamp isditeetadby Ray Allay.
22-vear career coach at Hiuh Mis
University and Guilferd ColfciejteJ
offers instructional programs for bov?
and girls, agaa HI
The camp has special training
programs for classic, challenge ajvd
recreational level players, inclining a
senior circuit fer high school player*
Instruction is highly panoanltaed
Also included are two outstanding
c?>alkeeper programs,oneoffenngaA
extensive goalkeeper training circuit
for the entire week, and the other
offering half a day in the goni and hnlf
of the day as a (laid player
The camp operates on a 10-1
teaching ratio wife the Staff beu^
comprised of experienced
professional. college safe high school
head coaches and vanity assistants
Among the staff coaches are Gordon
Bradley, men's vanity coach at
George Mason Urtvartety. and Larry
Groat, woman's vanity coach at NC
Stala University Bradley, ncogniaad
as oae of America'stop coaches, was
coach of tha N.Y Cosmo* of the
NASL when both Pete and Praai
Beckenbauer played for tee Cosmos
Ail-Star Camp* else often half
deypropamateJune. July and August
in Gremabofo for children 4-S in the
mornings and S-12 in the sAernooaa
\ pi>: ? mom an btteg SCI epted
now. and brochures an available by
contacting: All-Star Camps. PO Boa
i<M4JJOnen*hor?,. NC 274I*. (blOl
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