C Readers' Forum ) ! New Book on Mission Work to be Completed Ha>n.mj ?t k Irmr I wJoan Ob December 31*1 1982 ike Load taved me A lot of ihia?* lute M Brazil, boutfc iBBifl Then * a lot to led about thi* tnp and the mod important u that there were 113 two week* that we were there Since tku np < have begun to ?m*e a boot AiroJ have founded ha* bMh^mmki! kind. kn in^ a*8kqpm?atailofBylik .And it took we 3?\ears^oadmuwledwe any way that I can to recognize and a* I wnre Una *mch 1 an? ara?ia* ?d aaktag you aaa reader of tku article that at any time arts any way thai I can iter duaaaperiaace with yoa to wnte to me at the add/ru given at ike end of tku reticle I have victied in totne of our local churches and retool* aad ihared this ?cub them Alto the Lumbcrtoo Prison w kituy ?\KM M?k BmdMn Baptia Church in Ballimotc Maryland atao nave me an mvitanun 10 visit with tbem and share this experience with the congregation TV people were verv receptive and generous mUnr offerings. On Ma> I lib (hi* vear I was al?> given the opportunity to appear on WOCN Channel 7 to share Ibu experience The Loud is Mewng lots of people m a mighty wav Add I thank them Huntbat lamoneoithexr I have been ask to return to Brazil on September l5tbofthisveaMobelpbuiklavlitu h The cost of tbe church of $7,000 aid the cost of navel t? SI.600 and I am affuau you. as a reader of this article tfMt if you can help in anv way whethei tt be through your prayers vour money. or just an oppommitv to come to vour church please contact me a this address Jessie Jones Rt 2. Box 10 Red Springs. NC 28377 or you nu\ call me a ttanwsibihar the apuaniauf If tin n on Aaaaat 27. 1994 This document recognizes the individual rights of ail our people and their communities Therefore this will nor endorse anv candidate li is our uueanoa io protect the uttev.ni v o I this document so tnat all candidates and communities can freely express themselves and come toyethei as we have done and build a government that is right in the sight of God and I encourage every eligible v uter to go to the polls and express your voice and take an active part in this great up coming endeavor Earnev Hammond^ Chairman r ? Traditionally Speaking W L IWCfadWKr ' (Paj^Tarite) JrPyj Tribal Chairman Will Require Full Time Commitment Dear Madam fcdnor. A* a concerned Lumbee ( hetaw member. I feel compelled i.> * m?yhi> letter concerning the candidaio running tor the office <>t Tribal Chairperson A* I listen to the rhetoric thai is being generated on ail sidef of the issues.! feel that some persons are not totally aware of the duties of the Chauperson with respect to their time As I understand the role and duties of tfacTnbaJ Chairperson, this individual will spend much of their time sen ing as an ambassador of the Lumbee Cheraw people, la my own mind. I feel that this position will occupy a minimum of 50*/. and more likely 75% of the successful candidates'.-, time h will require tins amount of time, because this person'will be meeting with the following groups on a continuing basis 111 the Lumbee Cheraw people located m Robeson. Cumberland. Hoke. Bladen, and Scotland Counties as well as distant cities with sizeable Lumbee Cheraw populations such as Charlotte Greensboro. Baltimore. Raleigh. Detroit, and other cities <2> Tnbal leaders of other Native American Tribes throughout the Southeast and the United States (3) North Carolina State Government officials. (4) Federal Government officials. and< 5?Possible officials from foreign governments When one considers the magnitude in numbers of our people alone the demand for the Tnbal Chairperson > time will be great Therefore, whoever is elected to this position needs to be able to make this kind of commitmeni of their time Anv candidate that I intends to make this a part time job in my opinion should withdraw I. a> a tribal number, will demand thai our Tribal C hairperson provide this kind ot commitment Additional!*!. out I nbal t hairperson should be aware ot tnbal customs ot other Natiw Americans and not judgmental ot these customs Our Tnbal Chairperson should not present us as a people as typical Southerners of die United States, because we are much more than that picture would indicate We have a rich heritage and a major portion of this heritage is uniquely Name American Those candidates w ho are unaware of our Native culture should become knowledgeable of our cultural heritage for the sake of our people Lastly. I have been told that there are some tribal members who hav e a personal agenda and are Irving to unduly influence the people instead of presenting (acts only to the people and letting them make a decision based on their own conscience WE ARE A TRIBE OF ELDERS. MIDDLE AGERS. YOUNG ADULTS. CHILDREN. FARMERS. TEACHERS. BLUE COLLAR WORKERS. WHITE COLLAR WORKERS. SPIRITUAL PEOPLE. NON SPIRITUAL PEOPLE. W ELL TO DO. MIDDLE CLASS. POOR PEOPLE AND MANY MORE TYPES. THEREFORE LET US NOT FORGET THAT THE TRIBAL CHAIRPERSON NEEDS TO REPRESENT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FACETS. Vlav we all seek guidance from GOD THE CREATOR Leva E Es stkt'kv i Painted Turtle1 A Thank You Note ii 1^94^2 rit; NlSshville to Ascuss the recording .ontract He met with the producer ot several record labels and lie teel> ver\ positive that a record contract will be forthcoming Carnell would like to personally thank evervone who has supported him in the past and recently Camell's primary goals are to be a successful Musician and make the people of our county proud of him Again, we thank you for your w ords of encouragement and generositv Sincerely Marilyn Teayue Chairman Carnell Lin kieur Support Committee. / he Way I See it | TTr I nrec??M/ed Tribes bv Dr Dnui Clutm (Cl C ?p> right. I**4 The Lumbee Tribe i>uu? the >hiI. Indian inbe which i> nm rccoenizcd formal I v by the federal government as an Indian inbe The last time I checked with the Bureau >il Acknowledgement and Recognition iBARimtheBIA. which w&>tn IV#.4. thev had received applications n?m croupe purporting to be Indian inbe* At tliai time, thev had proceeded oak 11 ca*e> since then. the1. lunc processed another hall" do/en .a<> so thee have now done les? than _5"> ot the total number of application* The Director of BAR. Bud shapard. told me in IVH5 tliai tlte matorm of the applications, about n* of them, had so little documentation that he could not determine if there i> a valid claim to tribal statu* or ma I ha v e wondered e v er since i f the *e isolated, rural communities of Indians and m txed bloods had sought or gotten some expert help with then applications The> are certainh dealing with expen bureaucrat* in BAR Ol the first I.* applications processed, and one more which sought 10 uei legislation passed making it a tribe, eight were tonnalh recounted and stx were denied recognition The recognized tribes included the Urand Traverse Band of Oftawas. the Jamestown Clallam Tribe of Washington, the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, the Death Yallev Timbi Sha Shoshone Band, the Narragan*en Tribe of Rhode Island, the Poarch C reeks of Alabama, the Lmpquat ow Creek Band, and the Mashantuiket Pequots of Connecticut The last two had to have special legislation passed to recognize them, as did the Ysleta del Sur Tribe of El Paso. Texas, laiei The BAR was created when different tribes started to petition tor recognition in the earlv > The miiingH)ii in * huh Judge botd> determined thai die Wasinngn>ntnl*> waeentitled t? halt the salmon catch several tnbe> which had petitioned before and had no action taken on their petitions >uddenl\ began to demand action The Maine decision. in which a iudge ruled thai the Penobscot and tlie Passamaguoddt 1 ribes ot Maine had been wronctuli. deprived ot about two-thirds of the land in the state, led even more tribe> h seek federal recognition No doubt the Lumbee actions starting in the earh I17?'x also caused more tribes to sect recognition There are over 30 tribes in the I s which are recognized b> a state, but not h\ the federal got eminent Thet range from t. alitornia to North Larolina How mant ot these hate tiled petitions tor federal recognition I do not know but I do know that cetera! of them Irate tiled bud predicted that up to 150 tribes would file, when I talked to htm back in 1085 As tar as I know. the current total is onlt around 100 He said that oter 200 could hate been expected to tile He predicted that about JO", ot ihe ones who filed would gam recognition I predict that no more than that percentage tt ill be reached I just read in Indian (. ountrx Todat that the Houma Tribe of Louisiana is nearing federal recognition This is a large tnbe. of I ".000 members, which used to be chaired b> m> friend ICtrbt VetTei Thet hate been asking tor recognition tor decades, tust as rlic L urn bees hate If vou. dear reader, have not wTttten to tour Congressman and Senators asking tor federal recognition tor the Lumbees. please do so todat We need to help one another Jacobs Completes Program in Nursing Pamela bue Jacobs of Maxton lias completed the l*>94 Nursing Exploration Week at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing Jacobs was among 3b rising sophomores, tumors and seniors from 30 N.C counties who participated in srudent* ;tjte fide rfirue-'oP'1 o^pdrtWiifies In the fast growl ft; Amf11 ever-changing nursing field , Participants were paired with nurses at UNC Hospitals. Rex Hospital. Rex Home Care and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center to learn first hand about a nurse s daily life They also took part in a skills lab at N C Central Unix ersity. w here tliex practiced preparing injections and measuring blood pressure At the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. the> played "The Aging Game." in which playersexpenence w hat it's like to be elderly Students also attended a presentation on career planning in nursing at Glaxo Iik toured Duke Universitv Medical Center, where a panel of nursesdiscussed opportunities in tlte field, and met with current L'NC-C H students and alumni N ursine Exploration Week gives students the chance to expenence the manv facetsot the nursing profession from hospitals to home care and 1 lifogram director Thev klsifwam how nurses roles are changing with health care reform " More than 200 students applied^ tor the competitive program This vear s participants were among tlte . state s fop students, with an average? grade point av erage of s M> The group also reflected theduersitv oftlie state, with (2 African-Americans, two Native Americans and one Asian American Two male students attended New Exploration Week is a collaborative effort sponsored b\ UNC-CH.N.C.Central. Rex Hospital Corp and Glaxo Inc VOTE | ifciVHOLYN-GCkofocfBO j LUMBEE TRIBAL COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 (SOUTH/WEST PEMBROKE, DEEP BRANCH) AUGUST 27, 1994 DEEP BRANCH SCHOOL || I wM walk softly among mV paopla and faal thatr puis*. Than I will spaak out || boldy for truth and wisdom at council to maks Hfa battar for avaryona. C.C. ' ? ? r ri* ? ' ELECT Gary Wayne Loddear District 10 (North Pembroke) LUMBEE TRIBAL COUNCIL Saturday, August 27, It94 4:30 A.M. - 7:30 P.M. Vote For McKeithan Jones District# 12 (Union Area) Lumbee Tribal Council Saturday, August 27, 1794 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. m ousHftMiVHin s Apprvocn 10 inpoi mWfiNiiviii Vote For Shelby Jane Lowery Lumbee Tribal Council District #10 (North Pembroke) Saturday, August 27, 1994 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Vote for and Elect an Honest, Ordinary Person to Represent Honest, Ordinary People I ELECT Alfred Locklear Lumbee Tribal Council District 19 Britts, East and West Howellsville, Wisharts Saturday, August 27,1994 6:30 AM -7:30 PM