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New Book on Mission Work
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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 <f 101843-8107 if I am not
a home please leave a message We
Love you m the Lord and we need
your help Jessie Jones Missions All
Dona ions ate tax deductible.
Constitution Assembly Not
Endorsing Candidates |
As Chairman of the Constitutional
AssemMy of Lowbee Tribe I Mtit
appropriate thai we share the apant
within which this document ?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.
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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
m<uu ituun. according Bud. was
(he boidt dec iuoh .n h a>iiingH)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.
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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