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^Fur thcpast iS vear?. hikc I*?w
I kav? been trying to yet rtttw u
7 V ? at Indian
students who enser college drop out
Thar u a mire, of tour*. a? ?tth
everything el* My organization
d* Naive Amenta* Scfcutanhtp
Fund, has funded IV student, an..
1917. aid 15 have dropped not. i<?
a dropout r*c of 8'
The wont cam I have totuid. m
contrast, is Haskell Indian
University, with a dropout rate of
93%. I think Haskell has improved,
especially under its dynamic new
President. Bob Martin The data tor
Haskell is from 1976 us
accreditation *elf->iudv report
llaceaf). I collected all the
reports I could find that I knew tube
accurate, bated on facts, and pa a
chart togetbei This is the unlv ope
of tu kind I have ever seen Most
people do not warn to know what
their dropout rates tor Indians are
The rates are >o bad. the v rhmk rhe\
will took bad
Oalv live of the 22 institution ,?<
organizations had rate* belou <f>
Ten of the 22 had rates above "if
Mace the colleges with die largest
Indian student countsareaithcuppci
end. I concluded that the overall rate
is about 75V h could be higher
The percentage of Indians who
go on to college from high school
graduation is only I TV This
compares to 42% tor the total U >
populaion. iince the Indian high
vchoul population hasadropout rate
of 50%. compared to 22"- tor tlic
U.S. population, the IT*, is reailv
7 5% of all 18 yea olds
And since the Indian dropout
roe is 75%. i$mM,onl*
total U.S. population in culleye tlw
actual rato of Indian college
: ' ' i
tutcverv l?o Indian* a bo graduate
Ths* imam* we are going ,
Indian v uwar for .otleyc educaticxi
in line paw Mi ycjri At 'Hi* rati.
Indians will never catch up with
the mi of the nauon m term* of
college graduate*
MK( N b college graduate
tnoreand mure, who reailv run dungs
ih the I S this mean* Indian* aie
going u> become :ki ntutr
powerless met tune. utue*> we a*
Indian people .an .onie io grips
with thi* crm?
W'hv do so lew Indian* enter
col leer 'Thev are discouraged ffoin
attending rhev arc not prepared in
the high schools. and the> are not
welcome on rie college cmnpuse>
The gapbetween Indian high schools
and college entrance reipnremeiH*
is mometnou*
We regularly get students
apptviug to u* tor scholarships w bo
have a V* or lugner OP A in hign
school* Ths* should mean the
would score a 2* or higher on the
ACT. puning them into the VMh
percentile Instead, thetvpical Indian
w ith i hOPAssorestrointhe l5rh ?>>
the "5th percentile
someonem a iiosi ?i suracoms.
i> dealing Indian siudcius in Ing'i
school li i* nine lor Indian parewc
to stand up and demand thai their
children get a better education in
high school
I believe Indian students should
be encouraged to do their very best,
at ail times I think thev should be
encouraged to attend Harvard. Yak.
and Stanford --the verv be.-t
universiiatesuitheL y-if'thev can
gam admission
Mthis point, onlv atinv handful
attend such universities The total in
ail the I v ws now could fit easilv into
the auditorium at Old Mam. Uri sdo
better with our students Thev are
our future
s,t&m .
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Pembroke
Kiwanis
Report
Jufee Dexier Brook* *a? the
principle -peakei ol the weexlv
meeting held at the Townandl ounirv
RfttuiiM He was pwwiwd b\ ihi>
piuvrwi vhaifmail Ken
Johnson '
Nationally and locallv the
Criminal Justice sv-tembasbceM verv '
evident m the O J Sanpson and Jordan 1
Cases. so I have decided to talk on.
W hai a Judge dues'
Jurisdiction means power 10
decide The power is in civil and
criminal cases The Male enters the
case in criminal cases as the citizen
has the ngbi to sue for damage*, as the
peace has been broken There are
three limes as main civil cases as
there are criminal cases Most people
plead puliy a? prosecutors ?ill act ept
the plea In dealing with cases the I air
minister Act was devised to clas-itv
felonies Cia*? A. is murder in the I si
decree c lass H carries ad 10 vear
maximum sentence inchides breaking
and entering The law also ha- a
presumptive sentence of 3 vear- The
ludge has lo look at aggravating
factors .-such as the victim being verv
voting Also there are mitigating
factors such a- confessing to the w rung
doing and signs a confession Then
tbe judge ha- to use dtscretionarv
powers deciding between nuiigaiing
and aggravating taciursand weighing
their importance, m sentencing
An ac tiv e -enteuce or a -uspended
sentence result- In drug case- the
legislature prescribe- the sememe-,
as there i-amintmum ol M >eai - lot
armed robberv. no discretion isgtven
the iudge The Dept of Corrections
has patole empowermeni I he
Legislature ha- to set policv regarding
the number of beds needed, so v luleni
cases, criminal careers. iape cafes
and 3 strike- and you re out lake
precedence So the structured criminal
act came about Point- are as-c-sed to
determine the seriousness of the case
The minimum sentence cannot he
paroled The maximum sen let ice
motivates to behave The governot
has the right to parole, or commute
Presiding Gradv hum
invocation. \ ardell Swell, -ong. Ld
Teetx
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Dear Miss i ounce
According to this other paper our
Mil is in trouble If .ou believe litem,
we re either sliort on v otes or -Jion on
lime, or both seems like am wav uu
turn. out people are alwav s girting the
short end otitic ileal but Ol W1/ am t
eivine up on our bill. Miss 1 ounce,
until Miss Arlinda savs so li .1111 t
been thai long ago lliai Ol W u lead 111
that Luinberton papei how Mi
Faircloth was against us Tliey were
wrong on thai too
One ot these davs. I hope to 01
down with thai Senator Helms W lien
I do. MissC ounce. I intend to ask him
justuhat in the world he s got against
our people The> tell me that 2 otiiet
tribes got their bill through this vcar.
and Mr Helms didn t cam ?n about
those Indians gifting their recognition
But w hen it comes to the Indians 111 his
own state, he gits mights riled up It
makes vou wonder u liat in the world
he s scared ot. Miss c otutec Ma v be
he s like some more White people Ol
Wizknows They like lodiansas long
as thev re at a distance from litem
Course, the boys at the store savs
Helms is iust paying us back tor not
supporting him If thats true, that
makes Mr Helms a small man. Miss
Connee Maybe, he ought 10 trv
doing something for the people 111 his
Mate and then ask them lot tlieit
support Itsworkstoiotherpoliticiaiis
Now. if thtm boys up there in
W ashington done wbar our delegates
done in our vonstitutioii. we would
have tenn limitations on our Mmaiois
and C ongressmen You shouldn t
have one man in office for as long as
Helms or Ro?e has been 111 office.
Miss ( oiuiee No matter how much
Ol Wiz likes Mr Rose or what lie
thinks ol Mi Helms, thev ve been
there long enough In fact, it might
not be a bad idea to kiuck ail those |
Senators out and them C ungressmen 1
i>ul loo. and cm m *m?e fresh blood up |
there Mavbc. ?r .ouid make a ,
baseball team out id them I'd sure |
like to see them Democrats on one t
team, the Republicans on the other. (
andOl W12 the umpire. MissC ounce ,
When I gut through straighten out |
?omc fellow >. the II br fit lu >n tliet* .
in Washington anothet term But. it
they played ball the way they ran our
country, that might could take a long |
long time I
W hat we need to do here is run one |
of our Indians against Mr Helms (
So*, the bovsal the store thought Ol ,
Wiz was crazy. Miss C onnee. when .
lie mention it to them the other day. |
But thats because thev am t mulled on |
it a while Bui. the more I studies on ,
this thing, the tnotc I Itold onto Hie ,
conviction The wav I see it. it we |
could git one of our Indians to run .
against Mr Helms, lie II gn support
from all over the countrv I might not 4
know a whole lot but I believe it (
would be the biggest s'orv on any ,
senate race in the country. Miss |
C onnee Don t know how far we ,
would git. Miss Counce, but if them
boys up in Washington tliought an ,
Indian might be taking Helms seat ,
cause ol the wav thev v e allow hint to ,
treat our people. tlie> might just go i
ahead and pass our bill ,
C ourse, not everyone sees things j
like Ol Wiz. and tliats a good thing.
MissConnee It just wouldn't do il ,
evervone thought like Ol Wiz. cause (
then he II have nothing to talk about (
and thev wouldn t cither But. I stand ,
here on mv conviction and thats we ' I
need to run an Indian against Mr
Helms Now. it tliat don t git tlie i
attentionot that yenaic nothing will I
RICK'S
PLACE
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Some things never change %
Especially people h seems that no?
natter bow hard we try to inform ami
sducasc folks, they just don t gei it' CM
ourse I'm talking about the so .all
eud between the Carolina Indian
t'oice and Lumbee Regional
Development Association I've said
lme and tune again we are not anti
.RDA We are anti-stupidity We are
inti-greed We have staled over and
>ver again we support the concept of
in organization that is about the
justness of making the lives of our
jeople better The question is. "Is
LRDA this organization.'"
Over the last few weeks, fames
hiardin. Executive Director of LRDA
mis atteinpied to discredit The C aroHna
Indian Voice by writing letters to
)tber Non-minoritv owned
lewspapers in the area, trving to
jurtravthet l\ asthebadguvs LKDa
vas even hired an Attorney firm from
Fasene\ille to review articles and
.ofuniiis in this papei I wonder il the
noney spent on attorney tees couldn i
* better spent ofbehalfof the Lumbee
jeople'
it 's an old game Politicians trv to
lo it all the time Instead ol
.oncentradng on the issues, they trv to
.loud the vision ot the people with
iialf truths, misrepresentations and
useless information
We. at the CIV are proud ot our
necord It speaks for itself Each week
we put our work product before the
jeople and ask that it be examined
We do n openly and pubhclv We
;hallenge LRDA todo the same Let 's
Hart working together for the same
hmg The well being of our people
The first Lumbee-Cheraw tribal
council election is August 27 Get out
uid support the candidate of vour
jhoice Remember, il you don I vote. j
rour candidate will not u in ?
V
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Gregory Chavis*
Tribal Council District #8
August 27,1994
With each beginning, there Is an end. Together, let us
achieve the vision that began many years ago through
out Lumbee ancestors who are now burled beneath
the sacred soils of our land."
VOTE AT RUIE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, LOCATED ON THE
RUIE-PHIIADELPHUS ROAD AT THE RAILROAD TRACK. |
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ELECT
Gary Wayne Locklear
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District 10
(North Pembroke)
LUMBEE TRIBAL COUNCIL
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Saturday, August 27,1994
4:30 A.M. ? 7:30 P.M.
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Vote For
McKeithan Jones
District# 12
(Union Area)
Lumbee Tribal Council
Saturday, August 27,1994
6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
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Phone (919) 521-2826
Fax (919) 521-1975
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Helen Lock (ear. Office Manager
Dance Registration ?
Before August. 31 IW4 ?
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l ap i Jaz/ / Ballet
Floor Gymnastics and ;
Ribbon Dance
Xiies 3 and l.p.
Call (910) 738-7403 j
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"Dollar Bill" Oxendine j
Lumbee Tribal Council
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District 16
Saturday. August 27. 1994
6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. j
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'Vote for Equal Representation"
Henry Brewer
Lumbee Tribal Council ; /
District 6 (Saddletree) ; 1
Saturday, August 27, 1994 ; t
6:30 a.m.-7:30
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?Member Antioch Baptist Church
?Assistant Church Clark and Sunday School Too char
*2 Yaars, Campball CoUaga (Political Sdanca)
? 14 Yaars, Dupont Plastics Technician
?Married to Pom Brewer
?Two daughtorx Nichoi, 19; Haathar, 7
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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
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