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editorial and Opinion 'Page * a - H? ? I f From This Side of the Aisle *] ^ Congrats la Dr. Km/ Braybay i Dr Ray Brayboy has received the Lifeline ' Achievement Award for outsundiag service to gifted children in North Carolina 1 Dr. Brayboy, now superintendent of Wayne 1 County Public Schools, received the presti jpous sward Mnrch I ft at the annual meeting of , the North Carolina Asaocintion for the (jilted | and Talented in Winston-Salem Conmats, Dr < Brayboy! All of your many friends in Robeson County uool.iud von ! Why i? Eraryam* Agahut UtDAT (tic) There it was, again, Indians bemoaning and advocating ia the pages of the Robcsoniao. Thia .writer, Edith Strickland ot Rowland, wondered in a letter to the editor in a recent tame." Why ia everyone against LRDA?" Well, the answer is. of course, that everyone is not against L&DA, a social action agency quartered in Pembroke LRD A, as Ms. Strickland rightly notes, has dooe many good things for Indian people They have! No doubt about it I applaud them for the good things they have done. But that's not the nib, the bone of contention. The issue is this, who represents the Indian people of Robeson and adjoining counties in legal matters, as the tribal government'7 Over 8,000 Indians voted for a tribal government, not necessarily against LRDA The problem is LRDA will not relinquish the mns of government, pass the torch of leadership to the duly elected tribal government peaceftiUy I cannot support LRDA in their hardball resistance to tribal democracy, but support them, of course, in their right to continue and flourish as a non-profit corporation registered with the good stale of North Carolina. The truth, too. is that LRDA has suspended elections until 19%, and have become an oligarchy. They receive monies-lax monies-in the name of the tribe, but do not answer to the Indian electorate That's wrong! I can't support the trampling of democracy underfoot, as LRDA is doing L RDA also, through the auspices of s for-profit Lumbar Industries, owes Indian business people, and others, scads of money, maybe as much as $300,000 At the selfsame time, they' re talking about building a $ million dollar administrative building That's wrong Reasonable people can't go along with that No one should waste tax monies, nor borrow any funds in my name .or yours, unless we agree LRDA's leadership has been approached and they have played hardball, rather than puMidy come dean with the people The die is cast I'll support them when they 're in the right, and I will now. from this day forward, oppose them publicly when they're wrong. Ditto for the tribal council now. foolishly I think, looking to the Robesonlan to tell their side of things Unun Like Ms Strickland. (also believe Mr James Hardin, LRDA's executive director, and Dr Dal ton Brooks, Chairman of the Lumbce Tribe, have the capacity to be "good men They need to start talking and doing good, or by golly, we'll call for a pox on both their houses. Rlckmr4 Monro* it Tcocker Recruiter Without My Biettimg RAE's (Robeson Association of Educators) loss, (suppose, is the Public Schools of Robeson County's gain Former RAE President, Richard Mon roe, has relinquished the reins of leadership at RAE to take a position with the PSRC as a special assistant at the central office in the area of teacher recruitment In my humble opinion, he has the job without my Messing I did not support him as RAE president either, resigning, in part, as a member in protest against Monroe s mean-mritcd stand against ex-felons Since I was wdl known at the time as an ex-felon before Gov Hunt pardoned me, I took it very personal when Monroe wrote some mean and hateful things about ex felons, then repealed them publicly at a school board meeting. He's one of the reasons I quit RAE I am in (lie process of asking RA? to give me my mooaes paid for dues back. I believe RAE took my moma^iit had faith, and the right thing to do is return my hard earned money jo mm , I'm a teacher and don't necessarily want Mr Purnell Swett. the super intendent. or any of the board, mad with me 1 am on record in support of Mr Swett, but I reserve the right to disagree with this action as a matter of conscience I will live with the outcome, holding to my tattered copy of the United States Constitution all the way I am a loyal teacher, not a Mind ooe: 1 support the PSRC. but do not give up my right to disagree agreeably when my heart leads me to do so Local students named Chancellor's Scholars < Three Robeson County seniors have 1 xca named Chancellors Scholars at 3embroke Stale Univereity for the 1995 )6 academic year. Braadi Leigh Bulloch, a aenior from St. Pauls High School, Melissa Bntt, a aenior from Fairmont High School. Shannon Deniae Chavts, a aenior from Purnell Swett High School, have been named Chancellor's Scholars Bullock is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Danny Bullock orLumberton She ia nugoring in elementary education Britt is the daughter orMr and Mrs David BrittofLumberloa. She plans to m^jor in biology )medical technology) Chavis is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Huey i. Chavis ofLnmberton She plans to major in biology (pie-medi cine). Chancellory Scholars at Pembroke State University receive $3,000 a year to attend PSU. This almost covers the full expenses of a student living on campus with a full-meal plan. Chancellor's Scholars courses, do a Master's type thesis, and receive special honors at commence Along the Robeson iruu? ? I by Dr. Stan Knick, Director | PSU Native American Resource Center I ? The Native American Resource I Center is pleased to present a new I photographic exhibit entitled Recollections: Lumber Heritage. | This exhibit is the result of a 1 cooperative project involving the Native American Resource Center, the Mint Museum in Charlotte, and the North Carolina Indian Cultural Center. It was originally shown at the Mint Museum, and has now begun a lour of other sites in the state. The exhibit features two sets of photographs. One is a collection of images from earlier days in the lives of the Lumbee. These photographs were assembled last autumn from numerous people in the Lumbee community. They reflect a wide range of topics and activities which have been put together under the following themes: Lumbee relationship to balance; Lumbee relationship to each other, community and family; .limbec relationship to the land; and < .umbee relationship to the nation. ] When this first set of photographs was being collected, oral histories about the people and places in the pictures were recorded by Lumbee writer Barbara Braveboy Locklear. In most cases this enabled us to provide a more full cultural and historical context to the photographs. These oral histories, when they are available, help the viewer to understand not only what is going on in the picture but also what the picture symbolizes. The second, and smaller, set of photographs consists of modern pictures taken by Lumbee photographer David Oxendine and Mint Museum photographer Robeit West. These images serve several purposes. They show contemporary Lumbee people, including several elders and Miss Lumbee, helping the viewer to see uic ummiun; _ Lumbee past and Lumbee present. They also show the process of I collecting old photographs and oral ? , histories. But the intention of Recollections is not to capture all there is to know about the Lumbee. nor to show a picture of every deserving Lumbee. No exhibit could do that. Many photographs had to be left out in th? selection process, in order to make tfie exhibit manageable and transportable. What the exhibit does intend to do, and what it ably accomplishes, is to provide a glimpse into Lumbee heritage through images and words. Recollections: Lumbee Heritage will be on display in The Center from 7 April through 24 May 1995. For more information, visit the Native American Resource Center in Old Main Building, on the campus of Pembroke State University. . ? to subscribe call . M 910-521-2826 4 Pediatric Pointers By JOSEPH T. BELL, MD One of the thing? that has been obvi- c ous in the preventive care of children is t that breastfeeding is the best nutrition t for an infant Most moms and dads) know that breastfeed not only helps < with the bond between the mom and tne I child, but also reduces the number of i infections the child has during early I childhood. One thing you may not be I aware that I read about recently was i that breastfeeding can even improve the intelligence of a child In a recent medical study I read, approximately 500 children were fol lowed up over a nine year period of time Approximately 130 of these kids were breastfed and the rest were for mula fed At time years of age they were all given a test to look at their cognitive skills or their ability to reason The study concluded that breastfeeding had a beneficial affect on the neurologic > development of children This wak thought to be due to the feet that breast milk contains certain fats that are vital in the development of the brain during early childhood that s not commonly present in most milk formulas An other interesting story that relates to breastfeeding is the fact that research rs have made a link between weastfeeding and a reduced risk of mast cancer in those women who do / xeastfeed. The study looked at patients vho were less than 75 year* old who had xeast cancer The results of the study thowed an association between breastfeeding and a reduced risk of breast cancer for premenopausal women as compared with the risk of women who have born children but did not breastfeed. The study also showed that the longer a woman breastfed the lower the risk of breast cancer All loo often we focus only on the benefits of breastfeeding for the infant. This study reminds us that there are benefits for the mother as well For those parents who are having children in the near future, remember that breastfeeding is the best method for parents togMifcr Even if an infant breastfeeds for a short period, like for instance 2-3 months this is better than not having breast milk at all That's all on breastfeeding See you next week! met CHOOSE M TRADITION CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE is published every Thursday b> First American Publications 304 Normal St. College Plaza Pott Office Box 1075 i mbroke. North Carolina 28372 Phone (910) 521-2826 Fax (910) 521-1975 Connee Brayboy. Editor Subacriptions One year in NC, $20.00 Outside NC. $25 00 Second Class Postage Paid at Plsuiliml a KIP rCIIHiuKC, liL FOR RACIAL EQUALITY SELECT JOHN RIMBERG MAYOR IN LUMBERTON I IffS College Entrance Exam. If you've been P wondering whether youll nuke the grade when you apply for an I education loan, then this test should answer I ail your questions. 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