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VOLUME 22 NUMBER 18 THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1995 TWENTY-RIVE CENTS
Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina to
hold annual Pow Wow Mav 18-21
The Tuscarora Nation of North
Carolina will hold its annual pow
wow May 18-21.
"Our goal is to award nearly
$3,000 in prize money in various
dance categories and to the best three
drums in the drum competition," sid
Mario Hernandez, pow-wow coordi
nator "One meal per day will be
provided for all participating drums,"
Hernandez said. In addition, gas
money will be given to any participat
ing drum group traveling 200 miles
or more to the event.
Dance categories will include tra
ditional and fancy for men, women,
juniors, boys and girls, and tiny tots
Grass dance, women's shaw, and
jingle dress dance will be included
"We're talking a whole new di
rection toward expanding and im
proving the pow-wow this year,"
Hernandez added. "Thisyear'sevent
will feature the world renowned Az
tec Fire Dancers from Mexico as spe
cial guests."
Indian artists, crafts people, and
traders will also participate in the
pow-wow Hernandez said 30 booth
spaces are available to Native Ameri
' can vendors and traders only Booth
fees are $130 for the entire event.
V
Vendors and traders should contact
Daiiene Hernandez at (910) 844-3352
Monday through Friday from noon to
2:00 p m for booth reservations.
The pow-wow grounds will open
for the general public at 10:00 a.m.
with activities continuing until 8:00
p.m. The pow-wow will continue
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and
on Sunday from noon until 6 p.m.
Admission for the public is $1 for
adults and children over six years of
age
Limited camping space will be
available at the pow wow grounds
Showers and toilet facilities are avail
able Scotland Inn in Laurinburg is
host motel for the event Reservations
may be made by calling 1-800-582
2106.
"We're sending invitations to
dancers and drum groups in all nine
Indian tribes in North Carolina, and
an invitation to everyone in Indian
country in general," Hernandez said
"We're working toward making this
the largest and best Tuscarora Nation
pow-wow in its 13-year history "
Hernandez said he expects between
3,000 and 5,000 people to attend the
event.
According to Tuscarora Chief
Leon Lockkar, the pow-wow ts plac
ing emphasis on both Native Ameri
can and non-Indian youth in Robe
son. Scotland and surrounding coun
ties.
"We are inviting classes from area
schools to attend on Thursday and
Friday, May 18 and 19 as special
student days this year." LockJear said
Students will have the opportunity to
observe and learn about Native Ameri
can dances, songs, arts and crafts,
foods and other aspects of Indian
culture.
Maxton is located on the border of
Robeson and Scotland Counties in
southeastern North Carolina. The
town is six miles east of Laurinburg
and 25 miles northwest of Lumber
ton. The pow-wow grounds are lo
cated on Corey Road off Od Red
Springs Road, one and one-half miles
north of Maxton. Direction signs on
U.S. Highway 74 and N.C Highway
71 will direct visitors and partici
pants
For more information individuals
or groups can contact Mario
Hernandez at Route 4 Box 182A,
Maxton, NC 28164 or call (910) 844
3352.
[ The Way I See It
etn " by Dr. Dean Chavert, President
?/l e\r ?sai* ?w in Native Atrtcaa Sctilai ilfri F?4
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A WOULD WITHOUT HEROES
by Dr. Doom Charm
(c) Copyright, 1995
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It seems to me wefTTS6KIheroes
And it also seems to me that most
Indian
children are growing up without
them Or am I wrong?
I had heroes growing up My
grandfather, W P Godwin, was one
His uncle John Godwin was another
Rev Chesley Hammonds, John L.
Carter Tom (Tomboy) Oxendinc.
Tecumsch Brayboy. Aunt Dimple
Revels, and many others were people
I looked up to. admired, and tried to
model my life after
The main reason I hate the bicker
ing, back stabbing, undermining, and
two timing that is going on between
LRDA and the Tribal Council of late
is that it represents the lack ofheroes
It represents the worst in us?greed
Unfortunately, we have as Indian
people in the past 30 years let the
federal dollars given to help poor
people rule the rest of our lives This
is not right and some dav we are
, going to pay the price for this greed
and shortsightedness
In communities such as the Indian
community of Robeson County, the
management of 'poverty programs''
has become the route of development
of local talent There is not a strong
enough private sector to put all the
graduates coining out of high school
and college to work.
So the public sector has become
the employer of note in these commu
nities Fighting over these jobs is
often intense, even though they al
most always pay less than compa
rable iobs in the private sector In
fact, they almost always pay less than
comparable jobs on the non-Indian
public sector
Many an Indian young person,
without considering working for the
private sector, has stepped right into
work for the Indian public sector
What they have often done is traded
their ability to make a difference in
the lives of people for job security and
comfort
It seems all the attention in the
County these days in directed at the
handful of Indian 'iea4*fs" at the
top Little attention is paid to the
local heroes who are there to help
someone in need.
Our heroes in the past were noi
dependent on a federally-funded job
They made their own livelihoods
farming, teaching, logging, preach
ing, and so on. They took good care
of their families But they also had
time to give to their church, their
school, and their community
I am still a liberal But I m not sure
that institutionalizing the welfare state
was such a good idea One. very lii.'e
i
I
of the benefits get to the people who
are supposed to get them. I have been
shocking people for 20 years be tell
ing them that 80% of their grant
funds will go for personnel That is
the norm.
Two, they suck thelifc out of lead
ership Instead of having to build
things, the leaders of today seem to
have nothing more important to do
than fight over the spoils
Queoion: Why did the leadership
of LRDA sit on the development of a
tribal constitution in March of 1988
But they did nothing to develop it
until pushed
Question: Why has LRDA spent
so much money advertising in the
Robesoman. and none in the Caro
lina Indian Voice? What is the pur
pose of LRDA7 Is it to support the
white power structure in Lumberton?
Has the white power structure been
going out of its way to help the Indian
people of Robeson?
Question How can anyone in his
right mind contend that the LRDA
Board is the official Lumbee govern
ing body? Are they completely crazy?
LRDA did all it could to defeat the
Lumbee Constitution.
But when 8,000 Lumbees voted
for it, and onlv 200+ voted against it,
LRDA completely lost on the issue
Final question When will LRDA
wafcmp and face the truth7 We need
thenWo act like heroes, not grcedv
pigs
"Seasoned Artists " to be featured
in art show sponsored by UCB
by Barbara Braveboy-Locklear
Art lovers, gel out your calendars
and circle some weeks in June that are
just around the corner!
The Robeson County Arts Council
is sponsoring a three-week long art
show featuring the work of local art
ists, aged 10 and older The show will
run from June 6 through June 28 The
exhibition is being hosted Ik United
Carolina Bank, located at Chestnut
and Seventh Streets in Lumberton
The art exhibition, a non-juried
event, will showcase works in a vari
ety of media including painting, draw
ing. watered or photography, pot
tery and sculpture
"The entries will be from people
in the over-30 age group." says
Shirley Swell, event chairperson
"That 's why we came up with a name
like Seasoned Artists! " Entries are
limited to three per "seasoned ' art
ist.
Entries can be taken to the bank's
lobby on Sunday. June 4. from 1-3
p m The show ill open on Tuesday.
June 6 A reception at 7 pm on
opening night is free to the public,
providing an opportunity to meet the
artists
An added benefit from last year's
show was that the RCAC was able to
identify artists for inclusion in the
new arts directory the Council is com
piling
For further information about the
art show, call Shiricv Swett at 910/
739-6546
To learn more about the arts direc
tor. write The Robeson County Arts
Council. P O Bos 2100. Lumbcrton.
NC 28359
Vacancies at Pembroke Housing
Pembroke-The Pembroke Homing Authority has vacancies available for
low-income families Currently two. three, and four bedroom apartments arc
? available Applications are taken each Wednesday from 9am until 4 p m at
606 l.umbcc Street in Locklear Court Interested persons should contact
Rhonda Locklear at (910) 521-9711
The Authority strives to maintain a drug free environment necessary for
family living Therefore, all persons age sixteen yean old and older who plan
to reside in public housing are subject to a thorough review of their criminal
history
Hatcher
Released
from prison
The North Carolina Parole Com
mission has announced the release of
Eddie Hatcher on Wednesday from
Central Prison in Raleigh Hatcher
was serving an 18 year prison sen
tence for charges relating to the 1988
take over of the Robesonian newspa
per
According to reports. Hatcher will
be on Supervised Parole and will not
be allowed in Robeson or Wake Coun
ties without the permission of the
Parole Commission
Other reports are that Hatcher is
"very sick" and the nature of his
illness has not been disclosed
He has been paroled to nearby
Richmond County
Robeson voters
apporve bond Issue
Robeson County voters approved
a $7 2 million bond issue Tuesday
that will be used to expand and im
prove the county water system
The bond issue was approved 829
voles to 272. according to unofficial
vole touts
Dr. Douglas Norman (right) presents the Irwin Distinguished Pmer
Award to Pembroke State University Chancellor Joseph & (hcenekne. Dr.
Norman earned the award for his research paper "Food Lion."
Dr. Norman recently presented the Irwin Publishing Company's Distin
guished Paper Awardmat he received/or talking top honors at the S outhoast
em Case Research Association in HouMon to Pembroke Stole University
Chancellor Joseph & Oxendine.
Norman is associate professor of communicative arts at PSU.
"Food Lion," by Norman and others, won the prestigious award for their
"innovtoive techniques in learning." The entry consisted of 45 pages of toad
and two hours of video tape giveing corporate backgrundto Food Uan and
concentrating on its public relations response to a critical segment an ABC
TVs "Prime Time Live" program in 1990.
Pembroke Kiwanis Report
The weekly meeting was held at the |
Town and County Restaurant with ?
Resident Elect Bob Lowiy presiding i
Program chairman for the evening i
EdTeets. presented Centennial Chair- 1
(nan Greg Cummings who outlined I
he many events for Pembroke's 100 (
rears observance- 1895-1995
"The growth of Pembroke is ama/- (
ing," said Mr Cummings as he dis- ,
played the beautiful t-shirt depicting ,
views of the growth of our fair city (
This may be obtained at the City Hall ,
for $10, the cap too, is nice It may be
purchased for $5 OW Main is pictured
on the t-sturt, a good display of the ,
college, the g-nnt rrf i**t r-?
luck-off ' 'This is your town as well as
mine We need you for your help, the
help of everybody, your input is valu
able." Cummings said. The Commit- ,
tee meets at 5:30 on Thursdays at the
town hall. The gathering of photos of |
old buildings, notable people, fami
lies. churches, businesses, etc. all of ;
people attended our first meeting at
Did Main in March, a real showing of
interest in our 100th anniversary. We
need writing input of the history of our
legacy On May 26th at the Jaycee Hut
there will be the unveiling of Delora
tummings painting as purl of the Aft
Gala Then; will he dinner and danc
ing. plus the auctioning of Centennial
plates which will prove to be very
valuable in years to come A time
capsule will be commemorated I am
sure proud of Pembroke, born forty
seven years ago he said "Our fore
Fathers set up a rich heritage for our
celebration.'
" The Circle K Ctub of Pembroke
State has 15 members. The Pmndani is
Jerry L ock tear Pembroke, a rising
senior The club recently gave S1000 to
the N>C> High School Social Studies
Foundation Facultv advisor is John
Rimberg
The club voted $ KM) for the Mo
Strickland Memorial Scholarship
Fund
Revival to be held at ?
St Anna Freewill
Baptist Church
St Anna Freewill baptisi Church
will bold revival May 14-19 Service
befiaa Sunday night at 6 p a and
paator of Union 'chapeMUpurt
New lift Tabernacle \
Congregation
Returns to the 50's :
On Saturday, Mm 20. New Lifc
Tabernacle will celebrate OM Paeh
loned D?y. On this day they wilt
return to the fiftiea. Thai will be a
ftirirf(KM hotdogs toacakea, pop
corn and other Iboda available for
25c. The event begiaa at 10 ata. and
the public is encouraged to attend and
participate by the paator, Rev AJ
Lowery and the congregation
Boy Scowl troop #27 will bold a car
wash at the Firat Union Bank on Satur
day. May 20th at9a.Boy Seoul Chair
man Ed Teeta made the announce
| went
l. ^
Patricia Lockkar LRD A bead lUiit
director, thanked the club tor its' aufh
port of upcoming AmUy day on May
6th.
Invocation-Vardell Swcti Pubtoc
ity-Ken Johnaoa
\tnA^
IYou are invited I
to attend a reception I
to celebrate I
our photographic exhibit I
Recollections: I
Lumbee Heritage I
7:00PM I
9 May 1995 I
Native American Resource Center I
Old Main Building I
Pembroke State University I
Recollections: Lumhee Heritage is a joint project of
Native American Resource Center
I Mint Museum of Art
North Carolina Indian Cultural Center
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