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VOLUME 23 THURSDA Y FEBRUARY 1,1996 , . . " J?'
Vicki I ear announces
candii for Register of Deeds
VickiLynn Locklear, a seven-year
employee with theofficeofthe Register
ofDeeds, has announced her candidacy
for that office where she now serv es as
Deputy Clerk II. Locklear of
Lumberton feels that her experience
in that office qualifies her for the
position. She is a graduate of
Southview Senior High School inHope
Mills NC and has attended Pembroke
State University, Robeson Community
College,, as well as Fayetteville
Community College.
She has served as a part time
employ ee at the Robeson County Board
of Elections where she served as
Registrar for precinct 7. She has also
had experience as a teacher's assistant,
and has served as a teller at Southern
National Bank. Locklear also has
varied experience in civic activities.
She has worked with Project
Graduation for several years and has
been a part of the fundraising effort.
Jail=a-Thon: the Red Ribbon
Campaign; serv ed as a member of the
Board of Directors for "Strike at the
Wind'' and designed the program for
the Arts Dinner for that event. She has
volunteered at Union Chapel
Elementary School, as well as a
volunteer for the state and county
softball teams; DARE-the Palmer
Drug Abuse Program.
Locklear is a member of Ml. Airy
Baptist Church.
Upon making her announcement.
Locklear released the following
statement;
"My work with the Register of
Deeds Office has given me the
experience that is necessary to operate
the office efficiently. I am familiar
with all aspects of the job and am
confident that, if elected, I will be an
asset to the citizens ofRobeson County.
"I believe that the keeping of our
public records is a sacred trust and it
is necessary for the Register of Deeds
to understand how valuable the service
is that the office renders. I have long
believed that the work of that office in
invaluable and requires commitment
and attention to detail. I have this
commitment and dedication, realizing
that the records are entrusted to our
office for safekeeping and therefore
they must be accurate. There is not
much room for error in the keeping of
the public records. I know how
important it is to do things accurately
and in a timely manner.
" As a member of the Native
American community. 1 understand
the tradition and customs of our elderly
citizens. I know that they have
confidence in the ability ofthe Register
of Deeds to do thing properly. I vow,
if elected, to continue the tradition of
honesty, integrity and principle that
the citizens of Robeson County have
learned to expect from the office of
Register of Deeds."
Deep Branch Student wins
Matthew Locklear, a second grade student at Deep Branch Montessori
School ivas winner in the 1996 NC Youth Authors Project held during the
month of November. His work was submitted to the state competition held
during January.
Matthew is the son of Keith and Kristin Locklear of Lumberton and is a
student of Ms. Tonya Locklear at Deep Branch.
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National Tap
Ensemble to
perform \
* The internationally renowned
National Tap Dance Ensemble will
perform Tops in Taps: An American
tradition in Red Springs at the Flora
Macdonald Academy on Saturday,
February 10. 1996 at 8 p.m. Tickets
arc 43 and will be available at the
door.From minstrel show steps to
Harlem Jazz to the electronic techno
tap (made famous by Gregory Hines
in the film "Tap"). Tops in taps
simply dances the 150-year history of
tap in the United States.
The company' s dancers come from
throughout the United States and
reflect a broad range of styles at the
highest levels. Featured in this show
are Artistic Director and master dancer
Chris Belliou, Cassandra Baker, and
Chester Whitmore. who has been
describedas oneof the "most versatile
and knowledgeable tap artist of the
new generation." Performing with
the group is distinguished jazz
trombonist Calvin Jones who has
played with many of the greatest names
in jazz, including Duke Ellington,
Count Bassie and the Ray Charles
Band..
Tops in taps isan evening of dance,
audience involvement and reverie, and
features some of today;s best
performers. Touted as "The truest,
most energizing tap company on this
planet.'' the National Tap Ensemble' s
program is sponsored by the red
Springs Arts Council, and is supported
by a grant from the North Carolina
Arts Council. For additional
information, call (910) 843-5312 or *'
843-4520
Activities at Pembroke
Housing Authority
On January 12, 1996 Frederick
Locklear from Maynor Manor
celebrated his 11th birthday along
with other youth from the Housing
Authority. The celebration took place
at the Youth Center. It was topped o?f
with a birthday cake and ice cream
followedbj^^
4-H agents Ms. Aggie Rogers and
Ms. Nahir Hunt visited "Helping
Hands" 4-H Club on January23,1996.
"Helping Hands" would like to
welcome new 4-H agent Ms. Nahir
Hunt. Along with Ms. Hurit, "Helping
Hands" is planning a productive year
for 1996. Some of the upcoming
projects include a "Rock-a-Thon"
and a Talent Show. The
Cultural Program, funded
. under the Youth Sports Granu learned
a lot about culture this week. A group
of youth attended the Public Schools
of Robeson County Indian Resource
Center on January 25. Mr. Ed Chavis
spoke to the youth about great warriors
of the past, such as: Chief Joseph and
Chief Jeronimo. He also spoke with
them about how they can be in control
of their spirit. The youth also visited
the Art Museum and saw different
paintings and art work that was
produced by some of the local artists,
such as Delora Cummings and Gene
Locklear. "This was a very eventful
outing for the youth, because so many
of our youth do not know about the
history of their ancestors." said
Mitchell "Bosco" Locklear.
Pembroke Housing Drug Elimination
Coordinator. Locklear said that there
should not be one youth in the Public
Schools of Robeson County who docs
not visit the Indian Resource Center at
least once a year. Locklear would like
to thank Mr. Chavis and Mr. Kevin
Locklear of the Center for the kindness
that was shown to the youth.
The youth also visited the
Lumberton Civic Center on January
26 to sec "Remember the 60s." a
musical drama performed by the
Living History Club of Purnell Swett
High. "I believe that this is the best
event we have been to with our youth
and my hat goes off to the students at
Swett High. ' said Locklear. Locklear
also said that he would like to see the
drama performed at every school by
the Living History Club
NASF announces grants
and gifts for December '95
Albouquerque, N.M: The Native
American Scholarship Fund
announced today that it recevied S
258,101.42 in gifts and grants for the
month of December 1995. "This is
our third largest gift month in the
eight years we have been operating.''
said D.R. Dean Chavers, the director
of the Fund/' we hope to add as many
as 30 new additional students before
the end of this academic year." The
fund has 132 students on
scholarshipsthis year at some 35
different colleges and universities. The
income to support them comes from
gifts from individuals, from grants .
from bequests, from training fees, and
from sale of books. " This is an
execcllent group of students." reports
Lynctte Charlie, the Director of
Rccruting. "Most of them ha\c gotten
overall grades of over 3 .0 fo' the fall
1995 term. Even our freshmen are
making exccellent grades." NASF
serves students from any tribe in the
U.S. who have excllcnt grades, high
test scores, and overall leadership
ability, as long as the student attends
an accredited college " Our 89
graduates are really doing well."
reports Ms.Charlic. "All of them are
working, and almost all of them arc
working for Indian people. We have
doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers,
college profcrssors. and tribal
administrators among our graduates.
Thcv arc making valuable
contributions to their tribes." NASF
is located at 8200 Mountain Road.
N.E.. Suite 203, Albuquerque. NM
87110 The phone is(505) 262-2351,
and the fax number is (505) 2620534
LKDA Establishes New tioals t or 1996
LRDA's Board of Directors and management
are very concerned about the federal
budget cuts pending in Washington on
services programs and also the opposition
that has stymied federal recogntion efforts.
However we cannot stand still and not
move forward wlih innovative plans to do
economic development and provide new
services to the community, if possible.
Therefore the following goals will be
pursued in 1996:
LRDA GOALS IN 1996
1. Obtain financing and build a Lumbee
Tribal Building Complex in Pembroke
that will house LRDA's currently rented
four Pembroke offices in one location An
economic development project.
2. Establish and obtain funding for a consumer
education and credit counseling
program
3. Obtain funding to establish a veterans'
memorial to all Indian veterans of the
region.
4. Sucessful coordination of the free Health
Services pfojeel to the Indian communities
with Southeastern Regional Medical
Center.
5. Establish a "Henry Berry Ixrwrie Scholarship
Fund and Endowment" and raise
at least $25,000 for the fund by December,
1996.
6. Expandlhegrowthoflhel.umbeeTribc'j
Spring and Fall Pow-Wows and sot'
cessfully sponsor Lumber llomeconi
ing for greater heritage and cultura
awareness. '
7. Implement one new small business
project In 1996
R. Implement the use of the l.umbee Ttlba
Rolls in future elections for the N.C
Commission of Indian Affairs and LRDA
Hoard elections for the Lumbee Tribe 1
The I.RDA Board will continue to pur
sue federal recognition as in the past in the
changing political climate in Washington
The above goals will be sought in 1996 fot
the benefit of the Lumbee community,
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Willie Harris Jr. among those
appointed to NC Arts Council
Gov. Jim Hunt today announced
the appointment of eight North
Carolinians to the Arts Council
(NCAC) board, including Amy
Blumenthal,Charlotte. Alberta
Cuthbertson. Greensboro. Willie
Harris, Pembroke; RaenelJe Hunsukcr,
Catawba. David Perry. Carrboro;
Karen Wells, Wilson and Edward
Wilson,Winston-Salem. Marianne
Hayworth ofHigh Point is reappointed
to the board. The 24-member board,
appointed by the Governor, sets arts
policy statewide and makes funding
recommendations to the secretary of
the N.C. Department of Cultural
Resources. Its goal is to provide arts
experiences to citizens statewide. " 1
know that we can count on them to
promote our state's rich cultural
heritage and meet the needs of arts
communities around the state,'' Gov.
Hunt said. VEach of these individuals
has demonstrated a strong
Commitment to arts." Amy
Blumenthal of Charlotte is a musician
and president of Airy Publications,
etc.. a sheet music publisher, and
arranger/editor for Columbia Pictures
Publications. She is also a chamber
music director and a flute instructor.
Blumenthal has served on the boards
of Wildacres. Charlotte arts and
Science Council, Charlotte Symphony.
Blumenthal Foundation. AfroAmerican
Cultural Center, the N.C.
Dance Thcatcrand many other groups.
Alberta Cuthberston of Greensboro
taught highschool until her retirement
in 1988. Besides chartering the
National Art Honor Society at
Grimslcy Senior High, she taught art
on various college campuses during
summer breaks and was Faculty
RcprcscntativcfortheN.C. Education
Association. Currently. Cuthberston
is on the boards of the AfricanAmerican
Atelier. Green Hill Center
for North Carolina Art and the Touring
Theater Ensemble, as well as several
othcrcommunity groups. Willie Harris
Jr. of Pembroke teaches social studies
and vocational education in Robeson
County. He has held offices in the
Pembroke Jaycecs since 1972 and been
a cast member and board member for
"Strike at the Wind." serving since
1986 and 1989 respectively. Rancllc
Hunsuckcr of Catawba is the retired
office manager of catawba Hosiery
Mills and owner of Catawba Insurance
Agency. A member of the Hickory
community Theater. Hickory Museum
1 of Art. and the Catawba County
Council for the Arts, she has also
worked with other civic and
educational organizations. She and
her husband, David, were named 1993
"Volunteers of the Year" by the
Catawba County Council for the Arts
due to their successful leadership of
its annual united arts.fund drive.
David Perry of Carrboro has worked
for the UNC=Chapel Hill Press since
1979 and is currently its acquisitions
editor, specializing in books about
North Carolina and the South. In 1991
this Ashevillc native co-authored with
Bill Neal. "The Good Old Grits
Cookbook" (Workman Publishing).
Karen Wells of Wilson has been
executive director of the Arts Council
of Wilson since 1985, completing
successful fund raising for a 20,000
square fool arts center which opened
in 1989. She has held theatre and arts
commission positions in Mississippi
and Florida and has been a National
Endowment for the Arts fellowship
recipient. Formerly president of ARTS
North Carolina, she also has been
?consultant for arts agencies in North
Carolina and tenncsscc
Edwin Wilson of Winston-Salem
is English professor and Provost
Emeritus at wake Forest University
and currently a board member of the
N.C. School of the Arts Foundation.
Winston-Salem State University..
Belmont Abbey College and the Center
forCrcativcLeadcrshipin Greensboro
He is a former president of Picdmond
Opera theatre. winston-Salcm Arts
Council. Winstort=Salcm Gallery of
Contemporary Art (now the
. Southeastern Center for Contemporary
Art). Red Shields BovS' Club and the
Atlantic Coast Conference. Wilson
also has been a board member for
several other arts and educational
agencies
Marianne Havworth of High Point
was also reappointed to the NCAC
board. Formerly vice president of the
High Point Arts Council, she has
serv ed on the boards of several other
organizations, including the Eastern
Music Festival. High Point Theatre
Advisory Commission, the N.C'
Symphony Society and the Histoid
Book Club of North Carolina. In 198 >
she and her husband Joseph received
the Mayor's Award from the High
Point Aits Council for their support of
the arts cultural life in the community.
The NCAC is an agency of the
N.C Department of Cultural
Resources. For further information
about these board appoints, contact
Fav Mitchell Henderson. 919/73:;.
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PSU professor release
. book on Native Americans
Pembroke- Dr. Thomas Ross, chair
ofPSU's Department of Geology jnd
Geography, recently published a book
entitled American Indians: ACultural
i Geography (Karo Hollow Press 1995).
ThcDookisacollcctton IXchapters
l written especially for this volume.
Ross wrote two of the chapters and coi
authored a third. One or the chapters
i written by Ross discusses the Lumbcc
Indian population growth and the
r increasing political influence of the
Lumbcc Indians in Robeson County.
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Ross has been a (acuity member at
Pembroke Stale since 1969. He has
authored, edited and co-edited sev eral
books and numerous journal articles.
Present ly. he is complcli ng the editing
ptoccss for a book dealing with
American Indian economic
development and is also working on a
geography of Moore County.
American Indians is available at
PSU's Bookstore or can be ordered by
other bookstores from the publisher
Retail price is about $65.00.
^^^Elders^^V
/jjgfairraditionalist j
>Tj?\Events & Pow Wows^
(Please note the differences from past years).
March 14-16-Nalive American New Year Ceremonial
Festival. Thursday. March 14- Elder.s Council meeting; prayer
circle; talk circle and social time. Sunrise-Noon-EveningSundown
Ceremonies. And other times as needed by guests and
attendees. In between will be social, education, talk and prayer
groups meeting. All are invited.
May 10-12- Lumbee Spring Dance Festival. Lumberton
Fairgrounds. >
April 12-13-PeeDeeIndianAssociation Pow-Wow. Lindsay
Park, Bcnncttsvillc. SC.
June 13-16-Traditional Spiritual gathering.
No fees. No admission. No vendors. No competition. Pray,
sing, dance, drum, learn, teach, enjoy. Free admission. Free
camping. Bartering only. 24-hour security. Meet Native
Americans from all over Indian country.
June 30-July 7- Lumbee Homecoming
September 20-22- Lumbee Fall Ceremonial. Picnic sty le
meals. No admission. No vendors. Barter only. No competition.
"Celebrate the creator's Harvest Gifts."
October 11-13- Lumbee Fall Pow Wow
Note: means that food at this event will be pot luck, picnicstyle.
There will be a cooking committee that will cook donated
food or you can grill or picnic on your own. There will be no
admission fee. no vendors, no compcition. A donation box w ill
be available for support of other Elders Council programs
November 21-22- Indian Cultural Center Fall Festival.
Fire circle ceremonials, sunrise, noon, evening, sundown
Come learn, socialize, support theEldersand the North Carolina
Indian Cultural Center.
TBA- Tree lighting and fire ceremonies. Sunrise, noon,
evening. . >
rvmnlvr 21- Winter Solstice. Sunrise and Noon
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Pembroke Elementary PTA
has successful year
The Pembroke Elementary School PTA has been very productive this
school year. Under the direction of Mr. Patrick Hullard, PTA President, the
PTA has sponsored a variety of incentivesfor the children. The most recent
event took place on January 12, 1996. Eighteen children were transported
by limousine to Piua Hut. These children dined on piua with the principal,
Ms. Verdia Deese, and the assistant principal, Mr. Kelly Sanderson. The
children and faculty of Pembroke Elementary would like to thank the PTA
for a job well done.