Published cueh l luirsd.iv m Pembroke, N.C. _ B
CAROLINA INDKN VAirc
"Ihiilding Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Knciul Setting"
Volume 27 i\umber 41 Thursday, October 12, 2000
County Superintendent Honored
for Commitment to Education
Dr. Barry Harding. Superintendent
of the Public Schools of
Robeson County, was presented an
Achievement Award by the Title
IX Indian Education Parent Committee
at the school board meeting
Monday night for having been selected
National Indian Educator of
the Year by the National Indian
Education Association.
The plaque, presented by Lloyd
Locklear, Chairman of the Committee,
recognized Dr. Harding "for
distinguished services rendered as
a leader who exemplifies outstanding
vision and creativity in the
education of our most valuable resources-our
children."
Dr, Harding will receive the NIF.A
Award at its meeting in Sioux City.
South Dakota on November 1st. It is
given to a teacher, counselor, or administrator
who. through leadership,
vision and creativity, and commitment,
has made major contributions to improving
educational opportunity and
quality for Native Americans. His
work with the Public Schools of Robeson
County was recogniztyi-ftr making
such contributions.
Dr. Harding was nominated by Mrs.
Agnes Cha vis and he w as selected from
a large group of nominations for the
award.
At the same board meeting, announcement
was also made of Dr.
Harding's selection as the outstanding"?
riend of the Arts Administrator"
for the State of North Carolina by the
North Carolina Art Education Association
for the academic year
2000-20001. He is being honored
for his commitment to promoting
high quality arts education as a key
factor in student achievement.
Dr. Harding will receive his award
at the annual conference of the Association
on October 20th in Charlotte.
Dr. Barry Harding
uaucey Brewington files
Tribal Government Seat
Daucey Brewington grew up in
Robeson County, NC. He is the son
of the late Rev. David R. Brewington
and Emma Belle (Oxendine) Brewington.
He is the grandson of John
David and Cara Mae Brewington
and John and Mary Oxendine. He
attended both Pembroke and Magnolia
High Schools. After high school,
Mr. Brewington was appointed to the
United States Air Force Academy.
Upon graduation in 1970, he became
the first Native American to graduate
from the US Air Force Academy
and the first Lumbee to graduate
from any of the service academies.
He also holds a Master's Degree in
Business Management.
Mr. Brewington formed his own
cbmpany to supply professional services
to the federal government. For
12 years he operated a small business
and became well versed in federal
programs such as the :"Buy Indian
Act", Indian Incentive Program, HUB
Zones and the Small Business Administration.
In 1999, Mr. Brewington formed
NACON, Native American Consulting.
NACON works solely with tribes
and tribal businesses. Among the
many tribes he is currently assisting
are three tribes which have recently
regained their recognition. He is
helping to establish the tribal infrastructure
which w'U accommodate
economic development and expansion
of tribal programs.
am mm
Mr. Brewington has been endorsed
by the National Center for American
Indian Enterprise Development.
The National Center is a nonprofit
organization whose mission
is:
to develop and expand an American
Indian private sector, which
employs Indian labor, increases the
number of viable tribal and individual
Indian businesses, and
positively impacts and involves reservation
communities, by
establishing business relationships
between Indian enterprises and private
industry.
Further information on the National
Center can be found at
www.ncaied.org.
Mr. Brewington has also been
endorsed by Mr. Tom Godwin, President
of Complexity Simplified. Mr.
Godwin was selected as the National
Center Businessman of the Year for
1999. He is also a Lumbee.
Mr. Brewington isoneofthe original
founders of the Northwest
Regional American Indian Chamber
of commerce and is it's current president.
In addition, he is a consultant
on Native American Affairs to the
Department of English Literature at
the United States Air Force Academy
and to the newly formed Native
American studies program at Virginia
Tech.
Why I Chose To Run For
Tribal Council
Over the past 15 years, I have been
involved with the federal government
from a contractor's point of
view. I have learned the method of
securing contracts and developing
successful programs. I have also
been fortunate to have visited more
than a dozen reservations and spoken
with representatives of numerous
tribes across the United States.
Having grown up in Robeson
County 1 have permanent ties to the
community and on my return visits 1
often drive around reflecting upon
my early years. 1 also spend quite a
bit of time comparing our collective
tribal home with that of other tribes
I have visited. There seems to be a
common thread tot he needs of the
people and the services that the people
would like.
Each tribe needs to develop a
Retired School
Personnel to meet
Robeson County Retired School
Personnel will meet at Calabash West
of Lumberton on October 17, at 11:15
a.m. The speaker is Jack Crane. His
topic is "How to Manage Your Stress."
For additional information call 7383309.
stable, sustainable revenue source in
addition to grants. We obviously
need to continue applying for grants
but we need to also look for methods
to gain tribal economic independence
and tribal sovereignty. We have the
ability, at hand, to develop economic
strength and through this strength
we can gain the political might to
help us regain that which was taken
from us.
Mr. Brewington and his wife Pat
have been married over 30 years.
They have two children and one
grandchild. They reside in North
Bend, Washington.
I would like to use the skills,
knowledge and contacts I have developed
to help the Lumbee Tribe
attain complete federal recognition,
to develop viable tribal business
which will, in turn, create meaningful
jobs for our people and create a
revenue flow to the tribal treasury.
Konaia Hammonds announces Candidacy
for LREMC Board of Directors, District 5
Konaia Hammonds ot Saddletree
has announced his candidacy for a
seat on the LREMC Board of Directors,
representing District 5. In
making his announcement, Hammonds
released the following
statement:
"October 17, 2000 at the UNCPembroke
Givens Performing Arts
Center there will be an annual meeting
for the member/consumers,;
voting will be conducted from 6 p.m.
until 8 p.m. The Annual Meeting is
one of the most important opportunities
you, as members and consumer
of the LREMC, will have to participate
directly in the business of your
Co-op.
"I, Ronald Hammonds, have filed
for the Board of Directors of District
5. I m a native of Lumberton currently
residing in the Saddletree
community. My wife,. Linda Oxendine
Hammonds, and I have five
adult children: Chad, Colby, April,
August and Alvin. My occupation is
Agri/Business.
"My qualifications prove to be
both internal and external. 1 was
employed with Carolina Power and
Light Company (CP&L) for ten
years and I have previously served on
the LREMC Board of Directors as
well as other Boards and committees.
1 have extensive experience in
Co-op Financial Planning, Public
Relations, and Transmission and
Distribution of Electric Service to
the Consumer/. Additionally, 1 have
on the job experience in restoration
of power outages from Hurricanes,
Tornadoes, and Electrical Storms.
"Lumbce River EMC is a sixty
million dollar corporation with deregulation
at the next crossroad. But
most of all EMC is a member/consumer
owned business, whose focus
should always be on the consumer
through courtesy on the telephone,
professional staff, electric service or
even accessibility of Board members.
TO render pleasing service EMC
demands well-trained, satisfied employees
as well as Board of Directors
who will put the consumers' needs
first. Realizing that without YOU,
the member/consumer, EMC's sixty
million dollar business would be nonexistent.
"1 was bought up in a rural farming
community in Robeson County
where people were self-sufficient
because "people helped people." this
is the same spirit of our Co-op" People
Helping People Today. I believe in
our local EMC and will work diligently
to represent you the consumer.
Our local EMC has changed tremendously
in the past fifty years as has
our community and EMC and its
people have been blessed with Economic
Development. Nevertheless,
the needs of our elderly remain the
same.
"The issue of our senior citizens
and the handicapped will always be
close to my heart. IT's a national and
local issue here at home. I don't
believe our senior citizens and disabled
should have to choose between
paying an electric bill or paying for
medication (drugs). I want to see a
program for our senior citizens/. I
believe our Co-op can develop a program
to make a difference to help our
senior citizens as well as the disabled
and handioapped much like the "Help
a Needy Friend Program" that has
been so successful. I am grateful that
I had the opportunity to assist with
the development and subsequent
implementation of the program; it
was developed in 1992 during my
tenure on the Board. Due to my role
in the "Help a Needy Friend Program"
I am confident that we can do
something similar for our elders, disabled
and handicapped and the
establishment of such a program will
be one of my objectives. Programs
such as the above mentioned programs
are passageways to the
continual development of our
economy. We must help our communities
and people to become
self-sufficient. A program for our
elderly, disabled and handicapped
will be a valuable tool to help these
special groups of people toward that
self-sufficiency for which we all
strive. After all, it's about people
helping people Lumbee River EMC.
Service to humanity is the best work
of life.
"It is my hope that when consumers
attend the annual meeting October
17? 2000 , 6-8 p.m. at the UNCPembroke
Performing Arts Center
that they will select me as one of their
four choices (representatives). It is
also important for me to mention
here that in order for your vote to
count you must vote for a candidate
in each district. I humbly request that
you make me one of your four votes.
This community and the LREMC
community have been good to us,
and I want to give something back by
serving on the board."
Daucey Brewington
Ronald Hammonds
I \ - -v3WiJ&5
Earl Cummings
FirstHealth Family
Care Center Set to
Open in Pembroke
FirstHealth Family Care Center will
sponsor a Harvest Festival Grand
Opening October 21, 2000 from 1-4
p.m. at FirstHealth Family Care Center
Facility, 923 West Third Street,
Pembroke. The event is free to the
public. Festivities will include a ribbon-cutting
ceremony, train ride,
moonwalk, family games and performances
by Turtle Vision Native
American Dancers, Gospel Singer
Charles Bell, the Pembroke Elementary
Concert Choir and Health and
Fitness aerobics' demonstrations.
While supplies last, free T-shirts and
pumpkins will be given away. Participants
may also enter drawings to win
prizes( including tickets to the North
Carolina Zoological Park, massages,
a free physical, and a three-month
Health and Fitness membership. At
tendees may also choose to receive
health screenings and obtain healthrelated
informations.
FirstHealth of the Carolina, Inc.
based in Pinehurst, is an integrated
healthcare system providing comprehensive
health care services to a
16-county region in the mid-Carolinas.
FirstHealth has more than 3,300
employees, 800 volunteers and credentials
over 180 physicians, including
primary care physicians and a full
range of specialists. Its services and
facilities include health and Fitness
centers, primary care clinics, Hospice
services, a skilled nursing facility and
a chain of home medical equipment
and supplies' stores. For additional
information visit the FirstHealth of
the Carolinas web site at
www.firsthealth.org.
Jacobs Seeks Election to
Lumbee Tribal Council
Raleigh?From the halls of the
North Carolina General Assembly to
thp corporate boardrooms of the Research
Triangle Park to the dirt roads
of rural North Carolina. Darlene Jacobs
feels right at home. Jacobs, a
Lumbec Indian from rural Robeson
County is a candidate for the Lumbee
Tribal Government Council representing
District 14.
On November 7, members of the
Lumbee tribe living in District 14
will vote in tribal council elections
for a tribal government. District 14
includes: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden,
Carteret, Chatham, Chowan, Craven,
Currituck, Dare, Duplin,
Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin,
Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax,
Hamett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston,
Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Martin, Moore,
Nash, Northhampton, Orange,
Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Pitt, Onslow, Sampson, Tyrrell,
Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington,
Wayne and Wilson.
Jacobs moved to the Raleigh area
22 years ago in search of a career in
State Government. Jacobs' move to
the Capital city was not only a personal
endeavor toward professional
development, but also an opportunity
to assist, support and advise
other Native Americans with their
urban transition. A charter member
of the Triangle Native American
Society, Jacobs has held all elected
offices of that organization. As president,
she was instrumental in
establishing the Title IXTndian Education
program for Wake County.
Jacobs has also served on the com
mittee of the North Carolina State
Employees Credit Union, North Carolina
State Erhployees Association and
numerous other boards, offices and
committees in an effort to give Native
people a voice and protect their
rights.
In addition to her involvement
with Native American activities
throughout North Carolina, Jacobs
has earned a Masters Degree in Applied
Sociology and is currently
working on a Doctorate Degree at
North Carolina State University.
As a candidate for the new Lumbee
Tribal government, Jacobs says
that her vast experience has allowed
her to "develop leadership qualities
that are imperative to tribal development."
Jacobs says her personal goal
if elected to represent District 14 is to
"educate and heighten the communities'
perception about the Native
population."
Supporters for candidate Darlene
Jacobs will be hosting a reception on
October 22, 2000, from 3 p.m. to 5
p.m. at the North Carolina Association
of Educators Building, 700 South
Wilmington Street in Raleigh. The
public is invite to attend.
The polling site for the Lumbee
Tribal Government Council election
on November 7th for District 14 will
be at the N.C. Association of Educators
Building in downtown Raleigh.
For more information about the Lumbee
Tribal Government election,
please contact the Lumbee Self-Determination
Commission at 910/
521-7861 or visit
www.lumbeetribalgovernment.org.
Art Exhibit
at UNCP
The Laudario di Cortona Series by
artist M.R. Tuelsen is showing at the
Locklear Hall Art Gallery at UNC
Pembroke until October 27.
Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri., 8noon,
1-5 p.m.
Mr. Tuelson is a printmaker form
Wilton, New Hampshire. He has exhibited
widely in the United States
and abroad.
5th Army Association
The 5th Army Association (Italy,
World War II) would like to hear
from men and women who served
under General Mark Clark from the
Salemo beachhead to the Alps. Contact
Sy Canton, Executive Director,
465 Shore Rd., Long Beach, N.Y.,
11561 or Phone 516-432-3022.
Darlene Jacobs
veterans Endorse Rep. Mclntyre
The Veterans of Foreign Ways Political Action Committee has endorsed
U.S. Representative Mike Mclntyre for re-election to the United States
Congress.
Rep. Mclntyre's selection for endorsement was based upon his "support for
veterans' rights and a strong national defense," according to John M. Carney,
Director of the VFW Political Action Committee, which represents the
VFW's 1.9 million members and 750,000 Ladies Auxiliary members and
their families.
A member of the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives, Congressman Mclntyre has co-sponsored pieces of legislation
to help veterans and to strengthen national security. Mclntyre serves on
both the Military Readiness and Military Procurement subcommittees as well
as on the Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism., Recently, Rep. Mclntyre was
named to the joint House/Senate Conference Committee on the Department
of Defense bill.
Seeks Seat On Lumbee
Tribal Government
Earl Cummings has announced
his candidacy for the new tribal government
district 4 seat. District 4
includes Raft swamp. Burnt Swamp,
Philadelphus, and Red Springs.
Mr. Cummings has been a life
long member of the Mt Airy community,
and a member of the Mt. Airy
Baptist Church for 35 years. Services
in the church includes, deacon,
royal ambassador leader (15 years),
youth teacher (20 years), with active
community, civic, and political involvement
also. He has six children.
Mr. Cummings has been elected
from his tribal district to the LRDA
board since 1993, and is no new
comer to representing this district as
the tribal membership representative.
"I have tried to the best of my
ability to serve the tribal membership
well in the past. My experience has
allowed me to develop into a stronger
voice for the membership, and 1 will
continue if elected to be that voice for
you" he stated.
Mr. Cummings believes that it
takes integrity and no hidden agenda's
to be affective' at the "bargaining
table" for the tribal members. He
mtvii these qualifications and will
stand and fight for those in need of
services and will do so "seeking nothing
for myself' he said.
Mr. Cummings has 29 years of
employment with the University of
North Carolina at'Pembroke as a
former bus driver, and is now serving
as the Jones Health and P.E., and
Athletics department's equipment
manager. He also worked for the
local FCX as petroleum manager
prior to joining UNC-P, then Pembroke
State University.
"My experience as treasurer of
LRDA, Lumbee Housing Committee,
Federal Recognition Committee,
and the Executive Committee, I believe
wi 11 be a benefit to the new tribal
government. Experience is critical
in any new venture you go into. It
will help reduce new organization
growing pains," Mr. Cummings
added.
Mr. Cummings said in conclusion
"If elected I will do all I can to
serve you with your needs and problems
as far as I am able to do".
Remember to vote November 7,2000
in district 4 for Earl Cummings and
I will help develop a tribal government
through a new governing
document that is responsive to the
pcdple and our future generations. "I
will fight for your rights".