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Published each Thursday in Pembroke, N.C.
CAROLINA INDIAIWStCE
"Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting"
VOLUME 28 NUMBER 19 THURSDA Y, MA Y10,2001 ^MPS^IVE^MEjJWARY 25?"
Rear Admiral Michael Holmes
Lumbee Admiral plays major
role in U.S. - China Activities
When Lumbees leave their native
Robeson County, it is mostly for
better employment opportunities
Whatever the chosen profession.
Lumbees are known to excel and
no matter where they roam, as a
general rule, they maintain their
tics to home. So it has been with
Rear Admiral Michael Holmes, son
of Ms. Aileen Holmes and the late
Normie Holmes 6f the Saddletree
community.
Rear Adm. Holmes is stationed in
Hawaii. Most recently Holmes was
the commander of the Navy 's Pacific
patrol and reconnaissance
force which was held for 11 days in
China after a mid-air collision with
a Chinese fighter jet. Upon the re'
turn of his Crew to the" United *
States, Holmes spoke of the event
on CNN. During the time his crew
was detained. Rear Adm. Holmes
was kept busy comforting the families
of his crew and his staff in Japan
did much detail work as a prerequisite
for the release of his crew.
Holmes said that his major role during
the period of detainment was
to make sure all the necessary
people and equipment was available
to bring the crew out following
the diplomatic efforts to obtain
their release.
Holmes stated that the 11 -day
waiting was filled with anxiety. But
he considers the ordeal just part of
what he is trained to do.
Holmes is a graduate of Magnolia
High School and a 1972 graduate
of the University of North Carolina
at Pembroke. In addition, he was
awarded an honorary doctorate
from the UNCP. In addition to many
other honors. Holmes is the first
Indian to become an Admiral.
Major Indian Arts Festival
to be held May 11-12
The Lumbee Festival and Pov? NVow will be held May 11-12,2001 at the
Southeastern Fanners Market in Lumberton.
It will be a two day event that w ill provide some of the best authentic
American Indian arts, crafts, music, and dance in the eastern United
States. There will be some of the greatest dealers in Indian arts and crafts
at this event. Traders will be selling arts, crafts, Indian silver and turquoise
jewelry, pottery, basketry, and paintings representing the arts
and traditions of many tribes
The event will be highlighted by traditional Indian dance and music
competitions. With over thousands of dollars in prize money to be given
away, we expect to see the best dancers and most attractive Indian Dance
regalia. Indian dancers, artists, craftsmen, and traders are expected to
come from tribes throughout the United States.
The Southeastern Farmers Market is a prime location to attract a wide
variety of people traveling north and south on 1-95 and east and west on
Hwy. 74. Accessibility and the attractiveness of the site should increase
the attendance. This will be an ideal first experience for those w ho have
never attended a pow wow.
Gates open May 11th at 5:00 pm and close at 10:00 pm. Grand entry is
at 7:00 pm. On May 12th. gates open at 10:00 am and close at 10:00 pm.
Grand entry is at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm. The general admission for the
event will be $4.00 for adults, and $2.00 for/>enior citizens and children
under 12. The handicapped and children under 3 will be admitted free.
Artists, craft-people, or traders who are interested in sales at the event
should contact the LRDA at (910) 521-8602 to obtain an application.
Charleston, SC Author to be
UNCP Commencement Speaker
PEMBROKE. N.C-Josephine
Humphreys, author of a newly published
novel on Lumbee Indian -
hero Henry Berry Lowric. is the
Keynote speaker a UNC
Pembroke's Spring commencement.
Commencement is Saturday.
May 12th at 10 a m in the Givens
Performing Arts Center. UNCP is
expected to confer degrees on approximately
350 graduates.
Honorary doctorates will be
given to Ms. Humphreys and Professor
Emeritus James B. Ebcrt.
who taught in the Biology Department
for 30 years.
A Charleston. S.C native, Ms
Humphreys has w ritten four books
She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate
of Duke University. She also
earned a master's degree from Yale'
University. She was a Woodrow
Wilson Foundation and Danforth
Foundation fellow.
Ms. Humphreys' first novel,
"Dreams of Sleep." w on the prestigious
Pen/Hcinmingway Award
in 1984 Her works were named
York Times "Notable Books
of the Year" three times.
Ms. Humphreys was given honorary
degrees from Duke. Furman
University and Lander College. She
has delivered numerous lectures
and readings worldwide
Her latest novel. "Nowhere Else
on Earth." is set in Civil War and
Reconstruction Robeson County.
It tells the classic talc of Lowrie's
war with the Home Guard and later
the United States government.
Low ric s daring escapes and eightyear
long struggle are told through
the eyes of Rlioda Strong. Henry
Berry 's lover and w ife.
Ms. Humphreys' work is meticulously
researched, according to
Bruce Barton, director of the I.E. A.
Recourse Center ofor the Public
Schools of Robeson County.
"This is truly a fine book and
well worth reading," Mr. Barton
said. "It brings this great story to
life. It is beautifully wiitten and
very exciting."
A reviewer for Publisher s
Weekly said, "In a narrative layered
with memorable scenes,
Humphreys depicts the moral ambiguities
that beset Rhoda. Henry
Berry and Scufflelown's residents.
Ms. Humphreys constructs her intricately
w rought plot with understated
eloquence, and she breathes
life into the landscape of this pincy.
swampy rural area '
"Most impressively, she illumi
nates a largely unknown facet of
the Civil War. finding universal
resonance in the suffering and
quiet heroism of a beleaguered remnant
of marginalized Americans In
its historically accurate delineations
of the violence, greed and
betrayal engendered by internecine
conflict, and of corresponding
bravery, sacrifice and heartbreak,
this novel makes a powerful statement."
Ms Humphreys was told the
story of Henry Berry and the Lowrie
gang by Robeson County natives
30 years ago. and she says she
has been fascinated with it ever
since
A contribution from Ms.
Humphrey helped establish the
Lumber River fund to study and
preserve Lumbee Indian Culture
and History. Its first project was a
historic photo exhibit of UNC
Pembroke, which opened Homecoming
2001.
Ms. Humphreys' first book.
"Dreams of Sleep" won the 1985
Hemingway Foundation Award for
a first work of fiction. Her second
book, "Rich in Love," was made
into a motion picture, and she has
sold option rights to a film of her
1991 novel "Fireman's Fair."
Happy Birthday!
Bisty Oxcndinc will celebrate her
77th birthday on May 12,2001. She
is the daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Redmond Locklear and resides
on the Redmond Road in
Pembroke.
Her sister, Louise Barton, will celebrate
her 78th birthday on May
13 th. Happy birthday to both these
lovely ladies!
Relay For Life held Friday Considered a Success
The Annual Relay for Life event held to raise funds for cancer research
was held on Friday. Many individuals, businesses and cancer
survivors joined the walk. Honorary Chairman of the event this year
was Robeson County Sheriff Glenn May nor. Among those raising funds
tvas the Robeson County Health Department who raised approximately
SS.dOO.
Shown above left to right are Selena Locklear-Drakos of the Robeson
County Health Department; Sheriff Glenn Maynor who Ls receiving a
check for S2300.00from cancer survivor Madie Rae Locklear; and
Tribal Council member Craig McMillian.
Glenn Hammonds of the Saddletree community was at the event representing
the Public Schools of Robeson County.
I Shown are: Craig McMiliian; Selena Locklear-Drakos; and County
Commissioner Noah Woods.
Senator David Weinstein isshmvn with Selena Locklear Drakos at the
Relay for Lifefund-raising event
See More Relay for Life photos page 2 .
FirstHealth of the Carolinas joins nation in
observing May as Stroke Awareness Month
PINEHURST - James St. Marie
was playing golf when he noticed
the first signs of trouble, numbness
in his left arm and dizziness. But
he continued to play for six more
holes, even paring the last one. before
another attack sent him down
on one knee.
That 's when his golfing buddies
decided that it was time to stop the
game.
Physicians at FirstHcalth Moore
Regional Hospital later determined
that St. Marie had suffered a light
stroke. Later, as he was undergoing
a cerebral angiogram, he had a
major stroke.
Including his post-stroke rehabilitation,
St. Marie spent 34 days
at Moore Regional, a stay that he
now thinks he might have avoided
if he had heeded earlier sy mptoms
that his neurologist believes were
mini-strokes.
"Men always feel like they're
Superman," he says. "We overlook
the most obvious signs of things.
Women tend to be more practical
about these things."
May is stroke Awareness
Month, a time when FirstHealth's
award-winning Stroke Care Team
highlights the risk factors, symptoms
and treatment of stroke, as
well as the rehabilitation and support
services provided by the
FirstHcalth Centers for Rehabilitation.
Someone in the United States
has a stroke every 53 seconds, and
someone dies from stroke every 3.3
minutes. The third leading cause
of death behind heart disease and
cancer, stroke is the leading cause
of serious, long-term disability. But
awareness of stroke symptoms can
lead to early intervention and the
opportunity for emergency room
staff to administer treatments that
limit the damage.
When a person suffers a stroke,
brain cells begin to die because either
a blocked vessel or a hemorrhage
has denied blood to a section
of the brain Within the next
few hours, the stroke, or "brain attack,"
can affect an increasingly
larger area, causing more cells to
die. The size and location of the
affected area determine the type
and seventy of impairment the patient
suffers.
An individual showing symptoms
of stroke should seek medical
attention immediately. The most
common symptoms include sudden
numbness or weakness of face,
arm or leg. sudden confusion,
trouble speaking or understanding.
sudden trouble seeing in one
or both eves: sudden trouble walking.
dizziness, loss of balance or
coordination: and sudden severe
headache with no known cause.
If a patient is seen within three
hours of the time the stroke Starts,
and if it is determined that a clot
and not a hemorrhage caused it. he
may be able to be treated with a
clot-busting drug called t-PA. This
drug can clear the clot away, restore
blood flow and often restrict brain.
damage to a small area.
When brain cells die. abilities
once controlled by that area of (he
brain - such as speech, movement
and memory- arc lost. The specific
abilities lost or affected depend on
where in the brain the stroke has
occurred and on the extent of brain
cell death.
Someone who lias a small stroke
may experience only minor effects,
such as weakness in a hand or arm,
w hile the patient who has suffered
a major stroke nay be paralyzed and
/or lose the ability to express and
process language or even die.
"Stroke is the leading cause of
disability in the country and the
third most common cause of
death." says Bruce Solomon, D O.,
medical director of the Inpatient
Center for Rehabilitation at Moore
Regional Hospital "But we know
that most strokes could be prevented
by eliminating or controlling
the biggest risk factors "
Some risk factors, such as age.
race, family history of stroke or
personal history of diabetes, cannot
be controlled: but others can
These include high blood pressure,
high cholesterol, obesity, smoking,
heavy alcbhol use and stress.
"We need to make people more
aware that they ran reduce their risk
of stroke through diet, exercise, not
smoking and controlling high
blood pressure and diabetes, and
we need to work harder to prevent
second strokes," says Dr.
Solomon. "Once people have had
a stroke, we need to convince them
to take better care of themselves."
St. Marie entered Moore
Regional's inpatient rehabilitation
unit on the 12th day of his 34-day
hospitalization and then spent another
month working with therapists
in the outpatient Moore Rehab
program
"1 can't say enough about the
people in the rehab unit." he says.
"They were just wond
erful."
Many people partially disabled
by a stroke experience some degree
of spontaneous recovery for up to
six months following the stroke.
Sensation may return to parts of
their body, and they may regain the
ability to use their arm or walk on
their own.
"In most cases, those gains can
be maximized by therapy." says
Linda DcYoung. director of Rehabilitation
Services at Moore Re
gional Hospital. "They can often
make more gains and faster gains
than it they didn't have therapy."
Stroke survivors may also benefit
from their participation in the
Stroke Club, a support group that
meets the second Saturday of each
month in Moore Regional's Administrative
Conference Center.
The 10:30 a.m. sessions, which include
discussions on such subjects
as current treatment, diet and depression.
are free. Registration is
not required. Anyone wanting
more information should contact
Bob Stew ard at (910) 695-0051 or
Jean Tighe at (910) 692-6462.
St. Marie, who retired to
Pinehurst five years ago after 40
years with Allstate Insurance in
Annapolis, Md.. continues to sec
physicians about continuing numbness
in his left side, probably residual
damage from his stroke. He
also tries to keep fit by working out
occasionally at the Center for
Health & Fitness in Pinehurst.
"I'm back playing golf, not well,
but I'm playing," he says. "I'm still
weak, but I threw away the cane."