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\j^^ "* | ? I "CAROLINA INDIANte^ ?^????????? ? ?????,?^????^???????????^,.|T - yn*v.., CUBDHBMHBttJHBBDV~^BBIIHHHBMUHaMaaMBWaHMHHMaHMHHMMMnHMMi WOLUME 30 NUMBER 51 THURSDAY. DECEMBER 19, 2002 2* ( nit Editorially Speaking: A Front Page Editorial A Sad Day For The State of Robeson Racism lias raised its ugly head once again in good ole Robeson County It certainly put on a sort of new disguise this time around, nevertheless it is still racism In the quest to get rid of the school superintendent. Terry Smith and company claimed that race was not the issue. However; if you look closely at what happened, you can easily see that it was The white folks in this county do not care who drives the bus as long as they arc directing the course that the bus is taking It is very apparent that some of the people on the Board of Education do not care about the education of Indian and Black children in this county Progress reports on the PSRC indicate the school system is in the best shape it has been in the history of the county. What other reason could we have for getting rid of an administrator who helped to bring this about" We see it simply that Dr. Harding wasjiot only driving the bus. but was chartering the course it was taking, which was what he was hired to do It is so sad that we as a people think we have to have the white man to From left: LRDA Head Start Director Patricia Locklcar, Leroy Freeman, board chairman. UNCP's Teresa Oxcndine and LRDA Executive Director Dewey Locklear. LRDA's Head Start Program to begin UNCP Scholarship Pembroke,N.C -The Lumbcc Regional Development Administration's (LRDA) Head Start program has endowed a scholarship at UNC Pembroke for the study of early childhood education The announcement was made by Head Start Director Patricia B Locklear at an event attended by more than 100 employees, board members and local dignitaries. "It has been my dream that one day one of our Head Start graduates could get a scholarship to attend UNCP and study early childhood education," Patricia Locklcar said. "It took us years to accumulate this amount, and we plan to make it grow for years to come." What began as a vision 17 years ago became a reality when the program succeeded at raising the endowment, mostly "through small fund-raisers," Ms. Locklcar said. LRDA operates three Head Start centers and two day care centers that serve approximately 200 children "Our plan was to have a scholarship ready by the time our first children were ready to go to collcge."she said LRDA Executive Director Dewey Locklear made the check presentation to UNCP's Director of Donor Relations Teresa Oxendinc to establish the permanent scholarship at the university. "To endow a scholarship in this way is a remarkable feat, and a remarkable act of dedication to their profession," Ms. Oxcndine said "It takes people with a vision like Patricia's to make dreams become a reality." In fact. Ms Locklcar will graduate from UNGP in May 2003 with a degree in American Indian Studies. She grew up across the street from the university and enrolled in her first college class in 1963. Headquartered in Pembroke. LRDA is a non-profit organization, dedicated to uplifting the members of the Lumbcc Tribe, economically, socially and cultural Tribal Crisis funds limited says government The Lumbcc Tribc is experiencing a high volume of applications foi crisis intervention funds. A news release last week incorrectly stater! that applications would be curtailed from December 13 until January 13. According to Dr Ruth Woods, Tribal Administrator, Crisis Intervention applications will be accepted during this time and will continue to be taken although funds may become unavailable in the near future due to the high number of applications and the severity of need foi crisis assistance actions will be taken from 8:30 A.M. until 530RM elaily at the Tribal Office at 707 Union Chapel Road in Pembroke. The Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) is designed to help low-income families or individuals who arc experiencing difficulty in paymcnl of electrical and heating bills (electric or gas) that arc threatened with cut-off and disconnections. Applicants must supply the following information at the time of application Verification of household income: utility bill in applicant's name; social security numbers for household members: information about household savings and checking accounts: final or cut-off notices from utility, oil or gas company , verification ol assets (most recent w-2 form. Income tax Record or property tax record: verification of date of birth for all household members; Verification ol bills that were paid in the prior month; verification that the applicant it American Indian, and picture identification for all household members minx lor us uo aliead and say that we have made progress in tins county, because we have elected an Indian as High Sheriff and the Clerk of Court is Indian Let's get real! The faces at the helm in many areas in this county have changed, but the politics have not changed And after Tuesday night, when the Board voted to buy out the Superintendent 's contract, it is clear that the thinking of minorities has not changed. Understand that what happened Tuesday night was just not a decision by board members There were other players outside of the board members The board members just cast their vote to the satisfaction of the powers that be! It is a sad day w hen our leaders arc more concerned about power than they are the education of our children What ama/.cs us is how we cater to the Blacks and whites when we arc the majority population We do not need any "Uncle Toms" in this county! We need more people with backbone like Bosco Locklear. Robert Dcesc and John Campbell, people who can think for themselves We commend these brothers for standing up for what they Lumbee university students selected for NASA program Pembroke.N.C.- A UNC Charlotte and UNC Pembroke team ol - Lumbee Indian students have been selected for a NASA research program. The students will conduct research experiments aboard a reduced-gravity aircraft Just days after sending its first American Indian astronaut to space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected a team of Lumbee students to participate in a highly competitive research program tliat will soon have them floating in zero gravity themselves The team's research proposal was one of 72 sclccted-during a blind screening process-from the more than 300 submitted by universities nationwide for NASA's KC-135 A Reduced Gravity Undergraduate Research Program They will join teams from MIT, Harvard. Purdue and other universities in testing their research in zero gravity. The student's all of whom arc members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, received new s of their selection Dec. 6 at a meeting on the UNC Charlotte Campus The "Weightless Lumbees" team started work in October, preparing their research proposals using email and videoconferencing labs at the two campuses The team will fly to Houston. Texas, to spend April 10-19 researching how liquids diffuse in reduced gravity environment To do so, students-some of whom have previously never flown in a commercial aircraft-will be flying in NASA's KC-135-A aircraft, an airplane that through controlled dives can simulate zero gravity in its bay The sensation has landed the research facility the dubious nickname of "vomit Comet" The team members, w ho met each other facc-to-face for the first time as they learned their project had been selected, will begin conducting preliminary research in the next few weeks. Team advisors say the students' research could prove valuable to those working at NASA on shuttle missions and international space station work Their Aqueous Diffusion Rates (ADR) project could inform their when mixing liquids in lovv gravity environments Both institutions conducted competitive selection processes for the student teams and released their final rosters Oct 4. Team members at UNC Charlotte are Robbie Goins. Ginger Moody and Kiel Locklear They arc advised by Howard Phillips, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Kathy NunnaJIy. an associate director of the university's learning center, and assisted by Teresa Williams. an international analyst at NASA on loan to the North Carolina Space Grant Consortium. Tim Ritter, associate professor of physics at UNC Pembroke, advises the Pembroke team , which includes Mary Beth Brayboy, Toni Chagolla. April O.xendine and Joe Oxendinc NASA's KC135A Reduced Gravity Undergraduate Research Program is designed to inspire student interest in science, engineering and technology. For more information on the 2003 KC-135 program, visit their website at www.microgravity nasa gov Presentations of Paintings at Carolina Indian Voice Envin Jacobs, left, agent for renowned artist James Eocklear-Brooks F recently presented some paintings donated by the artist to various organizations. The event teas held on Thursday, December 12, at the r office of the Carolina Indian Voice. Show left, is Mr. Jacobs, also a > Korean War Veteran, presenting a portrait of Robeson County Sheriff Clenn Maynor to the Chaplain, James A. Hunt, who accepted on behalf of the sheriff who teas out of ton-n. I believe in THE CHILDREN' This is more llian '.vc can say foi some of the rest of our leaders in this counts Another thing, while we arc stating our peace the Indian people of this counts need to stop helping to make the white racist new spaper rich That newspaper is not a friend to Native Americans, especially those w hom they cannot control Have any of you ever wondered why the price of gas is Lumbcrton is ten { 10} cents lower than it is in Pembroke and the rural areas'' It is very simple' It is a draw ing card to get us "stupid Indians" to go to Lumberton to spend our money with the rednecks If everyone would do as we do we could change this racist attitude in this county. The white man understands one thing very w ell and that is money There is a Chinese prov erb that says "he who has the gold rules" Terry Smith w ill tell you that there was nothing racist about getting rid of Dr Harding, after all the interim superintendent is black We say again he docs not care who drives the bus. as long as he is directing its course It is time, and high time that we stand up for what is right and forget about being politically correct A painting n as donated to the Pembroke VFW Post #28-43 and is shown being accepted by Archie Oxendine, Chaplain of the \TV\' Post #2843. Mr. Jacobs is shown presenting a painting to Harold Hunt, Robeson County Veterans Service Officer. Mr. Jacobs presented a portrait of Zona l.ocklear, counselor mth the IVIA Program administered to l.RDA. Accepted the portrait is I.eroy Freeman, Chairman of the l.RDA Hoard of Directors.
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