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vAR^feLINA INDIAN * v..E "Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting" ^ VOLUME 31 NUMBER 47 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2003 ^ 25* ? i^^?1 , 1 1 ' LjA / ^ The Healing Lodge, a gateway to community service and support by Mary Barton I.argent The Healing Lodge (Native American Interfaith Ministry). The Native American Interfaith Ministries is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit ecumenical faith based organization that takes a grassroot level approach to developing and establishing culturally appropriate services to disenfranchised citizens f Robeson County as our primary mission The American Indians are our primary target group but we arc a gateway service for everyone residing in Robeson County. Addiction recovery and life style change is a priority of our organization. Our organization represents approximately 128 American Indian Churches of five (5 ) denominations; United Methodist.Bumt Swamp Baptist Association. Holiness Methodist. Church of God. and the Assembly of God. The "Healing Lodge" is a hub that will help remove the greatest barrier in seeking medical care among American Indians and other groups of poverty (fear and a lack of trust in the health care system.) Mr. Millard Lowry. Jr. is the Executive Director of The Healing Lodge in Pembroke. North Carolina, located temporary at 450 Prospect Road The Burnt Swamp Baptist Association . a board member organization of N.A.I.M, is providing this facility'. This Interfaith Ministry began in 2001 when a health department worker came to a group of ministers and said she needed help. At that time, Robeson County was the number one in the nation for STDS. The The Center For Disease Control Irad come from Atlanta to see what was going on.The health department worker was at the end of her rope. She knew no other way to do it but through the churches This is when a group of ministers and lay people met together to see what could be done. In the beginning approximately 80 people met together, but the group dw indled dow n to 10 people, and that is now the core group of people that the organization is formed from. Seven permanent seats are set up so that there will always be help. Mr. Lowry stated. "The bottom line is there is a spiritual depletion and misunderstanding and have gotten away from the church.The membership in the churches arc decreasing, and we feel like some arc not being reached." "The church needs to change the way of dealing with people, dealing with issues. " "We have to live in the now" "Out Reach Ministry is a gateway to services that can reach some of the people that are not being reached by the church." . "The underlined message, for us as christians, Jesus died for us and loves us." We need to deal with people firstthc issues that keep them away from church, issues that keep them with the mindset that they're not good enough for the church. Some church members feel the same way because they're doing things they know they shouldn't be doing " "We have a program to educate pastors and laymen to be sensitive to the needs of the people." Funding from the American Cancer Society has allowed us to train Lay Health Advisors (LHAs) with a primary focus on breast and cervical cancer. We have produced and created a video of American Indian cancer survivors to be used in our local rural churches and communities in collaboration with UNCP Our "Faith In Families" program coordinator works with the department of Social Services (DSS) and local church partners to help welfare families' transition back into the work place. We have collaborated with Robeson Health Care Corporation to be a partner in lite Southeastern North Carolina American Indian HIV/AIDS Initiative a federally funded Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Program. The program helped us to identify the three target areas of our Parish Nurse Program. We arc able to provide spiritual training to local pastor and lay persons through this grant Mr Lowry went on to say "We needed to change how we eared for people. How we were taking care of the ministry . We needed to take care of the social needs first and then get folks aligned spiritually. We have to take care of their needs, w hether that's drugs, alcohol, health issues and addictions of any sort All these things are relateddomestic violence, suicide prevention. homelcssness. sexually transmitted diseases. "As a group of people, we do not grieve as we sliould. Counselors tliat we do talk to don't know how to deal with grief and bereavement and all the issues tied with death and loss, and it doesn't necessarily have to be a death-serious illnesses, also. Several reasons for tliat is one morning a man w ill wake up and say that God lias called liim to preach and lie starts a flock We believe you need some kind of formal education., some kind of formal training so you can handle situations today. People of 2003 arc different front when Jesus was on earth, even though we still have diseases and other issues, but we're dealing in a different waV. We mav have to change. "There's a book 1 like lo read and I wish everybody would read it. It's called "Who Moved MY Cheese" and if you don't move the cheese, the alternative lo the cheese if it doesn't move, you lose." "Change some of the tilings we do Are we the church we want to be? Could be or should be? Or arc we the club grandma and grandpa set up and we were fortunate enough they had the means to set us up.Arc we the ministry of Jesus Christ'' Are we reaching the poor, lame.? Have we become a group of people that have become selfish? We ltavc classes of people w ithin our community . the ones that have and the have nots.. Half keep grabbing and holding on and not giving to the have nots and the number of have nots keep growing. Economic and education, and greed lias caused barriers to be put in the place in a way to keep the ltavc nots out We're here to equalize the community system., a place where someone can walk in and and we help them with their issues Our mission statement is to help people. We do not provide a lot of services here, but we can test for several diseases. We arc a nontraditional test site for the State of North Carolina for STDS, HIV and AIDS. We have a research project w orking primarily with the Indian community, collecting information about STDS. HIV. and drug abuse." This article will be continued next week. f WELLNESS / CRISIS t Scteotutt) /??. ^ Cancer ^ Cardiovascular 'Diabetes Native Amcruan Invtiiiih \|j?,s,,. Millard Lowry, Executive Director Rev. Jo l.entz Grand Opening set for Native Taxi The Grand Opening for Native Taxi & Support on December 4. 2003 at 2 p.m at the offices of the business located at 112 West 3rd Street in Pembroke. The business will provide afford- | able transportation to Pembroke j and surrounding areas. Native Taxi & Transport is | owned by Angic Lowcry and < Grant Lee Hunt. Sr. ; Tribal Council meting November 25 The Lumbcc Tribal Council meeting has been rescheduled for November 25 at 6:30 p.ni The meeting will be held at the Lumbcc Tribal Office located at 707 Union Chapel Road in Pembroke For more information :ontact tire tribal Office at 910321-7861 ?0L Am&umm ItusUan 'Welcome to A Shannon, N.C. ^ 7(vmcfi <m tUUto uk have out jtMt ihtouyh out youth uk have out ^utu-.c Sign Sponsored by: Raymond Cummings Q<f f) QQ11 County Commissioner*' I V.O<rO,^*J I I taBWW?^?1 a?mM J'.wtiirww? ana ? AIMI building in Shannon AIMI fills gaps in services A small group of women incorporated American Indian Mothers as a State and Federal chartered nonprofit organization to fill in the gaps in services throughout the rural community. To address substance abuse, child abuse/neglect, teen pregnancy prevention. domestic violence and otlrcr risk factors that hinder Indian families to succeed. Programs and services are not limited to American Indians. What can the American Indian Mothers do for you? Compassionate Human Services: Family counseling Health services Women Empowerment Cultural sensitivity Spiritual awakening Pregnancy, nutrition, and parenting classes Substance abuse prevention classes . . Family support and job training Educational Programs: tutoring, adult education, youth and adult counselors, multi-cultural programs, scholarship programs, sons and daughters of the first people. Nutrition and fitness: youths camps, fitness for elderly, health issues, nutrition, and food bank, breakfast and lunch programs Disaster Relief: food bank, and cannery, emergency shelter. 72 tour readiness and survival kits, plants herbs for medicinal purposes, and holistic approaches Rural Dev elopment . Economic development, pride and employment, job opportunity, industrial recruitment, promote tourism, and stow case multi-cultural heritage On October 30.2003-November 1. 2003 the A1M1 celebrated the Millennium Memorial and Warriors Awards Banquet in the Southeastern Fanners Market and Agricultural Center. Greg Richardson. Director of NC Commission of Indian Affairs w as the Master of Ceremony. The 2003 Candlelight Memorial Service was introduced by Mrs. Ruth Dial-Woods In tor opening statements she said.'We arc coming together to celebrate the life of our colleagues and great warriors, and give thanks to their honor and life, the memories and contributions of our visionary founders Plaques were awarded to the families of Lonnic Revels for his commitment and leadership to the numerous causes that defined his life He left an imprint, not only in the city of Greensboro, but also on the state and nation Commissioner Revels was the senior member of the NC Commission of Indian Affairs where he previously served as Chair and was currently serving as chair of the Commission's Economic development Committee ( as well as the newly created Economic Development Initiative He also served on the Board of Trustees of Pembroke State | Univcrsitv < Lewis R Banon was awarded a plaque for his contributions on his , historical work . and recogni/cd as | an authority on the Lumbcc Penny Jacobs, employee at AIM 1 does paper work Rosella Jacobs, volunteer at AIM! helps prepare food for needy. Indians He was a a teacher in the Haliwa-Saponi schools and was helped them to get a school He was an author, historian, poet and teacher The third recipient was WR Richaidson He paid tribute to all the Indian people He was a mentor and leader at a time when it wasn't popular to be a Native American He w as Chief of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe He was instrumental in the grow th and progress of the tribe, as well as instnimcntal in the growth and prosperity of the overall community The United Tribes of North Carolina honored Chief Richardson b> creating a scholarship in his name Indian Educational Award Founders of Rex-Rennert School were given honor and recognition for their contributions to bring education to their children and the community Among those 7 that had a dream were A N Emanuel (Normic). Dennis Mavnor. Eulic Wilkins. Henry Collins. Proctor Locklcar. Chariic Lowcrv and Martin Hall Things in the school system has changed in Robeson, because thc\ liad a dream 1 in 5 Americans will gel skin cancer in iheir lifetime If you can't choose, the sun will choose for you Prolonged exposure will only accelerate the aging Dtocoss and increase your r;sk for skin cancer Wear sunscreen, cover up and get checked out by a dermatologist v. ! fAAD! I'.IH ' "K. ',V
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