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pembroKe B?-B t'liHishcil c.kh 'rhursci.iv m Pembroke. N.C. B B Car? una Indian Voice "BuiLi::Communicative Bruises In A Tri-Kuciul Setting", VOLUME 32 NUMBER 3'/ ' THURSDAY, SEPTEN1BER23,2004 25c A Front Page Editorial More about our Lumbee Constitution and three j separate and distinct branches of government i t The Lumbcc Constitution is based on the Constitution of the 1 United States It has three separate and distinct branches of government The Executive Branch is comprised of our Tribal j Chairman Jimmic Goms The Tnbal Administrator. Leon Jacobs. [ is a political appointment by the Chairman The appointment requires th'c approval of the T ribal Council, tlvc Legislative Branch | of our government Those w ho work at the Tribal Office along ! with Mr Jacobs who lias hiring and firing power, all work for the Executive Branch Under a system of checks and balances, the ! Tribal Council controls the budget. The tribal council, therefore, can set a pay scale for positions. Not only can they do so | under the Constitution, but they should do so to eliminate any further controversy over salaries. We encourage them tocstab| lish a pay scale by ordinance. The third branch of our government is our Supreme Court We wish to commend our Supreme Court because in most cases they have ruled according to the Constitution. And that is their responsibility We publicly thank Henry Ward Oxendinc, former assistant district attorney, who served with distinction as our first Chief Justice Mr Oxendinc s term is now up and he cannot, j according to the Constitution, serve two consecutive terms Thank you, Mr Oxendinc. you have worked hard to lay a foundation for future rulings by the Court A foundation, we might add. that will protect the integrity of the Constitution. Most recently the Court ruled that Councilman Larry Townsend could not run for a third term He was elected to finish out the unexpired term of Reginald Oxcndinc in District 7. He was then re-elected for a second term. The Constitution clearly sets term limits and no councilman or woman can sen e more than two consecutive terms Mr Townsend filed for a third term and the elections board, a separate cniin of our government, declared him ineligible He appealed lo the Supreme Court and they also, in accordance with the Constitulionrrulcd him ineligible to run Again, the court abided by the Constitution. We commend, them on that decision To have ruled otherw ise would have made null the Constitutional provision of term limits. Rev Tony Hunt has now replaced Henry Ward Oxcndinc as Chief Justice. In reaching a decision on w hether Mr Townsend could seek a third term, the court also ruled that his filing fee should be returned. We caution our court about ruling on matters that are not before the court As we understand it. the issue before the court was Is Mr Townsend eligible to seek a third term on the Tribal Council? The Judicial Branch of our Government seems to be working very well We expect to hear more from our Legislative Branch as they enact ordinances, not resolutions, to govern tribal matters. We encourage the 21 member council to stop thinking and acting as if they are on the board of directors of a private, nonprofit corporation and begin to think and act as the legislative branch of our government Think government Army offering $7,000 enlistment bonus for translator aides RALEIGH, A'C - Individuals who speak certain Middle-Eastern languages may be eligible to enlist as translator aides in the U.S. Army Individual Ready Reserve, with a $7,000 enlistment bonus Candidates must between the ages of 18 and 40 and be citizens or lawfully admitted permanent residents of the United States All applicants will be tested on their ability to speak languages such as Iraqi, Pushtu (Pashto and Pachto), Pushtu-Afghan. Pushtu-Peshavvari, Persian-Afghan (Dan), Kurdish, Farsi and Turkish. Recruits receive nine weeks of basic training, advanced training for their specific job as a translator aide, and in some cases they will be sent to school for improving their English skills All translator aides qualify for advanced rank and may also be eligible for expedited U.S. citizenship. Following training. Soldiers enter the IRR - an unpaid status - until they receive an assignment to a unit The translator aide program is part of the U.S. Army's effort to enlist and train people to help with rebuilding efforts in the Middle East The primary role of translator aides is to translate written and spoken foreign language material into and from English. These skills arc instrumental in the daily operations and rebuilding efforts in which the Army is participating in the Middle East Individuals who would like more information on becoming a translator aide in the IRR may visit their local Army Reserve recruiter, call the Army's Arabic recruiting specialist toll-free at (866) 635-8450 or log on at http://srabic goarmy com. Pembroke VFW to sponsor Veteran's Day Parade The Pembroke Chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars will sponsor a Veteran's Day Parade beginning at 10 o'clock a m on Thursday. November 11. 2004. All participants will meet at the Pembroke Elementary School at 9 o'clock a.ifi in order to be assigned their spots in the parade "line-up" The parade will go through town one lime and end at the UNC-Pembroke Performing Arts Center We arc cordially inviting schools, industries and civic organizations in Robeson County and adjoining counties to participate There will be a County ROTC Battalion review A float, band or both may represent your school, industry or civic organization In order to reserve a space for you in the line, we w ill need to know what your intentions arc concerning participating by October 23.2004 Those interested may rent a float for S200 00 If interested in renting a float please contact Gregory Cuinmings at 739-7584 or Buddy Bell at 521 -4622 We will rent the float and bill you later All participants arc reminded that this is a "Veteran's Day Parade" so please have an appropriate float and theme At 11 o'clock a m a chicken and fish plate sale at the V.F.W., located north on Union Chapel Road Your participation each year makes it possible for us to remember those who fought 50 hard and so bravely for our country. Let us not forget that in order to have a country that we can be proud to call "America" we must be willing to give up some of our time and take a stand for our country For further information contact Buddy Bell. Parade Chairman a t 910-521-4622(11)910-521-0887 (W)or Gregory Cuminings, Parade CoChairman at 910-521 -2784 (H) 910-7397584 (W) BAND TRANSPORTATION COST WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF BY T1 IE TOWN OF PEMBROKE First Baptist Church, Fairmont celebrates 135 years of service Services will beheld Wednesday, Sept 22- Sunday, Sept 26,2004 Rev. Chester Hopkins, Jr, Paslor Schedule Wednesday. 7:00 pm - Youth Banquet ( Minister Anthony Faison Speaker) Thursday: 7:00 pm - Associate Ministers' Praise and Worship Night (Music by Jonesville Baptist Mass Choir) Friday. 7:00 pm - Gospclfest 2004 (Deacon Bennie McCormick, Presider) Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - fun day. Games, and a Fellow ship Picnic 4:15pm-5:30 pm-Memorial Service and Presentationjof J J. Jolinson Scholarship Winners Sunday 9:45 am - Sunday School 11:00 am - Morning Worship - Rev. Chester Hopkins. Jr, Speaker 1:00 pm - Fellowship Dinner (House of Joy) 4:00 pm - Anniversary Message - Dr J G Everett, Pastor of Mill Branch Baptist Church. Speaker and Music by Mill Branch Baptist Church Choir Rev. Hopkins and First Baptist Family invite you Help us Celebrate Methodist men to host annual fish fry The Methodist Men of Chestnut Street United Methodist ChJrch of Lumberton, will host their annual fish fry on October 1, 2004 between the hours of 5:00 and 7:00 PM. The tickets arc $5 00 and are available from any Methodist man at the church office The proceeds from this event will go to scholarships, youth activities, scouts and mission trips, The church is located on the corner of Chestnut and East Eight Streets. Takeouts arc available. To Subscribe to the Carolina Indian Voice call 910-521-0796 Pembroke Twilight I Christmas Parade planned Sponsored By Town of Pembroke Pembroke Chamber of Commerce Pembroke Civic Club I Date Thursday. December 9, 2004 | Line Up Time: 3:30 o'clock p m. Parade Time: 4:30o'clock p m Parade Lineup Area - The UNC-Pcmbrokc Performing Arts | Center and end at the Pembroke Elementary School Criteria -Marching Units -Bands -Queens -Floats -Special Attraction Robeson County Sudan Tomcats Funny Cars -Main Attraction: Santa Claus For further information contact Gregory Cummings at Pembroke Town Hall - 521 -9758 / (H) 521 -2784 or Buddy Bell - 521 -0887 / 521-4622 Subscribe to the Carolina Inidan Voice Call: 910-521-0796 PO Box 1075 Pembroke, NC 28372 Cultural classes being held -The Lumbce Tribe of North Carolina will hold Culture Classes every Tuesday at lire Sattlctxoc Community Building in Lumbcrton and Thursday at the Lumbce Regional Development Association in Pembroke The Classes arc held from 6 until 8 p.m and arc free of charge These i classes promote native dancing, culture awareness and. arts and crafts i sessions For more information please contact a Tribal Youth Coordinator, John Oxcndinc or Rob Jacobs at the Tribal Office at (910) 521 7861 A Report to the People On Thursday. September 16. 2004. the Lutnbee Tnbal Council held its regularly scheduled meeting at the Lutnbee Trtbal Office in Pentbroke. NC. Every elected Tribal Council member was present for this meeting Council Speaker David Carter presided over the meeting The Council received reports from the Tribal Enrollment Office, the Office of Energy Assistance a report on the status of the Boys and Girls Club, and the Lutnbee Tnbal Housing Office In addition, there was a special recognition of local Lumbee youth who had participated in the national baseball playoff games The Council applauded the efforts of the youth and recognized those present for their outstanding accomplishments Chairman Jimmy Goins reported that a Veterans Serv ice Officer should be employed by October 01. 2004 This position will provide specific services related to Indian veterans Harold Hunt, former Robeson County Veterans Service Officer, will be named in that position Goins also discussed future plans tocpnstnict a Wall ofHonor for all Lumbcc Indians who paid the supreme sacrifice during ail wars This announcement was well received by the entire Tribal Council, as well as all tnbal members present A report was given by Cynthia L Hunt of Legal Aid of NC - Pembroke on the issue of community and social tics The Lumbcc Tribal Enrollment criteria requires that any individual applying for Lumbee membership or recertifying their tribal membership must be able to demonstrate they have maintained social and community tics to the Lumbcc Tnbe Hunt explained the reason why this requirement was adopted by the tnbe, and its importance to the integrity of the Lumbcc Tribal Roll Questions were raised by Council members on whether or not the tribal membership was aware of this requirement and suggested that there is a need for community education among the tribal membership to address the issue Hunt explained that this is a provision in the Lumbee Tribal Constitution, Article 11 Section 2, and can only be removed through the amendment process provided in the Constitution The Tribal Council passed an ordinance on the dis-cnrollmcnt of enrolled members for failing to maintain contact with the Tribc This ordinance, cited as "Ordinance on the Remov al of Enrolled Tribal Members, was adopted in accordance to the Tribal Constitution The provision governing ordinances. Article Vll Section, requires thai the ordinance be posted at the Tribal Offices for a period of thirty (30) days following its enactment In addition. Tnbal Ordinance No 20020001. cited as a "General Ordinance on Content and Form of Ordinances and Resolutions, requires that all ordinances shall be dated and numbered, and shall cite the appropriate constitutional authority, and further sliail include a certificate showing the presence of a quorum and the number of Council members voting for and against the proposed enactment. The document, according to this Ordinance, must be signed by the Tribal Chairman, and attested toby the Tribal Council Secretary. The Tribal Chairman will have thirty (30) days from the date an Ordinance is submitted to sign it, otherwise, the Ordinance is considered as vetoed by the Chairperson Also, an affirmative votc.of two-thirds of all Tribal Council members shall be required to override a veto of a Tribal Ordinance by the Tribal Chairperson. Every tribal member needs to know that this ordinance also requires that all ordinances be recorded in a binder and will be open to public inspection by members of the Tribe during normal business hours In other business, the Tribal Council passed three resolutions. A Resolution was passed in support of a Tribal Youth Leadership Conference InaddiUon, thcCouncil passed a Rcsolutionrelatingto theTribe's non-profit corporation. Lumbcc Nation Tribal Programs, Inc. The Resolution authorizes the Tribal Administrator to work with attorneys to update the Articles of Incorporation to reflect the current tribal leadership FormcrTribal Chairman.and former Tribal Council members arc listed as Chairperson and the Board of Directors. According to various reports there was no discussion to dissolve this private non-profit corporation with no members; neither was there was any discussion to dissolve oilier non-profits organized by the former Tribal Government A Resolution was also passed on the Lumbcc Tribal Budget. The budget did contain amendments to some of the proposed salaries. However, positions questioned by tribal members during the public hearing remained The Tribal Council passed the Tribal Budget as a Resolution and not as an ordinance as required by the Lumbcc Tribal Constitution. Article VII Section 1 stales "The legislative power to enact ordinances of the Lumbcc Tribe of North Carolina shall reside in the Tribal Council Such legislative power shall include: (a) the enactment of annual tribal budgets, provided that budgets shall be enacted into tribal law following the conduct of tribal hearing(s) on budgets proposed by the Tribal Chairperson." It should be duly noted that the budget was adopted as a Resolution, and not as an Ordinance as required by the Tribal Constitution. Further, Ordinance No 2002-0001 states that "All final decisions on matters of temporary interest where a formal expression is needed shall be embodied in a resolution, noted in the minutes, and shall be available for inspection by members of the Tnbe during normal business hours '' It further requires that the same process outlined for Ordinances applies to Resolutions The Lumbcc Tribal Budget is not a matter of temporary interest Ordinance No 2002-0001 states that "All final decisions on matters of permanent interest shall be embodied in Ordinances Therefore, the Lumbcc Tribal Budget should have been adopted as law. as required by the governing document of the Lumbcc Tribe Let's hold our tribal government accountable and not allow Tribal Council members, the Tribal Chairman or the Tribal Administrator to arbitrarily make decisions of any kind which arc in direct conflict to our Lumbcc Constitution by Cynthia L Hunt, Tribal News Correspondent COMMUNITY I AWARENESS FAIR SPONSORED BY THE LUMBERTON HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 413 SPRUCE STREET IN THE TUNER TERRACE COMMUNITY 10:00 i A M. UNTIL 4 00 PM AGENCIES COMING TOGETHER TO BRING ! AWARENESS OF THEIR PROGRAMS, THE ! PROCESS OF APPLYING AND HOW THOSE PROGRAMS BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY " THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND ** i FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE ! CALL NAN HAYES (910) 671-7228
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