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Page tu'o/Carolina JournallApril 9. 1979 Phoenix Society observes American Indian Month AMERICAN INDIAN MONTH Ilie Phoeni.x Society performed in Jacksonville, b'lordia last spring. By Luann Whitley April is “American In dian Month" at UNCC. 'The Phoenix Society is a campus organization geared towards Ameri can Indians and their culture. American In dian Month was devised by the Phoenix Society in order to acquaint stu dents and the public with Indian attitudes and problems. 1 he socie ty was founded in 1976 at UNCC. "We deal primarily with the North Ameri can," Jill Gillon, presi dent of the organization. The Firsl Annual Phoenix Society Symposium: “An Indian Is Not A Sun-tanned White Man." Chief Jake Swamp, Sub-Chief of the Mohawk Nation. Topic: East Coast Land Claims. Tuesday. April 17, 7 p.m.: Mike Myers, associate editor, Akwesasne Notes. coordinator of Voices From The Earth. Topic: Alter native Community Development and Organization. Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m.: John Mohawk, editor, Akwesasne Notes. ’Topic: ’The Native Situation in America 'Today. There will be a question/answer period after each lecture. The symposium will cover and explain Indian land claims; the longest walk (Washington, D.G. 1978); Wounded Knee in 1973; Bureau of Indian Affairs oc cupation in 1972: native rights, beliefs and relation ships lo US/slate governments, and the international aspect of Ihe native movement. For more information, contact Jill Gillon at 597-2252. Summer course offers An unusual course will be offered during the se cond summer session by the Venture program. 'The course will be a 14-day canoe expedition in northern Canada. This course will be run cooperatively with Headwaters, a wilder ness travel, educational program in Temagami, Ontario. The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences will grant two hours of undergraduate credit for this course, on the pass/no credit grad ing system. Lee Read and canoeing in Canadian trip ing. Venture director. will be the course in- structor. The mences Aug. 1 at the 'To ronto train station. 'The group will ride the Cana dian National Railway to Temagami. where they will camp the first night. 'The next morning they will fly into the Headwaters base camp on Anamanipising Lake for orientation and skills training for wilderness com- canoe tripping. 'There, they will be in troduced to the impor tant role the canoe has played in the explora tion, economic develop ment and literature of the Canadian bush. The expedition will commence Aug. 4, going into some of the most re mote and rugged natural areas of North America. Most of the paddling will be on lakes, al- said. "The Phoenix So ciety is open to everyone interested in the life and culture of American In dians," Gillon said. “There are many dif ferent types of Indian cultures, but we all feel an underlying unity. The Indians have to ban to gether or be swallowed up in the white society." The American Indians have the lowest econom ic standards in America. The reservations they live on is land nobody else wants. The average life span for a male In dian is approximately 47 years and the American Indian population has decreased 90 percent over the last 400 years. The white population has increased 90 percent over the last 400 years. “Being an Indian is a state of mind," Gillon said. “Mainly you have a feeling of being part of nature. There is a cur rent resurgence of inter est in the American In dian, while most Indians have lost contact with their heritage," Gillon camping said. "What the govern ment has done to the American Indian is a horror story with no equal, Gillon said. “In dian affairs used to be taken care of in the De partment of War, now they finally moved us to the interior. Indians are finally considered by the government as human beings," Gillon said. Month is only being cele brated by the Phoenix Society. There is no na- tional observance day for Indians, Gillon said. “We have no holidays." though some whitewater will be encountered on ri vers. Major rapids will be portaged, where all canoes and gear must be carried around the ha zardous water. No previous whitewa ter canoeing experience is required for this trip. Basic requirements are simply good health and the ability to swim. The course fee is 8346.50 and round-trip train fare will be $38.50. Each student will be responsible for his or her own transport to Toronto. All equip ment, food, instruction and base camp flight are included in the fee. Tui tion for the summer ses sion is $52.50 for North Carolina residents and $268.50 for out-of-state students. Enrollment will be li mited to 10 students and a $50 deposit, payable to the Continuing Educa tion office will hold a place in the course. Pinal payments must be made by June 15. Registration for the academic credit for second summer ses sion will be July 9 in the gymnasium. Students from other colleges are invited Lo participate in this course and all other summer session offerings. An ap plication form for the Venture summer course to Canada is available at the Caucus in the Cone calling 597-2521. There are three re maining lectures this month dealing with American Indians. On April 16-18, there will be lectures given by Chief Jake Swamp, Mike My ers and John Mohawk. “We were lucky to get these speakers," Gillon said. "Each of these men are experts in the field of Indians." The lectures will be held in McKnight Lecture Hall at 7 pan. Campus Life Things you gotta’ do By Nancy Davis A pel, was recently taken of UNCC seniors involv ing only one question. "If you could recommend one thing for the remaining students to be sure to du before graduating, what would that be?" As you're probably aware ol, a poll doesn't always include everybody—in fact, this random sampling included 25 seniors. The surveyors tried to stay away from any seniors who looked like Ihey had loo much in telligence. Instead they looked lor the ones with the dark circles, beer guts, red eyes and dirty finger- nails... the ones with experience. Anyway, here are some ol the recommendations they came up with. Seniors, if you haven't done any ol these yet, you ve still got three weeks to finish up. And the rest of you, UNCC students, well, start plan ning. Some of them may lake awhile— whatever, they've all guaranteed lo be experiences al UNCC you don't want lo miss. 1. Pull a fire alarm during a house parly. 2. Allend a Student Legislature meeting drunk. U. Put up a sign offering a ride to New Jersey over Christmas break but use somebody else's phone number. 4. Ask a resident coordinator for change for a dollar at midnight. 5. Nol remember Jam-Up weekend. (>. Get picked up by a Chi Phi. 7. Have an affair with a professor. 8. Moon Security. 9. Start a light with the ref during an intramural basketball game. 10. Throw waler on the "sun bathers" beside San- lord and watch 'em jump. (Especially the ones whose tops are undone.) 11. Leave in the middle! of the night lor (he beach, walch the sunrise and gel back hi lime for class. 12. Slay on campus an entire weekend. 13. Penny-lock the local “whimp" in Ihe bathroom. 14. Sil in Sanford's lobby and listen lo the guvs' different excuses as to- why Ihey need lo gel upstairs. 15. Try Ihe livernnish in the cafeteria. 16. Play spades in Ihe elevator all nighl.
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