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1986/spr.
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Teaves
APR
1986
N. C. STATE L'SRAfl
RALEIGH
Native American Newsletter
Spring ’86
Year of the Native American
In early January, Governor Martin proclaimed
1986 “The Year of the Native American” and asked
all North Carolina citizens to devote this year to
recognizing and honoring the past and present
contributions of the state’s Native Americans. After
presenting the proclamation to John Funderburg,
Director of the N.C. State Museum of Natural
History, Governor Martin also presented copies of
the proclamation to North Carolina tribal councils
and their officials. The state’s recognition of N.C.’s
Native American population and its vast
contributions should help us all as we plan the
year’s events.
North Carolina
Unity Conference
The Eleventh Annual North Carolina Indian
Unity Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn
Four Seasons in Greensboro from March 13-15.
Sponsored by the United Tribes of North Carolina
(UTNC), the conference theme is “1986: The Year
of the Native American— With Pride and Promise.”
The conference will examine education as a means
of survival for Native Americans and will discuss the
art, culture and history of N.C. Indians. Health
problems for North Carolina Native Americans,
ways to make N.C. Indians aware of available
services, and possibilities for informing the general
public of Indian needs and issues are also conference
topics.
Princess Pale Moon, who is President of the
American Indian Foundation in Washington, D.C.,
will be the banquet speaker. Other conference events
include an inter-tribal pow-wow, a professional art
show, an Indian business trade fair, traditional
Indian dancing and a talent show.
The pre-registration fee is $35 if received by
March 7. Registration at the door is $40. Since the
deadline is so soon, you may want to write or call
Kenneth R. Maynor, President of UTNC, P.O.
Box 68, Pembroke, NC 28732 (919) 521-2401 or
(919) 521-8602.
Cherokee Removal
Conference
On April 4 and 5th a conference on Cherokee
Removal will be held in Cullowhee, N.C. Sponsored
by Western Carolina University, the Museum of the
Cherokee Indian and the Mountain Heritage Center,
the conference will examine the political, social,
religious, geographic and ethnic ramifications of
Removal. Doug Wilms of East Carolina University,
Carl Vipperman of the University of Georgia, Walt
Conser of UNC-Wilmington, Ron Satz from the
University of Wisconsin, Russ Thornton of the
University of Minnesota, Theda Perdue from
Clemson University, John Finger of the University
of Tennessee and Laura Hughes of W.C.U.’s
Extension Center at Cherokee are some of the
leaders of conference sessions.
An evening banquet featuring traditional
Cherokee food will be served on the 4th, followed
by a film about the Keetowah Society. The
filmmakers, Sam Jones and Crosslin Smith, will be
on hand to discuss the film. Sam Jones is an award
winning newscaster at KJRH-TV in Tulsa, and
Crosslin Smith is a Cherokee Medicine Man who is
also from Tulsa.
The conference is funded by the N.C.
Humanities Committee and all sessions are open to
the public at no charge. You can also earn one CEU
(Continuing Education Unit) and/or Certificate
Renewal Credit. (These cost $10.00.) Book exhibits
from several publishers will be set-up, and the
galleries at both the Museum of the Cherokee Indian
and the Mountain Heritage Center will be open to
conference participants. Call or write Cherokee
Removal Conference, History Department, W.C.U.,
Cullowhee, NC 28723 (704) 227-7243 for more
information.
