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Welcome Extravaganza for Carolina American Indian Community & Friends
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 5:30pm
Location: Side Lawn of Abernethy Hall (Corner of S. Columbia & Cameron Ave.) Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Music and information about American Indian student organizations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be part of a welcome event on campus beginning at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 21.
The UNC American Indian Center will host the event, a Welcome Extravaganza for the Carolina American Indian Community and Friends, on the lawn of Abernethy Hall at South Columbia Street and Cameron Avenue. The public, including Indians from the surrounding area, are invited.
Renew acquaintances and make new friends at the American Indian Center. Live music will be performed by Willie Lowery, Rebekah Revels, native students and a drum group. The event will feature intertribal dancing with dancers dressed in full regalia and native dress. The event is part of a Week of Welcome at Carolina to start fall semester.
State Advisory Council on Indian Education Quarterly Meeting
Thursday, August 14, 2008, 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Location: University Room, Hyde Hall - Institute for the Arts and Humanities
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The State Advisory Council on Indian Education (SACIE) was established to identify issues and concerns that affect academic achievement of American Indian students. Council members have spent a great deal of time studying the yearly data collected on academic achievement and dropout rates, keeping abreast of education policy issues at the local, state, and national levels, and working closely with tribal leadership in American Indian communities.
The Council has devised a report that strives to address relevant concerns pertaining to the education of American Indian students and provide appropriate recommendations to the State Board of Education. This report is published annually and will be briefly discussed at the upcoming quarterly meeting. All copies of previous "Pathways to the 21st Century" reports are published through the NC Department of Public Instruction.
Tribal Leadership Workshop: NC Commission of Indian Affairs Leadership Retreat
June 25-26, 2008
Location: Friday Center for Continuning Education
The first of a series of workshops is designed for executive staff, executive committee members, and committee chairs (or their designees) of the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs. This workshop will give staff and members of the Commission a chance to discuss their goals, the current structure and activities of the committees, and ways of strengthening the governments of the state recognized tribes that elect members to the Commission.
The workshop will begin on Wednesday morning, June 25 at 10:00 a.m. The day will conclude with a casual dinner in Chapel Hill at 6:00 p.m. Overnight lodging will be provided at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel across from the Friday Center. The session on Thursday, June 26, will be from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
National Education Association American Indian/Alaska Native Issues Conference
June 6-8, 2008
Location: Marriot Crabtree Valley Hotel, Raleigh NC
Sponsored By: National Education Association
Hosted by: The NC Association of Educators, Inc.
A national gathering of scholars to discuss American Indian/Alaska Native educational issues.
"Working from Home: Documenting Lumbee Stories" by Dr. Melinda Maynor Lowery
Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 7:00pm
Location: Kresge Foundation Common Room - Graham Memorial, Room 039
Sponsored By: The Robertson Scholars Program and the Center for Documentary Studies
Part of Engaging Documentary: Community Values and Artistic Visions, a speaker series presented by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University with support from the Robertson Scholars Collaboration Fund.
Working with documentary film, photography, and historical documents, Malinda Maynor Lowery will explore the layers and tensions of telling the story of one’s own place and community.
Campus Forum: Insensitive Speech
Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 4:00pm
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: FPG Student Union, Room 3209 - UNC Campus
Sponsored By: the American Indian Center and Diversity & Multicultural Affairs
All those interested in discussing where free speech stops and hate speech begins....
Come discuss why speech like that engaged in recently on radio station G105 does damage the populations they disrespect and should offend all populations.
Words can hurt. Sticks and Stones is not true.
Insensitive Speech Flyer - pdf
2008 AIC Elder in Residence - Dr. Linda Oxendine
Monday, March 24 - Friday, March 28
Location: American Indian Center, 103A Abernethy Hall, - UNC Campus
Dr. Linda Oxendine, Professor (former Director) of American Indian Studies at UNC Pembroke, will be the Elder in Residence for the American Indian Center from Monday, March 24 to Friday, March 28.
The Elder in Residence Program brings to campus every spring a nationally-known American Indian leader. The program gives students a chance to learn from the experiences and wisdom of the elder.
There are additional events during the week, including three public events for the campus community as well as regular office hours held each day. There are also opportunities to have lunch with Dr. Oxendine in small groups (2 or 3 individuals). For inquires please email blbrooks@emailunc.edu or call 919-843-4189.
For additional information please visit: 2008 Elder in Residence Program
2008 North Carolina Indian UNITY Conference
Thursday March 20 - Friday, March 22, 2008
Location: Hilton North Raleigh - Raleigh, North Carolina
Sponsored By: United Tribes of North Carolina
"Honor, Integrity, Distinction: Stitched Together Through Threads of the Past"
Registration Form - Deadline: March 10, 2008
For additional information please contact: Cumberland County Association for Indian People
(910) 483-8442 - 2173 Downing Road, Fayetteville, NC 28312
New Directions In American Indian Research Conference
Friday, March 7- Saturday, March 8, 2008
Time: Friday, March 6, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: The Friday Center for Continuing Education, UNC-Chapel Hill Campus
Sponsored by: American Indian Center, The Graduate School, & First Nations Graduate Circle
This conference showcases the scholarship of American Indian graduate students in all fields of study as well as scholarship by all graduate students on topics and issues of relevance to Native communities. We invite you to attend!!
Conference Highlights:
- Keynotes by prominent American Indian scholars and leaders including:
- Ada Deer, Robyn Hannigan, and Craig Womack
- Graduate student research panel presentations
- Undergraduate research poster presentations
- Native leaders and community panel presentation
REGISTER NOW!! - Early Bird Deadline: February 15, 2008 Student $40.00 / Non-Student $60.00
Regular registration pricing - until February 22, 2008 - Student: $60.0 / Non-student: $80.00
Conference and Speaker Details
21st Annual Carolina Indian Circle Contest Pow Wow
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Location: Fetzer Gymnasium, UNC Campus
The CIC Pow Wow is FREE and open to the Public!
POW WOW HOTLINE: 919-843-5928
Fax Number: 919-843-4024 Email: Courtney Miller or Rikki Blanks, Co-Chairs at cicpowwow@live.com
33rd Annual Carolina Indian Circle Banquet & Awards Ceremony
Friday, February 29, 2008
Location: Alumni Hall, The Carolina Club - UNC Campus
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
The event will begin with the banquet and awards ceremony at 6:30pm. Alumni, students, faculty, and staff who have made significant contributions to addressing the issues of American Indian students and who have supported the Circle's endeavors will be recognized. This will also be the formal recognition of the CIC graduating senior members, graduating professionals and those student members who have successfully completed their first year at UNC. The outgoing leadership of the Carolina Indian Circle will also be recognized as the new officers are inducted. Entertainment will include keynote speaker, Dr. Joey Bell, special musical presentations from current UNC students, and more.
The Banquet is a ticketed event, contact Ashley Hammonds, Chair at arhammon@email.unc.edu
Alpha Pi Omega Alumni Brunch
Saturday, February 2, 2008 10:00am
Location: Old Well Room, The Carolina Inn
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
All Carolina Alumni of the Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc. are invited to a brunch hosted by the American Indian Center.
Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc. is the first historically American Indian sorority in the nation. Founded at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Sept. 1, 1994, the sorority is spreading across the country and currently has more than 300 sisters.
If you would like more information please contact Brandi Brooks at 919-843-4189
Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 29, 2008
12,000 Years of American Indians in N.C.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1:00pm
Location: Morehead Banquet Hall, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
You are invited to attend a symposium highlighting scholary research on the lives of American Indians by current UNC Faculty.
Open to the Public. No RSVP Necessary for the symposium.
Ancient Carolinians Exhibit Opening
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 4:00pm
Location: South Gallery, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Time: 4:00pm - 6:30pm
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Research Laboratories of Archaeology, American Indian Center, and Morehead Planetarium and Science Center invite you to celebrate the offical opening of The Ancient Carolinians - an interactive exhibit exploring the lives of the people who lived in this region nearly 12,000 years ago.
Opening talk by Dr. I. Randolph Daniel (Ph.D., UNC 1994) Professor of Anthropology, East Carolina University. A reception and exhibit viewing will follow.
Major support for "The Ancient Carolinians" is provided by the Alcoa Foundation.
American Indian Heritage Month
November 2007
Pow Wow Comedy Jam
Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: Sonja Hanes Stone Black Culture Center
Time: 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Co-Sponsored by: First Nations Graduate Circle & the Duke Native American Student Organization
12th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration
Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:00am - 4:00pm
Location: NC Museum of History, Downtown Raleigh NC
Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Co-Sponsored by: North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs, United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, North Carolina Museum of History Associates, Cherokee Tribal Gaming Commission, Lumbee Homecoming LRDA, Lumbee Guaranty Bank, Cumberland County Association of Indian People, Haliwa-Saponi Tribe, North Carolina Indian Housing Authority, AT & T, and the American Indian Center at UNC Chapel Hill.
American Indian Center
OPEN HOUSE
Friday, September 14, 3:00pm
Location: Front Lawn of Abernethy Hall
Time: 12:00pm-5:00pm (Drop-In Basis)
3:00pm - Special Presentation and Performances
CSAS Hutchins Lecture: Dr. Christopher Arris Oakley
Tuesday, September 18, 3:30pm
Location: Royall Room, The Carolina Club in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center
East Carolina Assistant Professor of History, Dr. Christopher Arris Oakley, will be a part of the Center for the Study of the American South James A. Hutchins Lectures. Dr. Oakley's lecture will be based on "The Media, the Klan, and the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina".
NC Commission of Indian Affairs, Quarterly Meeting
Friday, September 7, 10:00am
Location: The State Dinning Room, Morehead Planetarium
Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm
If you plan to attend the luncheon, Please RSVP to Brandi Brooks by September 1, 2007
Private Blessing Ceremony
Thursday, August 23, 4:00pm
Location: American Indian Center, 113A Abernethy Hall
First Day of Classes
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
First day of classes at UNC-Chapel Hill.
