Raine Shandiin Holiday is a member of the Lumbee Tribe born from Navajo and a sophomore majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry. She calls Greensboro, NC home where her family is, especially her mom. She mentions that her … Read more
Written by Jalyn Oxendine “Being the recipient of the Faith Danielle Hedgepeth award is extremely meaningful to me. She was such a shining light in the world and was stolen from us far too soon. I want to honor her … Read more
Written by Jalyn Oxendine Kalin Despain is a current PhD student at UNC in geography, with a focus on Indigenous ecology. He is part of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and grew up in Oklahoma. Kalin … Read more
Kalila Arreola, a rising junior at UNC, is a part of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. She is majoring in Political Science with two minors, one in Sustainability and the other in American … Read more
Zoey Locklear (Coharie and Lumbee) is a rising senior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in Media and Journalism – Advertising/Public Relations, with a certificate of specialization in Sports Communication. She grew up in Clinton, NC, a town in Sampson County. While … Read more
Lyric Locklear, an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe, is a current junior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in Psychology and minoring in medical anthropology. She is from Rowland, North Carolina, which is a small town in Robeson County. Lyric described … Read more
Authored by Jalyn Oxendine Colby Taylor is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and a senior at Carolina, where he is majoring in political science. He is from Cherokee, NC, where he and his family still … Read more
Tehya Sepulvado (she/her) is the recipient of the 2023-2024 Faith Danielle Hedgepeth Award. The Faith Danielle Hedgepeth Award was established in 2015 to celebrate and honor the life of Faith Danielle Hedgepeth by providing a sophomore UNC student with funds … Read more
David Weaver is a current senior here at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is enrolled in the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and grew up in Hickory, North Carolina. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biology from UNC-Chapel … Read more
This year the American Indian Center awarded two brilliant Tar Heels with the 2023-2024 Carolina Native Service Scholars Award: Dadrian Ward (Lumbee) and Mia Locklear (Lumbee). We congratulate them on this accomplishment! The Carolina Native Service Scholars Award seeks to … Read more
