 Tribal Council selling prints to raise scholarship funds
(January 2011) The Tribal Council of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has begun selling digital artwork at the Lumbee Tribal Housing Complex in Pembroke to raise money for an educational scholarship program.
“We are starting a tradition that we are hoping to continue and grow,” stated Tribal District 1 Representative Audrey Hunt. The goal is to raise $20,000 from the print. Once the goal is met then the Tribal Council will begin on an application and qualifications for the scholastic assistance.
“Tuition only continues to rise and resources are limited for tribal members,” said the Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe Purnell Swett, “and as a former educator, I am very pleased to see the council’s efforts toward this initiative.”
According to the Councilwoman Hunt, the print named “Connections” was donated to the Education, Culture and PR Committee by Patricia S. Brayboy, a local Lumbee artist. The council then had 300 copies made from the master copy.
“The print depicts all things that connect Lumbee people, all things that bring us together as a Tribe from our past to our present,” said Lumbee Artist Patricia Brayboy. The digital piece features a tobacco field, corn field, the Lumbee River, Henry Berry Lowry, Indian Normal School (UNC-P), powwow scenes and much more all intertwined within the Lumbee tribal logo.
Patricia Brayboy’s “Connections” is available at the Lumbee Tribal Housing Complex in Pembroke with a limited quantity of 300 for $75 each. The prints are all unframed and signed personally by Patricia Brayboy. For more information please contact Candice Collins at 910-522-2191. |
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