Tribal Chairman attends 7th Annual Southeast Indian Studies Conference
(April 2011) The Tribal Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina took part in the 7th Annual Southeast Indian Studies Conference at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) Annex on April 7, 2011.
Southern Sun, The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina’s host drum, opened the ceremony with an honor song follow by greetings from the Tribal Chairman. “It is my hope that through conferences such as this we can provide ourselves and our youth a deep and full understanding of the story of our land,” said Tribal Chairman Purnell Swett.
Presentations were given based upon the study of American Indians in the Southeast cultural area. Thursday included five sessions on various presentations such as Mary Musgrove: Creek Woman, Diplomatic Liaison and Cultural Broker during the War of Jenkins’ Ear; UCN Reflections of Cross-Cultural Education, Experiential Learning and the Cree Culture Camp; Lumbee: Postmodern Natives; Tutelo-Saponi Language Towards a Curriculum; and Shell Shakin’, Stomp-dancing and Really Old Time Religion: Traditional Spirituality and Native Identity in the Gulf South.
According to UNCP, the purpose of the Southeast Indian Studies Conference is to provide a forum for discussion of the culture, history, art, health and contemporary issues of Native Americans in the Southeast. The conference serves as a critical venue for scholars, students and all persons interested in American Indian Studies in the region. “This is my fifth day as provost and I am absolutely struck by the history and culture,” said Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Dr. Kenneth Kitts. “It resonates in every living here, that is rare if not unique in higher education and I hope it continues.”
The conference was sponsored by UNCP’s Department of American Indian Studies, Museum of the Native American Resource Center, and the Office of Academic Affairs. For more information please contact, Dr. Mary Ann Jacobs at 910-521.6266. |
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