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DUKE ENERGY AWARDS $50,000 FOR EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS AND FREE TEACHER WORKSHOPS The N.C. Museum of History announces that Duke Energy Education Travel Grants will be available this fall to help cover part of transportation costs to the museum for public schools in central and eastern North Carolina. The travel grants are made possible by a $50,000 investment from Duke Energy through the Duke Energy Foundation. In addition to transportation grants, Duke Energy will award 100 tuition-free, online professional development workshops for classroom teachers across North Carolina. The museum offers eight different online courses throughout the year, and North Carolina educators can earn up to 40 contact hours of continuing education credits for each class completed. For details about class topics, go to www.ncmuseumofhistory.org and click “Learn.” “These grants provide students an opportunity to explore the history of our great state and bring their classroom studies to life,” said Paul Newton, Duke Energy’s state president – North Carolina. To request an application for a travel grant or an online workshop, e-mail Kate Betka at kate.betka@ncdcr.gov or call 919-807-7984Apply early to ensure a better chance of receiving a grant or a free workshop. All applications must be received by Dec. 1, 2014. The Duke Energy Education Travel Grants focus on 35 North Carolina counties, andTitle I public schools, Title VII American Indian schools, and other schools with a high percentage of low-income or at-risk students have priority. Counties included in the travel grants are: Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Caswell, Chatham, Columbus, Craven,Cumberland, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke,Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Nash, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Person, Pitt,Robeson, Sampson, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne and Wilson. For information about the N.C Museum of History, a Smithsonian-affiliated museum call: 919-807-7900 or access www.ncmuseumofhistory.org or follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ or YouTube.

Wolfpack Pathways - Saturday, March 21, 2015 NC State University is offering "Native Pathways" for American Indian students in grades 6th to 10th grade. It will be held from 9 am to 11:30 am on March 21, 2015. Students will visit the university and learn about NC State, the admissions process, hear from current American Indian students, and take an interactive tour of the campus. All attendees are invited to attend the 25th annual NC State Pow-wow for free following the visit. Participants may also take part in our Engineering Open House & Textiles Open House on the same day. RSVP to Rachel_Ensing@ncsu.edu by March 6. Native Education Forum - June 21 through June 27, 2015 Who: Rising 11th & 12th grade students who identify as American Indian What: A six-day residential summer program at NC State University in which students will experience university campus life, gain one university academic credit, become exposed to a college classroom, interact with American Indian faculty, staff and students, as well as obtain assistance with the college application process. * Students must apply to be selected to attend the Forum The application will be available online on March 1 at admissions.ncsu.edu/net Applications is due online by April 1. Students will be notified of their selection to attend in May 2015. For questions about either program, call Rachel Ensing, Admissions Counselor at: rachel_ensing@ncsu.edu or (919) 513-7067.

PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribal Council voted on January 15 to elect new officers during its first meeting of the new year. Lesaundri Hunt was re-elected as speaker. Hunt served as speaker during the 2014 council session. As speaker, Hunt serves as head of the Tribal Council. He leads all Tribal Council meetings and sets the agenda. William Maiden was elected vice chairman. Jan Lowery was appointed secretary; Janie McFarland Oxendine, treasurer; and newly-elected Councilman Bill James Brewington was appointed parliamentarian. Also on Thursday, the council appointed committee chairmen. New appoints are made each year. The committee chairman are as follows; Anita Blanks, Constitution and Ordinance Committee; Terry Hunt, Economic Development; Bobby Oxendine, Education, Culture and Public Relations; Areatha Patterson, Ethics; Jarrod Lowery, Federal Recognition; Janie McFarland, Finance; Terry Collins, Housing; Jan Lowery, Health and Human Services; and William Maiden, Lumbee Nation Tribal Programs. During the meeting, the Council heard from John Lyon, regional director of AT&T. Lyon told the Council about a scholarship oppourtunity for American Indian students. Lyon said funds are available to up to 12 students nationwide to take a course at George Washington University in Washington, DC. The Native American Political Leadership Program is for rising juniors and seniors. The course will teach students about intergovernmental relations between tribal governments and the federal government. The program will run from July 5 through July 25. Applications can be downloaded at http://inspire.naplp.gwu.edu/about-inspire-pre-college-program. The deadline is March 1, 2015.