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Vendors Setup  9:00am - 12:00pm

Conference check-in 9:00am - 5:00pm

Juried Art Exhibition

Amateur Art Exhibition

Silent Auction

Quilt Competition

**Notice: This agenda is a work in progress. We appreciate your understanding as we finalize the details. Stay tuned for updates!

Thursday 7, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm             General Assembly I    DRAFT ONLY

Welcome         Jessie Jacobs (Cohaire/MNAA) United Tribes of North Carolina - President

Invocation

Posting Colors       Unity Warrier

Tribal Banners         Becky Locklear member of the Lumbee Tribe, United Tribes of NC-Director

Land                        ?????

Acknowledgement

Nationl Anthem        Sharon Burnett-NC Indian  Senior Citizen 2024-2025 Princess

Unity Conference     Dr. Leslie Locklear

Charge

MINC                        Page Freeman 2025-2026 Miss Indian North Carolina Princess

Introduce Special     Jennifer Baxter

Speaker

Special Speaker       Mayor of Greensboro

Introduce Special      Greg Richardson

Speaker

Special Speaker       Representative Jarrod Lowery, District 47, member of the Lumbee Tribe, 

Closing                    Jessie Jacobs (Cohaire/MNAA)  United Tribes of NC - President

3:15pm-3:00pm       Gathering for workshops

3:30pm - 4:45pm     Workshop Session I

5:00pm -6:30pm       Hospitality Time

MINC going away speech  Zannie Richardson 2024-2025 United Tribes of NC Princess, member of the Haliwa Saponi Tribe

6:30pm - 8:00pm Gospel Singing     New Bethal Quartet & 2nd Chanze

8:00pm - 9:00pm Fashion show        Norma Jean Locklear Richardson Member of the Lumbee Tribes

Closing

Friday March 7, 9:00am - 10:00am                  General Assembly II    DRAFT ONLY

      

Presiding             Al Richardson Member of the Haliwa Saponi Tribe, United Tribes of NC - Treasurer    

Invocation           Greg Jacobs, member of the Coharie Tribe ???????

Introduction of   

Speaker              Hattie Campbell Member of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe, United Tribe of NC-Director

Special Speaker  Ms. Brittany Schulman member of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe, Vice President of Indigenous Leadership & Educational                              Programs at Native Americans in Philanthropy. 

Introduction of Speaker  TBD

Special Speaker              TBD

               

Closing

 

10:00am - 10:15am Break             

10:15am -11:30am  Workshop Session  II

11:30am - 1:15pm   UNCP Gathering           

11:30am - 1:15pm   LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:15pm - 1:30pm     Gathering for workshops          

**Notice: This agenda is a work in progress. We appreciate your understanding as we finalize the details. Stay tuned for updates!

Friday March 7, 2:00pm - 3:15 pm                   General Assembly III    DRAFT ONLY

      

Presiding             Corbin Eddings, Member of the Lumbee Tribe, United Tribe of NC- Vice President    

Invocation            Greg Jacobs, Member of the Cohaire Tribe, Director of the Coharie Tribe

Introduction of   

Speaker               ???????

Speaker                Deb/Bass

Introduction of  

Speaker                  Nora Dial  Stanley

Speaker                 Pamela B. Cashwell

Closing

 

10:00am - 10:15am Break             

10:15am -11:30am  Workshop Session  II

11:30am - 1:15pm   UNCP Gathering           

11:30am - 1:15pm   LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:15pm - 1:30pm     Gathering for workshops          

**Notice: This agenda is a work in progress. We appreciate your understanding as we finalize the details. Stay tuned for updates!

**Notice: This agenda is a work in progress. We appreciate your understanding as we finalize the details. Stay tuned for updates!

Friday 7, 2025   6:00pm-9:00pm                        AWARDS & RECOGNITION  BANQUET     DRAFT ONLY                                                               ..

Welcome                            Jessie Jacobs  (Cohaire/MNAA), United Tribes of NC-President

Emcee                                Rev. Micheal Jacobs is a member of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe and currently holds the position of                                                          Tribal Chief   

Invocation                           Rev.Ricky Burnette member of the Lumbee tribe, Chairperson of the NC Commission of Indian Affairs

DINNER IS SERVED       

Introduce Keynote                

Speaker                               Dr. Leslie Locklear  

Speaker                              Martin Sensmier is an actor in Yellowstone, Wind River, The Magnificent Seven, and other films.

Introduce                            

Entertainment                     Rev Micheal Jacobs member of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe.

Entertainment                     John Locklear

Introduce Keynote 

Speaker                               Kerry Bird

Speaker                                TBD

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Presentation of Awards       

Veteran Awards                    Greg Richardson (Haliwa-Saponi) Executive Director NC Commission of Indian Affairs,                                                                                United Tribes of NC-Director

Crown of MINC                     Nora Dial Stanley member of the Lumbee Tribe, GNAA President, United tribes of NC Director

Community Awards               Danny Bell (Coharie/Lumbee/THAS) United Tribes of NC-Director      

Closing Remarks                  Jessie Jacobs (Cohaire/MNAA), United Tribes of NC-President

9:00pm - 12:00am                Dance Night - DJ-Troy Richardson          

Saturday March 8, 2025  8:00am - 12:00pm                 Breakfast and Awards

**Notice: This agenda is a work in progress. We appreciate your understanding as we finalize the details. Stay tuned for updates!

WelcomeHattie                      Campbell (Waccamaw Siouan) United Tribes of NC-Director 

Invocation                              Greg Jacobs (Coharie) Tribal Adminstrator, Cohaire Tribe,  United Tribes of NC-Director

Pledge of Allegiance              Page Freeman  2025-2026 Miss Indian North Carolina

Introduction of Speaker          Hattie Campbell (Waccamaw Siouan) United Tribes of NC-Director   

Keynote Speaker                   Dr. Alfred Bryant

Juried Art Awards                  Wanda Attmore (Lumbee),  GNAA WIOA/Human servicde Coordinator.

Amateur Art Awards              Rebecca Locklear (Lumbee Tribe) United Tribes of NC-Director   

Writing Awards                      Rebecca Locklear (Lumbee Tribe) United Tribes of NC-Director   

Quilt Awards                          Wanda Ammons  (Lumbee Tribe)

Silent Auction                        AwardsGuildford Native

Scholarship AwardsHattie Campbell (Waccamaw Siouan) United Tribes of NC-Director   

Retiring of Colors  

1:00pm -4:00pmCultural Exchange/Pow WowTony Clark (Lumbee Tribe) United Tribes of NC-Director        

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