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American Indian Heritage Center The American Indian Heritage Center (AIHC) centralizes programming for American Indian students at UNCP. The AIHC provides cultural, social and academic programs for American Indian students, as well as educational programming for non-Native faculty, staff and students. AIHC initiatives include the Sophomore Year Experience (SYE) and Indigenous Power Hour. The SYE supports students during their second year at UNCP with workshops tailored to address issues unique to students at this stage of their postsecondary education. The Indigenous Power Hour is a monthly workshop series designed to provide a space for students to discuss a variety of topics related to college life, culture and health.
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The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) was established in 1887 as an institution for Native Americans. Since 1953, it has had a multi-racial student body and today enrolls approximately 950 Native American students.
Southeast American Indian Studies The SAIS program at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is committed to becoming a premier teaching and research center for the study of Indians in the southeastern United States. SAIS is an administrative unit that links the Department of American Indian Studies, the Museum of the Southeast American Indian and UNCP’s other Native-related programs. SAIS research will support the self-determination, self-sufficiency and sovereignty of the indigenous nations of the southeastern United States. The SAIS suite showcases artwork from Native artists throughout the Southeast. On display are also regalias and period clothing worn by Native peoples of the region. A portion of the SAIS suite serves as a lounge and study area with a conference room, computer lab and cable TV. Most of UNCP’s Native students are commuters. Consequently, students utilize the space between classes to take a break or prepare for their next class. The space also serves as a meeting area for Native student organizations.
American Indian Studies American Indian Studies majors are people with curious, critical and open minds who are eager to understand the holistic histories and contemporary concerns of American Indian and indigenous peoples regionally, nationally and globally. The AIS major at UNCP offers an interdisciplinary education providing both breadth of knowledge about the extensive diversity of Native peoples throughout the Americas and specific courses concerning regional southeastern Indian peoples. With the option of focusing in three areas—peoples and histories, social and cultural issues, stories and literatures—or creating a general focus from courses within the other three focus areas, AIS majors may tailor their studies toward a specific area of interest while also taking required core courses. AIS is a member of the Indigenous International Exchange Consortium, which offers experiential opportunities for study abroad to learn about the histories and cultures of indigenous global peoples. The program is open to any UNCP student, with current study abroad travel to Canada, Australia and Hawaii.
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MUSEUM A cornerstone of our American Indian outreach and community engagement is the Museum of the Southeast American Indian (MSAI). The museum educates the public about the prehistory, history, culture, art and contemporary issues of American Indians. The MSAI contains permanent and frequently changing exhibits of Indian arts and artifacts representing the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Special emphasis is placed on the Lumbee, North Carolina’s largest tribe headquartered in Pembroke.
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Native American Speakers Series: Featuring nationally recognized American Indian scholars and artists who delve into diverse topics and issues including tribal governance, Native cuisine, health and wellness and southeastern Native arts. Southeast American Indian Studies Conference: The only national conference dedicated solely to the unique histories and cultures of Southeastern American Indians. The conference serves as a critical venue for scholars, students and all persons interested in studying Southeast American Indian peoples. Honoring Native Foodways: Helps UNCP students, faculty and staff honor, understand and sample foods that are indigenous to the Americas and emphasizes healthy foods that have been part of traditional indigenous diets for centuries. BraveNation Powwow and Gathering: The BraveNation Powwow and Gathering celebrates the rich history and culture of America’s indigenous peoples, featuring competition dancing, vendors and recruitment activities.
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Safeguarding Our Natural and Tribal Heritage Youth Program: Partnership between UNCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide a two-week summer residential program for American Indian high school students.
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
UNCP provides students with numerous opportunities for extracurricular activities that nurture their academic and social interests.
Events/Programs:
• American Indian Heritage Month • American Indian Graduation Ceremony • American Indian Studies Awards Ceremony • American Indian Welcome Back Social • Honoring Native Foodways • Native American Read-In Literacy Campaign/Program • Native American Serving Institutions Internship Program • Native Strong (American Indian Academic Success Program) • Native Speaker Series
Student Organizations: • Alpha Pi Omega Sorority Inc. (American Indian sorority) • American Indian Learning Community: Strengthening Our Ties • American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) • Hok Nosai (promote high standards in the campus life of Greek-letter organizations at UNCP) • Native American Student Organization (NASO) • Phi Sigma Nu Fraternity Inc. (American Indian fraternity) • Sigma Omicron Epsilon Sorority Inc. (American Indian sorority)
FAEL (First Americans’ Educational Leadership) Program: • Trains and prepares graduate-level American Indian administrators who will improve educational outcomes for American Indian students in North Carolina.
FATE (First Americans’ Teacher Education) Program:
• Seeks to increase the number of highly qualified American Indian teachers who will teach in schools with significant American Indian student populations.
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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
UNC System 2020 First-time Undergraduate
CAMPUS PROFILE
(New Students Only)
American Indian Students ONLY
UNC Pembroke East Carolina University North Carolina State University Fayetteville State University UNC Chapel Hill UNC Charlotte UNC Greensboro Western Carolina UNC Wilmington North Carolina A&T University North Carolina Central University Appalachian State University Winston-Salem State University UNC Asheville UNC School of the Arts Elizabeth City State University
154 24 20 14 10 9 9 9 8 7 5 4 4 1 1 0
Total
279
UNCP American Indian Enrollment >> 2020-2021 TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT 796 OF 6,318 13%
% OF ALL UNDERGRADUATE
TOTAL GRADUATE ENROLLMENT 161 OF 2,001 8%
% OF ALL GRADUATE American Indian Other
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TOTAL ENROLLMENT 2020-2021 957 OF 8,319 12%
% OF TOTAL STUDENTS
Top Undergraduate Degree Programs of AI Students
Abenaki
Biology
Catawba by Wateree Cherokee Cherokee (Western Band) Chippewa Apache Choctaw Coharie Tribe Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation Gila River Indian Community Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma Kwakiuti Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Business Administration & Management Criminal Justice Health & Physical Education/Fitness Sociology
Top Graduate Degree Programs of AI Students
CAMPUS PROFILE
UNCP Student Tribal Affiliation 2020-2021
Counselor Education/School Counseling Secondary School Administration/Principalship Social Work
Mattamuskeet Meherrin Indian Tribe Miskitú Mohawk Nambe Owingeh Navajo Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation Oneida Indian Nation of Indians Seneca Nation of Indians Skaroreh Katenuka Tuscarora Nations of Indians Suquamish Taino Tuscarora Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe Ute Indian Tribe Virginia Cherokee Waccamaw Siouan Tribe
2020-2021 American Indian Staff and Faculty Staff: 31.5% Faculty: 7.5% UNCP Heritage I 9
SPOTLIGHTS
Student - Kaitlyn Deal Kaitlyn Deal is a senior at UNCP majoring in elementary education with a concentration in reading. Kaitlyn is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of N.C. She has received several scholarships, including the Lumbee tribal scholarship and the United Tribes of North Carolina Scholarship. Kaitlyn has held several positions at UNC Pembroke in the office of New Student Programs, including peer mentor, orientation leader and the Native Strong student coordinator. Kaitlyn also serves as the reigning Miss Indian North Carolina where she represents the eight state-recognized tribes and the four urban organizations.
Faculty - Dr. Tiffany Locklear Dr. Tiffany Locklear is an assistant professor in the School of Education. Dr. Locklear is an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe and a Robeson County resident from the Prospect Community. She holds a doctorate and administration licensure from UNC Wilmington. She is a product of UNC Pembroke, receiving both her graduate and undergraduate degrees in elementary education from the university. She was hired at UNCP as a full-time faculty member in January 2018. As an educator and former administrator, she is committed to teaching, supporting and inspiring students in the graduate and undergraduate programs and supervising elementary education interns who are student teaching and/or completing EdTPA. Dr. Locklear currently services as the chair of the State Advisory Council for Indian Education and as a founding board member for Old Main STREAM Academy. She has also served in mentorship roles to support aspiring American Indian administrators. Dr. Locklear is a Gate’s Millennium Scholar. Research interests include new ways of teaching and learning, culturally responsive pedagogy and mathematics education.
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Dr. Ramon Jacobs-Shaw is a green-belt trained physician executive with experience in diversity and inclusion, clinical strategy, population health, provider strategy and collaboration, quality and safety management, medical management, process improvement and urban health. Dr. Jacobs-Shaw leads the regional executive team of Oak Street Health in New York, a network of value-based primary care centers for adults on Medicare. He leads a vast multidisciplinary team including physicians, NPs, medical assistants, social workers, office managers, outreach executives, patients’ relations managers, business, finance and clinical operations leaders across multiple clinics in the metropolitan New York market. Dr. Jacobs-Shaw graduated summa cum laude from UNCP with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry. He graduated Alpha Omega Alpha from the UNC at Chapel Hill School of Medicine with honors. He completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency and Chief Residency program at the Harvard Med/Peds Residency program based at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. He has worked as both an adult and pediatric clinician educator. Dr. Jacobs-Shaw completed an Executive Masters in Public Administration program at NYU Wagner focusing on diversity and inclusion within organizational leadership models as well as social and health justice. He has health policy experience, having been a member of several national public policy, membership and advisory committees with the Society of Hospital Medicine, American Case Management Association, and the policy analysis firm Acumen, LLC. He is a Fellow with the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, New York Academy of Medicine and is a Senior Fellow with the Society of Hospital Medicine.
SPOTLIGHTS
Alumnus - Dr. Ramon Jacobs-Shaw
Dr. Jacobs-Shaw currently serves as a board member for FairFrame addressing workplace bias and as an advisory board member for HealthHive a virtual patient-centric home base for care coordination and consolidation.
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