Rowland, NC
W: 910-521-6282
stan.knick@uncp.edu
Travel Regions: 3-13
Stanley Knick has been director of the Native American Resource Center at UNC Pembroke since 1986. Dr. Knick, who received his Ph.D. in anthropology from Indiana University, teaches courses in archaeology, Native American health, and contemporary Native American issues in the American Indian Studies Department of UNC Pembroke. His research interests include the archaeology of southeastern North Carolina, art and culture of Native Americans, and global traditional cultures. In 1996, Dr. Knick was inducted as an Honorary Member of the Lumbee Tribe.
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Contemporary Issues Facing Native Americans
Many interwoven issues face Native Americans today. Although these are contemporary issues, they have grown out of the long and often bitter history of contact between Native Americans and the newer Americans. Dr. Stanley Knick addresses the following issues from a cultural and historical perspective: cultural diversity, stereotypes, state and federal government regulation, religious freedom, health and substance abuse, and the Pan-Indian movement.
Knowing Each Other, Knowing Ourselves: Why Study Other Cultures?
The notion that America is a melting pot in which different ethnic and cultural groups either lose their distinctions is under attack. Should our cultural diversity threaten our unity? America has always been a country of diverse peoples, and our ability to come together requires an understanding of culture itself. This program offers a view of traditional cultures around the world that may look different on the surface but whose similarities outnumber their differences. Dr. Stanley Knick draws examples from Native American, African, and European culture that encourages discussion about emotion so we can better understand each other and ourselves.
Lumbee Indian History and Culture: Past and Present
The Lumbee Indian Nation includes more than 60,000 Lumbee members residing in NC. This program provides an overview of the Lumbees, from prehistory to modern times, with a review of contemporary culture. Dr. Stanley Knick addresses questions concerning the federal government's position and recognition of the Lumbee people as a nation. Central to this program is the view that both change and continuity have characterized the history and culture of the Lumbee Indian.
Requirements for Program: chalkboard or flip-chart, lectern, microphone
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