Huron Hometown News

From noon to 1 p.m. on Feb. 10, Jamie Oxendine will speak about Native American Culture in the BGSU Firelands Central Lounge. Oxendine is a Native American speaker and teacher, storyteller, professional musician/educator and civil rights activist.  He is of Lumbee/Creek ancestry and a member of The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.  Oxendine is the President of the Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation based in Perrysburg, which is dedicated to the education and support of Native Americans. Oxendine has been speaking for 29 years and storytelling for 22 years. His own people, the State of North Carolina and Elders in several other tribes across the country have acknowledged him as a Native American orator.  He has twice been awarded the North Carolina Governor’s Appreciation Award for Outstanding Service to the Indian People of North Carolina by the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs via the North Carolina Department of Administration. As a Civil Rights Activist, Oxendine fought and won a major case against the State of Ohio regarding Civil Rights, Freedom of Religion and American Indian Freedom of Religion.  Oxendine battled an eight-month case in 1997 and 1998 directly related to the rights of Native Americans.  Oxendine holds a bachelor of science degree from Pembroke State University (The University of North Carolina) and a master’s degree from Bowling Green State University.  He has written several papers and thesis on Native American Culture including one on teaching Native American culture in the K-12 classroom and the Thanksgiving holiday. For more information, contact Sandy DiCarlo at 419-433-5560 or 800-322-4787.