# @campbelledu on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6peU8vq3Z
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2445301-campbelledu-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/78d4103892.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-12-08T18:05:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Campbell University (@campbelledu) — https://gondola.cc/campbelledu

## Caption

The nearest tribe to Campbell University is the Coharie, whose headquarters are located near the Sampson and Harnett county line. Descendants of the Neusiok Indians, the Coharie first settled along the Little Coharie River nearly 300 years ago and today are one of eight state-recognized tribes in North Carolina.

Over the span of two weeks in November — in commemoration of National Native American Heritage Month — Campbell University hosted a Coharie speaker who spoke to social work students about cultural awareness, and it hosted a heritage event in the student union that included traditional dance performances while inviting students and faculty to take part. Those events, coupled with the commission’s recent meetings and plans for a training program at Campbell for state tribal leaders, have led to a Native American presence on campus previously unseen.

Our state’s eight tribes came together in 1971 with the General Assembly to form the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs, a unified group of 21 representatives who serve as the voice of their people in state government affairs, fighting for everything from more funding to the elimination of offensive Indian mascots from North Carolina high schools. 

Fifty years after its start, the commission has found a partner in Campbell University, a relationship made possible by Dr. Alfred Bryant, dean of Campbell’s School of Education & Human Sciences and a native Lumbee American Indian.

#Coharie #LeadingWithPurpose #NCTribes #culturalawareness #strengthinunity #culture #nativeamerican #heritage

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Campbell University | @campbelledu | https://gondola.cc/campbelledu | Account Manager |
| Evan Budrovich | @evanbud | https://gondola.cc/evanbud | Photographer |

## Tags

culturalawareness, strengthinunity, heritage, nctribes, coharie, culture, leadingwithpurpose, nativeamerican

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