The North Carolina American Indian Heritage Commission will hold its first meeting Friday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the Archives and History/State Library Building, 109 E. Jones St., Raleigh. The meeting is open to the public. Listen to the meeting via Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/ncculture.
Created by the 2021 State Budget Act, the commission is intended to “advise and assist the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources in the preservation, interpretation, and promotion of American Indian history, arts, customs, and culture.” Earlier this year, Kerry Bird was appointed director and Quinn Godwin was appointed associate director of the commission.
The commission members are:
- Greg Jacobs, Coharie Indian Tribe
- Birdie "Lynne" Harlan, Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indian Tribe
- Dr. Marvin Richardson, Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe
- Nancy Strickland Fields, Lumbee Indian Tribe of North Carolina
- Chief Jonathan Caudill, Meherrin Indian Tribe
- Forest Hazel, Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation
- Kara Stewart, Sappony Indian Tribe
- JD Moore, Waccamaw Siouan Indian Tribe
- Tiffany Renae Pearson, Cumberland County Association for Indian People
- Jennifer Revels Baxter, Guilford Native American Association
- Rebecca LaClaire, Metrolina Native American Association
- Sandon Jacobs, Triangle Native American Society
About the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) is the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state's natural and cultural resources to build the social, cultural, educational and economic future of North Carolina. NCDNCR's mission is to improve the quality of life in our state by creating opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, history, libraries and nature in North Carolina by stimulating learning, inspiring creativity, preserving the state's history, conserving the state's natural heritage, encouraging recreation and cultural tourism, and promoting economic development.
NCDNCR includes 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, three science museums, three aquariums and Jennette's Pier, 41 state parks and recreation areas, the N.C. Zoo, the N.C. Symphony Orchestra, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, the African American Heritage Commission, State Preservation Office and the Office of State Archaeology, and the Division of Land and Water Stewardship. For more information, please visit www.ncdcr.gov.