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TNAS Community Social (Please click on the sun image to access a PDF of the TNAS invitation for the social).
Host: Triangle Native American Society (TNAS)
Location: Parkers Creek Lake Jordan-Shelter 4 @ 280 State Park Rd
280 State Park Rd, Apex, NC View Map
When: Saturday, June 7, 11:00am
You are invited to the 2008 Annual Triangle Native American Society (TNAS) Community Social!

Come fellowship and socialize with other Triangle Indians. TNAS will provide chicken and BBQ. You bring a beverages (soda, water), ice, or a dessert!

TNAS Community Social Schedule:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM -- TNAS members and TNAS friends arriving at Lake Jordan for set up and fellowship in the Parkers Creek Recreation Area Shelter # 4
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM -- Food will be served
From 1 PM - until members and friends will continue to enjoy the facilities of the park including boating access for those who wish to bring their boats, fishing, swimming, and walking trails

* TNAS Community Social Location: Lake Jordan, Shelter #4, Parkers Creek Recreation Area
* Special Note -- Lake Jordan Entrance Fee: There is an entrance fee of $5 per car, $3 for senior citizens 62 years of age or older, $10 per bus
*Maps: click on these hyperlinks for maps- Map of Lake Jordan (note Parkers Creek is #7 on the map) & Map of Parkers Creek

Directions to Parkers Creek:
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area is located in Chatham County, 21 miles southwest of Raleigh off US 64, and can be reached via NC 751 or US 15-501 from Durham and Chapel Hill. The entrance to Parkers Creek is on US 64. Traveling west on US 64, go over the bridge on Jordan Lake. The entrance is on the right. Traveling east on US 64, the Parkers Creek entrance is the first left after seeing lake. Parkers Creek is accessed from US-64 across Jordan Lake from Wilsonville (midway between Pittsboro and Apex). Watch for the sign at the entrance road (on the north side of US-64).

TNAS CALL TO ACTION! Please help TNAS in voicing your opposition and protest of racism against American Indians as expressed on the April 1, 2008 Bob and the Showgram Radio Program on WDCG G105. Please click on the Kokopelli image to hear the offensive program.

Please consider sending written communication as indicated below to voice your concern.  Let us work together to keep the communications going over time and not let it just stop with last week's actions.  We need to continue to make this an issue for Clear Channel, the owners of the G105 station, as well as for the FCC.

Step 1: Send emails to showgram@G105.com and carbon copy randiwest@clearchannel.com.  Randi West is the Production Manager for the station.  She is responsible for the on air personalities.  Be sure to articulate and voice your displeasure with their comments, and convey that you will be submitting a formal complaint to the FCC. Please also copy the corporate office of Clear Channel Communications, Lisa Dollinger lisacdollinger@clearchannel.com, on your email.

Step 2: Submit a complaint to the FCC through this hyperlink to log on to their website and completing the FCC electronic complaint form.  Rationale: by getting the FCC's attention this in turn will make this a more serious issue for Clear Channel. Remember to state that the offensive program was aired April 1, 2008 between the hours of 6 & 10AM. We have the audio clip above so you can communicate exactly the offensive remarks that were expressed on the radio show.

Step 3:  Pass this along to others and encourage them to take steps 1,  2 and 3. 

*Please continue to check the website for future events and the CIA calendar of events.

Who we are- History and Identity of TNAS

• The Triangle Native American Society (TNAS) is an urban tribal organization. In 1983, a group of individuals assembled to organize a society for American Indian people living in the Triangle area.
• The Triangle Native American Society, a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, was founded in 1984 and incorporated in 1985 to promote and protect the identity of Native Americans in the Triangle area of North Carolina.
• Triangle Native American Society achieved state recognition as an Urban Indian Organization from the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs in March 2000.

• Please Click on the logo to access the Triangle Native American Society (TNAS) Brochure

MISSION OF TNAS

The Triangle Native American Society (TNAS) is a visionary entity empowering American Indian people residing in the Triangle Community to become resilient leaders advocating for educational advancement, economic sufficiency, self-determination and cultural inclusiveness and awareness by capitalizing and building upon the strengths of the community and the infrastructure that promotes and encourages the blending of diverse groups.

Purpose of TNAS

• The purpose of the TNAS is to act as the official governing urban Indian organization in the triangle community. Furthermore, the organization seeks to unite American Indians together bridging various unique culture and traditional blends while holistically attending to the needs of the Indian population residing in the community. These will be accomplished by the following:

  1. To obtain and administer funds to address the needs of the Indian constituency residing in the triangle community;
  2. To provide residents residing in the triangle community information and referral services;
  3. To educate, stimulate and cultivate cultural awareness through programming and other forms of media;
  4. To promote unity and leadership to achieve political and developmental strength while providing effective advocacy for the American Indian population; and
  5. To further strength educational achievement through providing a culturally relevant learning community.
  

TNAS Leadership for 2008-2009

President- Lana Theresa Dial

Vice President- Jefferson Currie II

Secretary- Clarice Dial

Treasurer- Gwen Locklear

To contact TNAS leaders please click on the highlight links to send an e-mail message!

Become a Part of Triangle Native American Society (TNAS)(Please Click on the button for more information)

TNAS BYLAWS (Please Click on the button to access bylaws in PDF format)

TNAS Meetings & Directions

Members meet on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 PM, at the Wade Edwards Learning Lab (WELL), Raleigh, NC.

Directions: 714 Saint Mary's Street, across from St. Mary's from the front door of Broughton High School. It has a distinctive blue canopy over its front door. The phone number for the WELL is 919.856.9355. Drive in on the right side of the building and there is a parking lot at the rear of the building. From Wade Avenue, turn right onto St. Mary's Street, follow about 3 blocks, the WELL should be on your left.

• If you have any questions please contact TNAS via e-mail.

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TNAS Contact Information:
Triangle Native American Society
P.O. Box 26841
Raleigh, NC 27611
www.tnasweb.org
tnas@tnasweb.org

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Credits/Acknowledgement

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The background music is a sample of R. Carlos Nakai's Song for the Morning Star from his 1989 Canyon Trilogy his music which maybe purchased at Canyon Records or CDNOW . (Clicking on Canyon Records or CDNOW will take you to Nakai's discography and more information)

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