Drew Chavis

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Little Miss Lumbee 2008, Drew Chavis with the newly crowned Little Miss Lumbee 2012, Liliana Locklear

Congratulations Liliana!! I hope you enjoy your year as much as Drew did!!

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Drew and Calista Deal, Little Miss Lumbee 2011

Monday, August 2, 2010

Drew and Nevaeh Locklear, Little Miss Lumbee 2010

Drew and Mahlea Hunt, Little Miss Lumbee 2009

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Being your 2008 Little Miss Lumbee has truly been “The Best of Both Worlds.” Getting to play princess all year while representing our Tribe and learning about our culture has been so much fun. It has also been a great honor to be an Ambassador for the Lumbee people. I have enjoyed going to all the powwows, parades, school shows, and the many other events in which I participated.

The past twelve months have really flown by, and there are so many people that I would like to thank. First of all, I want to thank God for blessing me in so many ways, including making me His child. Next, I have the greatest family in the world. They have supported me in every way possible, and I love them so much. Mom and Dad, thanks for teaching me that beauty comes from the inside. Nicholas, you are the greatest brother a girl could ask for. Thank you to my Nana for spending countless hours making my dresses, my regalia, and my dance costumes. To my Aunt Alicia, thank you for doing my hair and makeup and making sure I had the bling-bling all year. To Mrs. Donna Lowry, Mrs. Pam Spaulding, and all of my sponsors, thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you helped me with. I could not have done it without your support.

Kayla, Page, and Miss Ashley, I am so glad to have been on this journey with you. We laughed; we cried; we danced; and we sang. But, most of all, we had a lot of fun. Thank you for treating your “little sister” so well. To Miss Margie, thanks for looking out for my Mom all year. The two of you made a great team.

Finally, good luck to all the 2009 contestants and best wishes to the next Little Miss Lumbee. I hope you enjoy representing our people as much as I did.

Farewell from your 2008 Little Miss Lumbee,
Emily Drew Chavis

List of Appearances-2008 Little Miss Lumbee

Teen & Miss Lumbee Pageant-2008
Coronation Ball-2008
40th Annual Lumbee Homecoming Parade
AISES Powwow
Sugar & Spice Fashion Show
Outdoor Concert
LRDA Fireworks Show

Contract signing LRDA

Television interview with Tribal Chairman, Jimmy Goins
Vacation Bible School, Hyde Park Baptist Church
Caring Touch Home Health Care Family Day
Youth Empowerment Powwow
Miss North Carolina All American Pageant
Living Water Church Fun Day
Pembroke National Night Out
Lumbee Tribe Candlelight Prayer Service
Tribal Council Meeting
Baltimore Powwow
1st Annual Obesity Awareness Day and Family Expo
Judge Jeff Moore Campaign Event
UNC Pembroke Harmony Walk
Indian Trail Powwow
LRDA Elders' Meeting
South Robeson High School Homecoming Parade
Little Miss - Teen Miss Dillon & Marion County Pageant
Junior Miss Lumbee Celebration Party
Wee, Little, and Tiny Miss Fairmont Farmer's Festival Pageant
Junior, Teen, and Miss Fairmont Farmer's Festival Pageant
Born to Cruise Car Show and Toy Drive, Biggs Park Mall
March of Dimes Fundraiser, Old Bags Brunch for Babies
Fairmont Farmers Festival Parade
Waccamaw Siouan Powwow
Chevy to the Levee
Republican Party Headquarters Ribbon Cutting w/ U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole
Caring Touch Home Health Care Fall Fun Day
Lumbee Regional Development Association Fall Powwow
"We Care For You" Breast Cancer Awareness Day
South Robeson High School
LRDA Head Start
Presbyterian Weekday School
Hawkeye Indian Cultural Center Pageant
Pembroke Chamber of Commerce
PHI SIGMA NU 1st Annual Heritage Jam
Union Chapel Elementary School
Pembroke Veterans' Day Parade
Pembroke Veterans' Day Ceremony
WWII Seminar @ UNCP
Magnolia Elementary School
CIS Academy
Pembroke Middle School
Hoke County High School
UNCP Native American Student Association Powwow
West Hoke Elementary School
Kiwanis Club of Robeson-Lumberton Annual Pancake Supper
Upchurch Elementary School
Deep Branch Elementary School
Lumberton Junior High School
Carver Middle School
Rowland Norment Elementary School
Green Grove Elementary School
Bladen Lake Primary School
West Hoke Middle School
Covington Street Primary School
Lumberton Christmas Parade
Lumbee Creations Indian Heritage Month Event
Classical Conversations of Robeson County
Rex Rennert Elementary School
Red Springs High School
Lumberton Senior High School
Tis the Season to be Joyful
YIELD Christmas Party
Lumbee Tribe Elder Services Christmas Banquet
Pembroke Christmas Parade
Boys & Girls Club of Tribal District 2 Ground Breaking
Fairmont Twilight Christmas Parade
Lumbee Tribe Annual Christmas Party
Sugar and Spice Commercial Filming
Linkhaw Nursing Home
Caring Touch Home Health Christmas Party
Lumbee Guaranty Bank Christmas Party
Sugar & Spice Fashion Show Wardrobe Fitting
LRDA Staff Christmas Party
Ambassador Christmas Party and Gift Exchange
We Care For You Health Care Christmas Party
Sugar & Spice Christmas Fashion Show
Miss Teen Fayetteville -
Fayetteville's Little Princess Pageant
Lumbee Tribal Council Swearing-in Ceremony
UNCP Featured Artist Exhibit
Kids Jamboree @ Florence Civic Center
Miss UNCP Pageant
NC School of Science & Math Powwow

Hosted Miss America Viewing Party

Miss Pinecrest Pageant
DuPont Native American Network Ceremony
Read Across America - Southside Ashpole Elementary
Read Across America - Green Grove Elementary
NC Indian Unity Conference Opening Ceremony
NC Indian Unity Conference Gospel Sing
Rumba on the Lumber
Russian National Ballet Theatre's Sleeping Beauty
Robeson County's Got Talent Auditions
Robeson County's Got Talent Competition
East Carolina University Powwow
North Carolina State University Powwow
UNCP Taste of iWorld
Spaulding Accounting April 15th Celebration
Lumbee Housing Complex Groundbreaking Ceremony
Miss Indian World Pageant -Albuquerque, NM
Gathering of Nations Powwow -Albuquerque, NM
Pueblo Indian Cultural Center - Albuquerque, NM
Isleta Pueblo Reservation - Albuquerque, NM