Jamie K. Oxendine
Jamie Oxendine is a Native American Author, Speaker, Educator, Storyteller, Professional Musician and Civil Rights Activist. He is of Lumbee/Creek Ancestry and a member of The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. He presents on Native American Culture across the United States and performs at Native American Gatherings throughout the country. Jamie also serves as the Master of Ceremonies and the Arena Director for many Native American Powwows. He performs and Speaks at Living History Events of the 18th & 19th Centuries all across the United States & Canada.
Oxendine Speaks on all aspects of Native American Culture, but he is especially knowledgeable in the South Eastern Woodland Culture; a part of Native America that is miss-understood, miss-represented, and badly stereotyped. His own people the Lumbee, 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 and the North Carolina Department of Administration.
Oxendine is the Director of the Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation. It is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the education and support of Native Americans. BSIF sponsors such activities as Gatherings, Educational Programs, Seminars, Workshops, Food & Clothing Banks, and more.
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. Jamie battled an eight-month case in 1997 & 1998 directly related to the rights of Native Americans. The case was a clear indication that Native Americans still do not have the basic freedoms guaranteed to all Americans by the U.S. Constitution & various State Constitutions.
Jamie is also a successful recording artist with several recordings on the market including the successful CD The Traveler, 1996 and Citizens of God’s World, 1994. He has 3-times been nominated for a NAMMY® Native American Music Award for Best Independent Recording of the Year (2014, 2001, 2000). He is the pianist for Douglas Blue Feather (4 time NAMMY® Winner) having done piano tracks on the 2016 CD Cosmic Visions, 2013 CD Dawn Of A New Light, 2010 CD Rollin’ Like Thunder and the 2005 CD Time For Truth.
Oxendine composed and performed the musical score for the 1999 docu-drama Through Native Eyes: The Henry Berry Lowrie Story. The film and score were inducted into the American Folklife Center for the Bicentennial Celebration of the Library of Congress in May 2000. The film has been aired on PBS and independent stations across the Southeast.
Jamie holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Pembroke State University and a Masters degree from Bowling Green State University. He has written several published papers and theses on Native American Culture including works on Teaching Native American Culture in the K-12 Classroom, The Thanksgiving Holiday, Indian Summer, Native American Foods, Native American Genealogy and more. In July 2018 he released the published book Southeastern Woodland Designs.
Oxendine has served on the Advisory Board of the Native American Music Association and has been a Charter Member of the National Museum of the American Indian since 1994. He is also an Eagle Staff Keeper.
Presently, Jamie Oxendine is an Editor at www.PowWows.com and serves as a Native American Speaker on the University Lecture Circuit. He has sat on 3 State Boards: Board of Trustees for the Ohio Humanities Council, Member for the Battle of Fallen Timbers Commission and Governor Appointee to the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Board. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Native American Studies at Bowling Green State University, Ohio State University, the University of Toledo and Lourdes University. He served as the Native American Liaison & Education Consultant for Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and has served on the ACCESS Grants Panel with the National Endowment For The Humanities.
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2:26 pm - 7-29-2011
Jamie, Please call me regarding a Native American Pow Wow we are hosting at Marshall University, Huntington, WV October 7-8, 2011.
Would love to have you participate I know that Chief Snow Bear has spoken with you-I welcome the opportunity to speak with you as well.
Dr. Shari Clarke (BGSU & Whitman College)
304-696-4676
9:25 am - 6-18-2012
I had the pleasure this month to attend the Four Winds Celebration at Ft. Ancient. I sat down at the dance circle at 10:30am and never got up until 5:30pm. The main reason was the presence of Jamie’s Spirit I felt at the event. I had my first vision quest six years ago at Bear Butter in South Dakota. Ironically I experienced what I call the “four Winds”.
Although handicapped with severe leg pain, I certainly will be there again next year. Jamie delivered a gift that transported me to Bear Butter while I sat there. My thanks to to a Spirit presence mastered by Mr. Oxendine.
2:14 pm - 3-20-2018
Hello.
The Ottawa County Historical Society (Ohio) is looking for information about how to contact Jamie Oxendine regarding a program for our annual meeting in November. Our past president, Paul Moon met Jamie a few years back when dealing with the Danbury Township Bicentennial of 1812 and referred his name enthusiastically to the Program Committee. We have two or three annual meetings a year as well as a lecture series and would like to know if Jamie is available for a program on any of a broad range of topics of his choice. We would be interested in his costs and any other pertinent information you could provide. Thank you.
Nancy Dunham,
Chairman, Program Committee
Ottawa County Historical Society
419 797 2244
ndcat@roadrunner.com
2815C Canterbury Circle
Port Clinton, OH 43452
2:39 pm - 6-27-2018
Awesome Biography!
7:18 am - 6-29-2018
What a wonderful Bio. Can you speak to our classes in the Fall?
12:21 pm - 6-29-2018
BEAUTIFUL!
4:08 pm - 7-1-2018
Welcome home. Happy to support the book and be part of the celebrations for Lumbee Homecoming.
1:20 pm - 7-8-2018
Thanks Jamie for the being at Homecoming and writing the book. It is Wonderful.
8:52 pm - 7-8-2018
Thanks for bringing the Eagle Staff for the powwow.
11:23 am - 7-9-2018
Hello Brother. Great job at Homecoming as always! Got a copy of the book and it is AWESOME! THANKS Bro!
8:49 pm - 9-9-2018
So nice meeting you and talking to you this weekend in Anderson. You were amazing with the 4th graders. I have to say I have heard many speak and as I told you Friday you are the best I have ever heard and I really mean that. We need you in Oklahoma You are also an amazing dancer too. Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks!
8:52 am - 9-26-2018
My name is Robert Clark. I saw your name and photo in a recent article by Lisa Rab in the Washington Post Magazine about the Lumbee Tribe. I am a Vietnam veteran (Army, 67-68) writing a book about the 25 men who died in Vietnam on Christmas Day, 1967. One of those men was Earl Hughes Oxendine, known as “Hughie,” whose family name you share. I’m writing to ask if you know anyone I can contact who might know something about Hughie Oxendine, or who may have one or more photos of him. My focus in this book is on these 25 men as people with lives and identities, and I try to tell their personal stories as best I can. Any information you can help me with along these lines will be much appreciated. You can reach me at the email address I have entered below. Thank you for your consideration and assistance.
2:05 pm - 10-21-2018
Loved your performance at Five Medals. I learned so much and your presentation was great with the humor and audience participation. Hope you can come to Kokomo next year and perform.
9:58 am - 11-25-2019
Impressive Brother!
1:51 pm - 3-2-2020
Hi Mr. Oxendine!
This is Heather Christensen, a sixth grade teacher at Evergreen Middle School in Metamora, Ohio. Earlier today I left you a voicemail message in regards to having you come and present to our 6th graders this spring. We would love to have you come out again to Camp Palmer to share your Native American presentation and expertise with us.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Thank you,
Heather Christensen
6th grade ELA teacher
Evergreen Middle School
hchristensen@evgvikings.org
6:53 am - 2-22-2022
You are an amazing wealthy of knowledge Professor Oxendine!
1:33 am - 1-12-2023
Hello Jamie. It was a pleasure meeting you and speaking with you at the Dade Battle. Your presentation is absolutely outstanding. Thanks for talking to my family and giving us some wonderful history on the Seminoles. We hope to see you again at one of the events you told us about.
1:35 am - 1-12-2023
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DID FOR THE HALIWA-SAPONI! YOU WERE THE BEST AND ABOSLUTLEY THE BEST ADMINISTRATOR WE EVER HAD AND THE STUPID COUNCIL KNOWS IT. THEY KNOW THEY MAD A MISTAKE AND EVEN PILE HIGH AND DEEP MARTY RICHARDSON ADDMITTED IT FINALLY THAT HE MADE A MISTAKE IN LETTER YOU GO. DUMBASSES! YOU ARE THE BEST!
11:52 pm - 8-27-2023
NOW 8 MONTHS LATER I REPEAT AND HOPE OTHER HALIWA-SAPONIS SEE THIS. WE STILL DO NOT HAVE A AMINISTRATOR! COUNCIL IS LOST AND HAVE BEEN SINCE YOU LEFT. WE IN BIG TROUBLE AND THEY TRYING TO PLAY IT OFF. WE OWE HUD ALMOST A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS FROM CRAP DONE UNDER ARCHIE AND WE OWE PNC BANK OVER A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR CRAP UNDER ARCHIE. MARTY CONVINCED US THAT ANYONE COULD TAKE OVER YOUR JOB OVER NIGHT – WELL HE WAS DAMN WRONG AS 8 MONTHS LATER NO ONE CAN DO THE DAMN JOB AT ALL. YOU WERE THE BEST! THEY ARE ALL A BUNCH OF DUMBASSES AS SAID IN JAN. HERE WE ARE ALMOST SEPTEMBER AND IN WORSE SHAPE THAN EVER.
11:20 pm - 11-10-2023
YOU ARE AWESOME! This was our fist year at Stone Mountain Powwow and you were just plain AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for talking to me and my family after the powwow and we look forward to seeing you again soon.