Article: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE STUDENT NAMED MISS INDIAN NORTH CAROLINA

PEMBROKE, N.C., March 18 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following press release:

Mardella Sunshine Costanzo was crowned Miss Indian North Carolina 2009-10 on March 6, at the 34th Annual North Carolina Indian Unity Conference held in Raleigh.

Mardella Sunshine CostanzoCostanzo, a junior at UNC Pembroke majoring in American Indian Studies, is a member of the Lumbee Tribe. In her role as Miss Indian North Carolina, she will represent the 100,000 Native American people of the state.

North Carolina's native population includes eight state-recognized tribes: Lumbee, Haliwa-Saponi, Meherrin, Coharie, Waccamaw-Siouan, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Occaneechi Band of Saponi and ...

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