Lumbee Tribe /tags/lumbee-tribe Lumbee Tribe en-US Copyright Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:38:27 GMT Trump promised federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe. Will he follow through? /news/2024-11-29/trump-federal-recognition-lumbee-tribe When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state. Trump in September promised that he would sign legislation to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe, a distinction that would unlock access to federal funds. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:38:27 GMT /news/2024-11-29/trump-federal-recognition-lumbee-tribe Associated Press Early voters in once-blue Robeson County cite reproductive rights, morals as key issues /politics/2024-10-29/early-voters-robeson-county-north-carolina-reproductive-rights-2024-election Robeson County consistently voted for Democratic presidential candidates until Donald Trump's first run. It's one of North Carolina's more purple counties. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:02:37 GMT /politics/2024-10-29/early-voters-robeson-county-north-carolina-reproductive-rights-2024-election Rusty Jacobs 'Democracy is Indigenous': Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina promotes the native vote /politics/2024-10-25/lumbee-tribe-north-carolina-native-vote Tens of thousands of voters part of the civically-engaged Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina stand to make a difference in the election. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 22:39:47 GMT /politics/2024-10-25/lumbee-tribe-north-carolina-native-vote Aaron Sánchez-Guerra Native American tribes across the U.S. attend graduation feather ceremony in North Carolina /news/2024-05-03/graduation-feather-ceremony-native-american-carolina The Cumberland County School District held its 5th annual feather ceremony for graduating Native American high school seniors. Fri, 03 May 2024 13:33:50 GMT /news/2024-05-03/graduation-feather-ceremony-native-american-carolina Sharryse Piggott 'We sing of the beautiful river:' One new song crafted by eight tribes of the Carolinas /arts-culture/2024-04-18/intertribal-canoe-song-unc-pembroke-museum-american-indian-tribes North Carolina's Museum of the Southeast American Indian released a song described as being by and for Native communities. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:57:34 GMT /arts-culture/2024-04-18/intertribal-canoe-song-unc-pembroke-museum-american-indian-tribes Sophie Mallinson Pembroke's Lumbee Indian community helps shift Robeson to the right /politics/2023-12-15/pembroke-lumbee-indian-community-robeson-right-main-street In recent years, many Lumbees have helped shift Robeson County politically from a place with a reliable majority for the Democratic Party to a county that largely supports Republicans. A push for federal recognition for the tribe is one of the factors. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:24:26 GMT /politics/2023-12-15/pembroke-lumbee-indian-community-robeson-right-main-street Colin Campbell UNC-Chapel Hill’s archeology labs continue to hold the remains of hundreds of Native Americans /news/2023-07-25/unc-chapel-hill-archeology-labs-hold-remains-hundreds-native-americans Three decades after Congress passed a federal law intended to return ancestral remains to Native tribes, UNC-CH’s Research Laboratories of Archeology still hold remains representing more than 600 individuals — the largest share of unrepatriated remains in the state. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:14:57 GMT /news/2023-07-25/unc-chapel-hill-archeology-labs-hold-remains-hundreds-native-americans Laura Pellicer, Lilly Knoepp North Carolina bill ensuring Native American school graduates can wear feathers heads to governor /race-demographics/2023-06-08/north-carolina-bill-ensuring-native-american-school-graduates-can-wear-feathers-heads-to-governor A bill heading to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's desk seeks to ensure American Indian students in public schools can wear items like feathers and plumes to their graduation ceremonies. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:09:37 GMT /race-demographics/2023-06-08/north-carolina-bill-ensuring-native-american-school-graduates-can-wear-feathers-heads-to-governor Associated Press Lumbee Tribe Turns To 'Trusted Messengers' As COVID Surge Sweeps Community /news/2021-09-17/lumbee-tribe-trusted-messengers-covid-surge-community-robeson-vaccine As the highly-transmissible delta variant moves through the Lumbee community, many are now feeling the impact of the pandemic at a personal level. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:19:56 GMT /news/2021-09-17/lumbee-tribe-trusted-messengers-covid-surge-community-robeson-vaccine Laura Pellicer, Charlie Shelton-Ormond 'We Can’t Afford To Keep Going To Funerals': The Lumbee Tribe Works To Combat COVID Surge /podcast/tested-podcast/2021-09-17/lumbee-tribe-works-to-suppress-covid-surge As COVID continues to inundate Robeson County, health officials and local leaders are working tirelessly to get more Lumbee tribal members vaccinated. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:00:00 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2021-09-17/lumbee-tribe-works-to-suppress-covid-surge Laura Pellicer, Charlie Shelton-Ormond