"A Tribe In Action"

As Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe, I am extremely pleased to announce and publicly accept the commitments of support from both Senator Clinton and Senator O’Bama on full federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

Along with that support, I ask the Senators, on behalf of the Lumbee tribal members, that they personally contact Senator Reid and request that the Lumbee Recognition Act, H.R. 65, be forwarded to the full Senate floor for a vote. 

The Lumbee Recognition Act, H.R. 65 is good, sound legislation. The Lumbee can not go through the BIA Acknowledgement process due to Congressional legislation and therefore, it will require Congressional legislation to right this injustice.

The Lumbee Recognition Act was passed by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008.  In June 2007, the House of Representatives passed the Lumbee Recognition Bill, which is sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre.

Yours in Service
Jimmy Goins, Tribal Chairman
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

Official Sen. Barack Obama Website (Obama's Statement on Lumbee Recognition)

Official Sen. Hillary Clinton Website