Lumbee News

Thank you to all tribal staff, students, YDS/chaperones, and College representatives, for helping make Project CREATE’s College Day a success at the Pembroke Boys & Girls Club! More than 100 students, accompanied by Indian Education Youth Development Specialists (YDS) and chaperones, met with various college representatives and attended workshops to learn how to further their education by going to college! Students met with representatives from NC State, UNC-Pembroke, UNC-Cha

The Lumbee Tribe of NC Housing Complex and all tribal offices will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026 for the President’s Day Holiday. Our offices will Re-open on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

While touring state projects in the area today, Secretary Pamela Brewington Cashwell updated her Lumbee Tribal card. Secretary Cashwell’s family is from the Burnt Swamp and Prospect communities. Cashwell is the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Pamela Brewington Cashwell is a proud citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

Hello everyone, This week marked an important milestone as we held our first meeting with officials from the Indian Health Service at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This initial conversation allowed us to begin building strong working relationships with the individuals who will guide us through the planning and implementation stages ahead. We discussed Indian Health Scholarships for our youth who are focusing on health care careers, opportunities to visit h

Lumbee Tribal Citizen Earline Hardin Bell stopped by the Lumbee Housing Complex to update her tribal enrollment card. Born in 1925, she is the second-oldest living Lumbee Tribal Citizen. As it stands, she is the oldest tribal citizen to have updated her tribal enrollment card.