Lumbee News

Beginning today the Lumbee Tribe Enrollment Office will process the first 100 people for updates. This change is due to the high volume of updates. We will update the website and social media once we reach that 100 limit.

Please share with Lumbee Students and the community to join a Cobell Virtual Scholarship Presentation Zoom meeting on February 3, 2026 at 5:30 pm at https://tinyurl.com/5n84d4y5 Meeting ID 819 3350 8785 PASSCODE 636787

The Lumbee Tribe of NC Housing Complex and all tribal offices will be CLOSED on Monday, January 19, 2026 for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Our offices will REOPEN January 20 at 8 a.m.

Hello everyone, I have asked Tammy Maynor, our Governmental Affairs Director, to be the lead for our federal recognition transition. I have asked Heather Nakai to work along with Tammy, as our Recognition Coordinator. Heather is leading the initiative to prioritize our efforts to ensure we identify all potential programs and opportunities. With her expertise, we are focusing on exercising our sovereign rights and protecting our tribe's future. As our team moves forward in the

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is thrilled to partner with LRDA for the February 5, 2026, People's Table event. There will be something for everyone with food vendors, music, and artisans, but it will be a time to fellowship with our neighbors and community. Applications for food vendors must be accepted by LRDA through January 16th.

Lumbee Tribal Enrollment will open for Phase 1 UPDATES from January 20 - 30, 2026, for Tribal Citizens ages 55 and older, as well as Out-of-Territory Citizens. This will begin a phased enrollment approach. The goal of this phased approach is to ensure our Tribal Enrollment staff is not overwhelmed. Please be patient with us during this time. There is no set date for the re-opening of new Tribal enrollments. Chairman Lowery and the Tribal Council will set that date in the futu

Tonight, the Lumbee Tribal Council kicked off the new year in their January Business Meeting by selecting the executive committee and the committee chairs. Alex Baker was renominated as Speaker, Bobby Emanuel was nominated as Vice Chair, Nanci Locklear was nominated as Treasurer, Billy Oxendine was nominated as Parliamentarian, and Chocajuana Oxendine was nominated as Secretary. The Committee chairs include Harold Smith (Housing Chair), Nanci Locklear (Finance Chair), Rudy Lo

The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. invites you to join us as we remember and honor our Lumbee ancestors who stood against the KKK 68 years ago at the Battle of Hayes Pond. Join us on Friday, January 16th at 11 am as we look back on this anniversary at that pivotal day with stories from battle participant Jack Lowery and Nancy Chavis, Lumbee historian and Curator of the Museum of the Southeast American Indian. Author Kayden Ryan will also share insight into his recent book about the bat

Congratulations to our Newly Elected Lumbee Tribal Council members, who were sworn in at the Inauguration. Sworn in tonight by the Honorable Ronette Sutton were Alex Baker (District 13), Eric Chavis (District 21), Sandra Dial (District 17), Josephine Doss (District 12), Kathy Hunt (District , Sharon Hunt (District 15), and Rubalena Locklear (District 1). Thank you to our outgoing council members for their service: Mrs. Yvonne Barnes Dial (District 7), Mr. Gerald Goolsby (Dist

On Wednesday of this week, we held our first official meeting with the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs. It was a productive and informative discussion that marks an important step forward for our Tribe. Before the end of this month, the BIA will release its annual list of federally recognized tribes, and I am honored to share that, for the first time, the Lumbee Tribe will officially appear on that list. Being added to the list of Federally Recognized Tr