Press Release Lumbee Tribe Creates New Economic Development and Tourism Department Pembroke, NC (October 21, 2025) – During the October business meeting the Lumbee Tribal Council voted to approve the creation of a new Economic Development and Tourism Department. This is a historic step for the Lumbee Tribe and follows the creation of an Agriculture and Natural Resources Department in 2022 and New Health and Human Services Department in 2023. Lumbee Tribal Chairman John L. Lowery thanked...

Press Release Lumbee Tribe LIHEAP Energy Program Application Period Moved to January Pembroke, NC (October 20, 2025) – The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Department of Energy will now accept applications for the Heating Assistance Program (HAP) from January 5, 2026 through January 30, 2026. The department staff was scheduled to begin receiving applications on November 3rd, but due to the government shutdown the program needed to be pushed back. LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance...

Join us for a very special performance as the Lumbee Community welcomes the Gather Hear Tour for an extraordinary evening! Bring your family out on Friday, October 24th at 7 pm for a world class performance with Miki Sawada and Chris Thompson. The event will be in the Prospect Community at the Two Streams Community Building. It is free to the public. The show is unlike any other, combining classical piano music with spoken word and rap, audience participation, plus an original composition by...