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Be sure to drop in on the "Conversations with Nicole" segment on Wednesday, April 5th as Nickie interviews our very own Lumbee Tribal Chairman Lowery at 11 am. Nickie has covered the Lumbee Tribe for decades at News13. Don't miss it!

The Lumbee Tribe Rehabilitation Housing Program is accepting new contractor applications for the following trades: General, Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC. The Rehabilitation Program accepts applications for new contractors twice a year ONLY. Any American Indian contractor who would like to place their name/business on the Qualified Bidders List for the Lumbee Tribe Rehabilitation Housing Program must submit an application by mail or by the drop off box at the Tribal Housing Complex located at 6984 NC 711 West in Pembroke, NC 28372. Address submissions to the attention of Jessica Jones. Applications must be received by 3 PM on Friday, April 29, 2022. For applications or additional questions, contact Jessica Jones at 910.522.5466 or jljones@lumbeetribe.com

Thank you to everyone who came in to our Lumbee Tribal Enrollment Office over the past few weeks to enroll or for enrollment updates. We would like to thank you for being patient with our staff as we had hundreds of people this week coming in before the closure. Today we welcomed Tribal members from Florida, Virginia and as far as Atlanta. The enrollment office will be closed until after the special election for District 7 on May 3rd. We will keep you updated on when the Lumbee enrollment office will reopen.

Congratulation to Kelvin Sampson as he is named the CBS Sports National Coach of the Year! Kelvin, your Lumbee family is PROUD of you! Your hard work pays off dividends daily in the students that you coach. However, no one can truly measure the impact you have on our Lumbee Children, as they see one of our own; a champion at this level who always represents with distinction! This is well deserved! https://uhcougars.com/.../mens-basketball-houstons-kelvin... #l#lumbeepride #lumbeewarrior

One of our nations greatest champions for Native Children is memorialized for her service to education. This week, Mrs. Agnes Chavis was inducted into the NCAE (North Carolina Assocation of Educators) Educational Hall of Fame. NCAE names educators and staff members posthumously to the Hall of Fame in recognition of outstanding careers in public education or service to the Association. The daughter of a teacher, Mrs. Agnes, spent 47 years as an educator. She began her teaching career as one of eight teachers in a tiny impoverished school that served 324 poor and predominately tenant farmer children. She and her colleagues would solicit books, magazines, and newspapers from the community and purchase school supplies with their own money. Mrs. Agnes, as she is known to us, was a member of the Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Her legacy of service is seen daily in the lives of our tribal members across the state, but her reach in education for American Indian Children impacted students all across the U.S. NCAE spotlighted Mrs. Agnes as a strong advocate for Indian education on national and local levels. In 2005, she was the recipient of the National Education Association’s (NEA) Leo Reano Memorial Award for her leadership in resolving social problems. She served as a council member for the National Advisory Council on Indian Education, served on the North Carolina Task Force on American Indian Educators, and was chair and treasurer of the NEA American Indian/Alaskan Native Caucus. She was also the first chairperson of the North Carolina State Consortium on Indian Education. During her career in education, she was a long-time member of NCAE, the Robeson County Association of Educators, NEA, and the Robeson County Retired School Personnel. Thank you to NCAE for honoring Mrs. Agnes and sharing her story. She lives on in the hearts of our Tribal members and the children she taught, but now teachers across the state will see and hear how she went the extra for children.

The Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center will Re-open on Friday, April 1st. Monday - Friday 7:30 am- 4:30 pm Saturdays 10 am -5:30 pm Sundays 1pm -5:30 pm Thank you for helping us to keep our Cultural Center as beautiful as it is today. Trash receptacles are provided on site for you to utilize when visiting the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center.