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Development is Underway for the District 1 Elders' Community Village in Rowland, NC. The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. has many single family construction projects underway throughout our service areas of Robeson, Scotland, Hoke and Cumberland Counties. We are proud to announce several housing developments as well. The first is the District 1 Elders Village, designed to create safe and healthy living in the Rowland community. It was long awaited and a commitment is being fulfilled by our current Tribal Administration to the Elders of Rowland and South Robeson. Along with housing developments, the Lumbee Tribe will extended the Youth Service Program in the Saddletree Community with a space to promote healthy living. Over the next few weeks, we will look at the other 4 projects that will change the face of our Tribal Community while creating affordable Housing and growth opportunities for our Lumbee Tribal Members.

STARTING THIS THURSDAY through Friday, October 8, 2021, the Lumbee Tribe Enrollment Office has new hours. The Enrollment Office will be open Monday - Friday from 8 am till 5 pm to allow you additional time to update or complete your tribal enrollment. October 8th is the last day to Enroll or Update your Lumbee Tribal Enrollment before the Lumbee Tribal Rolls close for the November 9th tribal election. Link for freqently asked questions https://www.lumbeetribe.com/tribal-tips

Maryland State Senator Johnny Ray Salling joined a delegation of Lumbee from Baltimore, Maryland who traveled to Pembroke on Tuesday to update their enrollment or enroll with the Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Senator Salling is a Maryland State Senator, representing Baltimore County for the past eight years. Today the Lumbee Tribal Office also welcomed tribal members from Texas and Florida. The Lumbee Tribal Enrollment Rolls will close on October 8th in preparation for the November Lumbee Tribal Election. Senator Salling’s mother is from the Saddletree Community. While renewing his enrollment, Senator Salling also spoke to Interim-Tribal Administrator Tammy Maynor. He received a Lumbee Tribe mask. Salling said that he will wear it on the Senate floor to show his peers who the Lumbee Tribe is and his support for federal recognition of the Lumbee People.

These Lumbee educators are working every day to protect our children. They hope you will do the same by joining the fight against COVID-19.

Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Elections Board Polling Sites for November 9, 2021 Election.

The Lumbee Tribe of NC is working to help our tribal members or Lumbee Students who are in need. Our Rental Pandemic Relief Program (RPRP) will assist rental households with financial assistance for unpaid rent or utility bills due to the impact of COVID-19. To be eligible, a household must be obligated to pay rent on a residential dwelling. Other eligibility requirements include, one or more individuals qualifies for unemployment or has experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced a financial hardship due to COVID-19; Demonstrates a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability; and has a household income at or below 80 percent of the area median. RPRP is available to all Lumbee Tribal Members residing within Lumbee Tribal Territory and the United States Territories and District of Columbia. Applicants may apply online at www.lumbeetribe.com. Completed applications may be emailed to rentalrelief@lumbeetribe.com or dropped off at the Soaring Eagle Community Building at 422 Norment Rd., Lumberton, NC 28360.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), has awarded $4.4 million in Tribal HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) grants to 28 Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs). The Lumbee Tribe of NC received a renewal award of their program for $178,529 and an expansion award of $197,130. The Lumbee Tribe currently assist 20 homeless Veterans. The expansion will double that number to 40 homeless Veterans. The Lumbee Tribe was one of only five tribes in the U.S. to receive the HUD-VASH expansion of their program. The Tribal HUD-VASH program provides housing and supportive services to Native American Veterans who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness by combining rental assistance from HUD with case management and clinical services provided by the VA. In 2015, Congress authorized funding for a Tribal demonstration program in order to expand the HUD-VASH program into Indian Country. HUD was directed to coordinate with Tribes, TDHEs, and other appropriate Tribal organizations on the design of this program and to ensure the effective delivery of housing assistance and supportive services to eligible Native American Veterans. Since its inception, the program has housed almost 600 Native American Veterans and has provided case management services to many more. Tribes will be able to reach more Veterans with today’s expansion of the program. Lumbee Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin Jr. and the staff who wrote and assisted with the grant signed the Veterans Grant Agreement from HUD - Housing and Urban Development to expand the Lumbee Tribal HUD-VASH Program. Chairman Godwin also thanked the Tribal Staff for their great work on the grant which will support our Lumbee Veterans.

The Town of Pembroke will host the 2021 VETERANS DAY PARADE on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. The event will follow with the Veterans Ceremony in the Milton R. Hunt Memorial Park.

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Connee Brayboy. Mrs. Connee will be remembered as a tribal Advocate, who was often a voice for those in need or no one to speak for them. As the former editor and publisher of the Carolina Indian Voice, she shared many stories and sometimes the struggle of the Lumbee People. Connee departed this life on September 17, 2021. She is preceded by her mother, Mrs. Berna Barton and father, Mr. Lewis Barton; her grandmother Mrs. Ada Locklear; her sisters, Mrs. Ruth Watkins, and Mrs. Renee Barton Tidwell; her brothers, Mr. Erine Barton, Mr. Gary Barton, Mr. Bruce Barton and Mr. Roger Barton; one son, Mr. Raymond Dennis Brayboy. She leaves to cherish her memories, her husband, Mr. John Raymond Brayboy; her children, Mr. Ken Brayboy, Mr. Len Brayboy (Elizabeth), Mrs. Cecilia Brayboy Fountain (Dexter) and Mr. Joel Brayboy; four grands, Cameron Brayboy, Kailey Locklear, Shylah Brayboy and Raymond Fountain; two great grands, Aiden Hunt and Bradley Brayboy; one sister, Mrs. Gloria Gates (Jimmy) of Graham, NC; one brother, Mr. Ric Barton (Miranda) of Ocean Isle, NC and a host of relatives and friends.

Weekly COVID-19 Report (9/14-9/20/2021) Positive Cases for Robeson County Residents: Male 363 Female 415 African American 98 American Indian 306 White 162 Hispanic 18 Other 38 Unlisted 156 Number of positive cases this period - 778 Number of cases since March 21, 2020 - 24,651 Number of deaths associated with Covid this period - 23 Number of deaths since Marc 21, 2020 - 390 (from NCDHHS Dashboard) The county has had 51,373 people get the first dose (39%) and 42,729 of these are considered fully vaccinated. African Americans still have the largest percentage of population receiving at least one dose at 39% with Whites at 38% and Hispanics at 30%. Since they are still using a population base of 134,000 plus and the census revealed only 116,000 plus - the percent for the first dose is actually 44% for the county - not great, but at least better. And, in the last three-week period, 63 Robeson residents died due to Covid - averaging three per day. With the boosters on the horizon, now is the time to get vaccinated before vaccination sites get very crowded. We already have had far more than our share of cases and deaths.