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Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin and UNCP Chancellor Robin Cummings with the Pembroke/Prospect Girl Scouts who spent the morning cleaning up the roadways near the Cultural Center. Please support these fabulous young ladies by buying Girl Scout cookies.

Lumbee Tribal Speaker Bill James Brewington and Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin celebrate after raising the U.S. and Lumbee flags at the Cultural Center on Saturday. It was a fitting finale after a successful day of clean up at the historic Indian grounds. Thank you to our tribal speaker and tribal chairman on a job well done coordinating these clean up efforts. And, a big thank you to all who participated to get our grounds ready for our powwow…thank you all.

UNCP Chancellor Dr. Robin Cummings and Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin were among the special guests at the new Lumber River state park celebration at the Wire Grass Landing just across the banks of the river from the Cultural Center. The state park service is celebrating 100 years of service. Thanks to the state for getting our people a place to enjoy the Lumber River. I want to encourage our people to please respect our new park and cherish this hallowed ground where our Indian hero Henry Berry Lowrie once lived while he defended our rights against the Confederates and KKK terrorizing Indians more than 150 years ago. Please keep this place clean and lets all celebrate the heritage of our Indian people with dignity and respect.

UNCP Chancellor Robin Cummings and Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin meet with a group of the nearly 350 people who showed up to volunteer to help clean the Cultural Center in preparation for this year’s powwow, set for for May 6-8. The chancellor told the students how proud he was of their commitment to help out in the community, especially volunteering their time on a Saturday morning. Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin extends his deepest appreciation for all of those who showed up to help with the efforts to clean the historic tribal facility.

What a great tag team for the Lumbee people, Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin Jr. and UNC Pembroke Chancellor Dr. Robin Cummings. These men who were school mates at Pembroke High School back in the 1970s are now outstanding leaders for our more than 40 years later. Thanks for all you guys are doing to represent our people so well. God bless you both. Unity and partnering is what success is all about

Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin met with Los Angeles real estate developer Jim Thomas at the tribal headquarters yesterday to discuss economic opportunities with the Pembroke native. Thomas is a law pioneer among the Lumbees and he is one of the most successful businessmen in the tribe’s history. In addition to his law career, real estate and construction work, Thomas is the former owner of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. This was his first visit to the Lumbee tribal complex and he said he enjoyed his visit. His wife Sally and several other family members accompanied him on a tour of the facility. Godwin said it is important for the tribe to reach out to members outside the service area to keep them updated about what the tribe is doing. He said his meeting with Thomas was successful and he looks forward to working him in the future.

Dr. Ryan Emanuel, an N.C. State professor and a Lumbee from Saddletree, was one of the presenters at the annual Southeast Indian Studies Department’s annual conference at UNC Pembroke on Thursday. The two-day conference featured guest speakers from across the nation. Emanuel spoke about the importance of maintaining a healthy ecological system. His research interests include: Ecohydrology, Watershed Hydrology, Watershed Biogeochemistry, Secondary Ecosystem Succession, Land-Atmosphere Interaction. Congratulations Ryan and keep up the great work…

Lumbee Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin and Lumbee Guaranty Bank President Larry Chavis chat after a ceremony Thursday evening to commemorate the renaming of RCC’s former Building 1 to the Lumbee Guaranty Bank Building. The bank gave RCC a $100,000 to provide scholarship money for its students in exchange for naming rights on the building, which houses the college’s science labs and welding department.

Lumbee Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin places a Lumbee pin on the jacket lapel of Jim Henson, a former tribal chief of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians.

Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin met with Olympic hopeful Ashton Locklear on Sunday at her home gym in Hamlet, N.C. Godwin congratulated her on her recent performance at an international tournament in Italy. Locklear won an individual gold medal on the uneven bars and won team gold with the victorious Team USA. She is one of 20 gymnast competing for five spots on the 2016 Olympic gymnastics team. Ashton is the daughter of Terry and Carrie Locklear. Her dad is a native of the Evans Crossing community and a 1979 graduate of Pembroke High School. Congratulations Ashton and thanks for all that you do. Best wishes on the “Road to Rio” as you continue to pursue your dream of competing in the Olympics. God bless you…