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RALEIGH – The application for Native Education Forum at NC State University this summer is now available. The program is completely free of charge for students that are chosen to participate. Students will have the opportunity to take a college course for credit, get help with college applications, assistance with SAT/ACT prep, experience campus & Raleigh as well as meet current students. The program is July 10- 16. High school sophomores and juniors interested in attending should apply online by April 22nd at admissions.ncsu.edu/nef on the web. For more information, call Ronnie L. Chalmers, Assistant Director at the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at N.C. State University at (919) 515-2434 or visit admissions.ncsu.edu on the web.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – UNC Pembroke senior Laura Bird and junior Ashlii Thompson were two of 10 players named to the Peach Belt Conference Women's Golf All-Conference squad, the league announced Thursday night at an awards banquet on the eve of the conference tournament in St. Augustine. This marks the seventh-consecutive season a UNCP women's golfer has been represented on the distinguished list, and the second such time for both Thompson and Bird. Thompson, a first team honoree, was also named to the top squad in 2014, while Bird is named to the second team for the second-straight year. A Prospect, North Carolina native, Bird sits second on the Braves and eighth in the PBC with a 77.6 stroke average. Bird has also competed in 22 rounds over nine tournaments, compiling six top-20 finishes and three inside the top five. Bird enters the conference tournament on a hot streak, rattling off season-best ties for fourth in the last two events, the Armstrong Pirate Invitational and IWG Wolf Invitational. She grabbed a tie for fifth in the season-opening Cutter Creek Invitational, leading the Braves to a team title. Her season-best round of 72 came in the opening round of the Patsy Rendleman Invitational, leading to a tie for seventh. A three-year starter for the Black & Gold, Bird has a career stroke average of 79.2 in 68 rounds and 33 events. She has 18-career finishes in the top 20 and nine instances where she grabbed fifth or better. Bird is a 2012 graduate at Purnell Swett High School. She played gold there for coach Jamie Locklear, qualifying for the state tournament as a senior after finishing third at the conference championships. Bird posted a career-best 83 enroute to qualifying for the region tournament as well. She finished 37th among the state’s female prep golfers. Bird was an all around scholar/athlete for the Rams. She was a member of Purnell Swett’s inaugural girls golf team as a junior. She was also an all-conference and all-county basketball player for the Rams, as well as a standout on the volleyball team. Bird is the daughter of Shannon and James Bird. She has one older sister, Olivia, and two younger sisters, Jamee and Leanna. Jamee is a member of the UNCP volleyball team. She is a junior chemistry major. Their father James is a former baseball standout for Pembroke High as well as UNCP. Laura Bird is also a standout in the classroom. She maintained a 4.01 cumulative grade point average at Purnell Swett High School and graduated in the top four percent of her 376-member senior class. She is a biology major at UNCP. Thompson, hailing from Browns Summit, North Carolina, leads the Braves and is third in the PBC with a 76.0 stroke average this season, competing in 22 rounds over nine events leading up to this weekend's league finale. She has tallied seven top-10 finishes this season, including six finishes in the top five. Among her top-five finishes are runner-up performances at the Cutter Creek Invitational, Patsy Rendleman Invitational and the Armstrong Pirate Invitational. Thompson fired a school-record 68 in the second round of the Lady Bearcat Invitational on the way to a third-place finish and has carded four par or below-par rounds this season. In her three seasons as a UNCP starter, Thompson has played in 30 events and 63 rounds, compiling a stroke average of 77.3. She has notched 23 top-20 finishes and 13 of the top-five variety. The 2015-16 PBC championships begin at 7:40 a.m. Friday, with the first Brave teeing off at 8:20 a.m.

Dear Potential Homebuyer: In accordance with our homeownership policy it is required that each homebuyer attend a homebuyer education workshop. The homebuyer education program shall include affordability and budgeting, understanding credit, homebuyer incentives, routine maintenance, and protecting your assets. You are encouraged to attend this informative session and reminded that it is a requirement. We are scheduling a homebuyer session for: Saturday April 23, 2016 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM Location: Lumbee Tribe 6984 Hwy 711 W Pembroke, NC 28372 Please make plans to attend; please call Alanna Lawson 910 522-5185 or Kathy Locklear 910 522-5479 to reserve your spot, and any questions that you may have. We are looking forward to seeing you; please RSVP by 04/18/2016 Kathy Locklear Housing Manager

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.