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Do you need tips on buying your first home or maintaining your existing home. Join the Lumbee Tribe for the 1st Annual Lumbee Tribe Housing Fair on Saturday, July 20th from 10 am to 5pm. The event will be at the Pembroke Boys & Girls Club, which is located behind the Lumbee Tribe Housing Complex at 120 Youth Drive in Pembroke, NC 28372. Marcus Bryant is one of the financial experts who you can speak with and share your questions. If you are considering buying your first home, purchasing land, looking for a place to rent, making repairs to your current home or want to upgrade your home or add on, don’t miss the Housing Fair. From real estate agents to general contractors, banks and lenders, housing program coordinators and much more, if you have questions, someone will be there with answers. Regardless of your income level or homeownership status, we have something for everyone. This is a free, family friendly event.  We look forward to seeing you on July 20th.

Do you need tips on buying your first home. Join the Lumbee Tribe for the 1st Annual Lumbee Tribe Housing Fair on Saturday, July 20th from 8am to 5pm. The event will be at the Pembroke Boys & Girls Club, which is located behind the Lumbee Tribe Housing Complex at 120 Youth Drive in Pembroke, NC 28372. If you are considering buying your first home, purchasing land, looking for a place to rent, making repairs to your current home or want to upgrade your home or add on, don’t miss the Housing Fair. From real estate agents to general contractors, banks and lenders, housing program coordinators and much more, if you have questions, someone will be there with answers. Regardless of your income level or homeownership status, we have something for everyone. This is a free, family friendly event. We look forward to seeing you on July 20th.

Are you a New or Expecting Mother? Starting at noon today, Carolina Complete Health and UNC-Pembroke’s Healthy Start Program will host their monthly “Empowering American Indian Mothers” session from 12:00 – 1:30 pm to discuss navigating pregnancy, motherhood, pre-natal care, and related items. If you have any questions about the event or would like to RSVP please contact Trish Smith at trishajean.smith@carolinacompletehealth.com . Lunch will be provided and the event will be held at the Lumbee Boys and Girls Club in Pembroke.

Just two days until the "Strike at the Wind!” Outdoor Drama cast returns to the stage to tell the story of Lumbee hero Henry Berry Lowrie! Tickets for the drama are on sale now at Givens Performing Arts Center on the campus of UNC Pembroke. See it live this week at the renovated Adolph Dial Amphitheater on Thursday – Saturday, July 18, 19 & 20 and next week Thursday through Saturday, July 25, 26, & 27. The pre-show begins at 6:40 pm and the drama will begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 (including tax). The Adolph Dial Amphitheatre is located at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center on Terry Sanford Drive in Maxton, NC. To purchase tickets, visit https://www.uncp.edu/resources/givens-performing-arts-center   or call the Givens Performing Arts Center Box Office at 910.521.6361 or you may also purchase tickets in person at the GPAC Box Office.

Thank you to the hundreds of people who pulled out your fishing poles and came out to fish this week at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center. It was a great week. Even today people didn’t let the rain stop them from fishing. Tribal Chairman Lowery also took his children fishing on Thursday. Here are 2 “Eating size” fish John Jr. caught; a Crappie and a Bream. Overall they caught 7 fish and released them back into the lake for others to enjoy. The lake is open for fishing from 6 am till 8 pm Monday through Friday and on Saturday 6 am till noon. There is a limit of eight fish. Bass Fish, you may only keep 4 lbs. or higher. Boats are allowed in the lake, but must be washed off at the washing station before entering the lake. No Jet Skis are allowed. Personal kayaks and canoes are allowed. The cost to fish is $3.00 with a Tribal Card and $5.00 without a Card. The cultural center is located on Terry Sanford Drive in Maxton, NC. #happyfishing  #riverpeople

As we welcome families back to the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center Lake, it is wonderful to have Lumbee Researchers and partners to make sure the water quality is good for our tribal citizens. In April, Dr. Ryan Emanuel, Associate Professor, Duke University and Nicholas School of the Environment installed a weather station to monitor air and soil temperatures, rainfall, soil moisture, wind speed, and several other variables at the lake. Last week, he weathered the heat to install another station on the lake to monitor the water level and a few water quality variables.   Both of these stations have wireless connectivity, which means that the Duke researchers and staff at the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department can access the station remotely to check on current conditions or download recent data.  They hope both of these stations will provide useful information about environmental conditions at the cultural center and over time, they will be able to track changes to environmental conditions around the cultural center.

Like many of our elders Mr. Herman Locklear, shown here with his great-grandson Nicolas, is thrilled to see the lake reopen. Mr. Herman and his brother have helped with the restocking process by catching shell cracker bream and other fish in the spillway and walking them over to the lake over the past 2 years. Mr. Herman has been fishing in the area of the Little Juniper or in the Cultural Center Lake for more than 50 years and since there was a wooden bridge. He is 82 years old. He also helped cut trees out of Cultural Center Lake when the project began. Happy Homecoming!

The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Culture Class is canceled on July 8, 2024. Culture Class will resume Monday, July 15, 2024.

Join us for Lumbee Night with the Woodpeckers Baseball Team on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The first 1,000 fans through the gates will take home a bobblehead of former Woodpeckers outfielder and current Astros centerfielder. The gates open at 6:05 pm and the game begins at 7:05 pm. Tickets are $9 and $11. There are also ticket with food combos. You may purchase tickets by clicking the link https://fevo-enterprise.com/Lumbeetribe2 or scanning the QR Code.

Tribal Chairman Lowery joined in the 4th of July celebrations on Thursday at one of our largest, small town parades in Robeson County, the Rennert Parade! Our new Senior Ms. Lumbee Mrs. Carolyn McNeill Emanuel also visited the Rennert Community to welcome in our Independence Day with visitors from across the region.

The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Housing Complex and all tribal offices will be CLOSED on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in observance of Independence Day. Our offices will resume normal operations on Friday, July 5, 2024.

Calling all License Holders and Qualifiers for a Construction Company! The New Construction Department is hosting a mandatory construction meeting on July 18, 2024 at 10:30 am at the Lumbee Tribe Maintenance building (behind the Lumbee Housing Complex)  located at 164 Clovis Drive, Pembroke, NC 28372. All License Holders and Qualifiers for a Construction Company are required to attend in order to participate in the New Construction program. Any General Contractors interested in bidding on the New Construction projects are advised to attend.