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Congratulations to Sydney P. Jones on receiving $17,500 in Downpayment Assistance through the Lumbee Tribe Down Payment Assistance program "I am doing this for my kids," said Jones. Jones is in the process of achieving the American dream by becoming a homeowner in the Fairmont Community. For more information about Downpayment Assistance call 910.522.5187 or 910.522.2189 or visit https://www.lumbeetribe.com/down-payment-assistance-program #LivingLumbee #AmericanIndianHeritageMonth

Congratulations to Kayla Locklear, who received $20,000 through the Lumbee Tribe Down Payment Assistance program today. Kayla plans to follow her dream as a homeowner with a new home in the Fairmont community. For more information about Downpayment Assistance call 910.522.5187 or visit https://www.lumbeetribe.com/down-payment-assistance-program

On Tuesday, November 21, 2023, the Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Housing Complex and all Tribal offices will close from 11:15 am till 2:00 pm for staff development. The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Housing Complex and all Tribal offices will be closed on Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

NCAI, an organization that was created for UNITY, an organization created to bring tribal people together amid termination, an organization to protect tribal sovereignty, is now, once again, battling what I call internal termination. This purism ideology and superiority complex should have no home here at NCAI. It is time that we, as the great body that we are, vote overwhelmingly to defeat these amendments and truly protect our sovereignty. It is time that we vote against internal termination. It is time that the adults in the room, the elders in this room, the leaders in this room, stand up and tell those who feel they are superior to others, and those who feel they have purer blood than others, those who feel that they sit on high and look down on others, it is time we tell them to sit down and we must talk with them and help them to see the error of their ways. These amendments are the beginning of a slippery slope. If you remove the state tribes, who will be next, tribes without treaties? Tribes without a land base? Tribes that were recognized by Congress? Tribes that can’t take land into trust? Do we kill the federal recognition process all together? When will we have done enough to remove the other imperfect tribes within NCAI in order to appease the tribes who apparently have it all. These are not bad people; they are our brothers and sisters and we must find a way to heal these wounds and to stand together as one. We have to heal and we have to work together moving forward and not against one another. I am calling on the NCAI executive team, you must help us heal as this is truly a hurtful and harmful time here at NCAI. Too much time and resources have been wasted on these divisive amendments. This is a time for UNITY and not division. We must stand up for UNITY and stand against DIVISION and I urge you all to vote NO on these two amendments. Thank you!” The NCAI Conference continues throughout the week. Founded in 1944, the National Congress of American Indians is the oldest, largest, and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities.

Lumbee Tribal Chairman John L. Lowery is featured in Native News Online today discussing why it is important to vote NO on the proposed National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Amendments. https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/vote-no-on-proposed-ncai-amendments

On Thursday, November 16, 2023, beginning at 10:15 am, the Lumbee Tribe of NC's network and phones will be down for approx. 20 mins. Our office will resume normal operations at approx. 10:35 am.

Congratulations to Charly Lowry on two amazing performances over the past week at the Kennedy Center and the Library of Congress. Both performances are part of the commemoration of Native American Heritage Month. What a way to represent your people and your culture! https://www.youtube.com/live/14al0fpY8xs?si=Evj0TJZMWSvyFMJv #livinglumbee

Congratulations to Mallorie Dial on her new home! Mallorie and her two children have moved into their new three bedroom, two bath home, which was built through the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Homeownership Program. Dial is experiencing the American dream of owning her own home. She and her two children live in the Deep Branch community within the Lumbee Tribal Territory. For more information on our homeownership program, visit www.lumbeetribe.com/home-ownership-program or call 910-521-7861 #livinglumbee #LumbeeTribe

Lumbee Dancers, the Lumbee Ambassadors and dancers from our sister tribes from across the state showcased Native dance during halftime at the annual American Indian Heritage Day Football Game on Saturday afternoon at UNC Pembroke. Thank you to UNC Pembroke for celebrating American Indian Culture. It was a very chilly and wet night, but the cultural team honored our ancestors and shared about Native Culture! #AmericanIndianHeritageMonth

The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Elections are today, Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Please get out and exercise your right to vote. Here are the Lumbee Tribe Polling Sites. Poll Election Hours - 6:30 am - 7:30 pm

In honor of Veterans Day, UNC Pembroke's Mary Livermore Library held a presentation about Robeson County in the 2nd World War. This event featured a discussion on the newest collection that the library has digitized, and a clip from a documentary “Far from Home Documentary". The library has a 45 page collection which features scrapbook collections of many of our ancestors with newspaper articles during their service time in World War II. The collection also includes War Records of Robeson County Indians. Both are under the Robeson County and Second World War Link from the UNCP Special Collections and Archives Digital Collections at UNC Pembroke Livermore Library. Each page allows you to expand the page and zoom in to better read the collection. Here are a few of the images in the collection Click here for the link for the Indians in Service WWII Scrapbook - https://dlib.uncp.edu/.../collec.../Robeson_WW2/id/126/rec/2 Click here for both the “Far from Home Documentary, the Indians in Service WWII Scrapbook and the War Records of Robeson County Indians are all under the Robeson County and Second World War Link from the UNCP Special Collections and Archives Digital Collections at UNC Pembroke Livermore Library. https://dlib.uncp.edu/digital/collection/Robeson_WW2/search

Lumbee Tribe Dedicates Veterans Memorial at Lumbee Tribe Housing Complex Pembroke, NC (November 10, 2023) -On Thursday, the Lumbee Tribe of NC held a ceremony to dedicate a Veterans Memorial at the Lumbee Tribe Housing Complex in Pembroke to honor all Veterans. Chairman John L. Lowery welcomed the Veterans to the memorial dedication. Lowery spoke of the high record of service of our Lumbee Veterans who have served in the military. “That service shows we are people who will stand up and fight. It also tells you about our warrior spirit and that we have a longing inside to protect what is ours; to protect our homeland and to protect our people,” said Lowery. “Today we are dedicating this memorial on behalf of those who have stood up and who have fought for us.” Retired Major Terry Hunt spoke to the audience about the sacrifice of Veterans. Hunt also described how the monument itself mirrors the characteristics of Veterans. “Today we make our founding fathers and those who have gone before us proud,” said Hunt. “Today, our values stand safe because of the brave men and women who have been ready to face the fire. We thank God for each and every one of them.” Vietnam Veteran Larry Townsend told the guest in attendance that Veterans Day is a day of solemn contemplation and a time to reflect about the cost of freedom. “We gather here today with a shared attitude of gratitude to honor all of our Veterans,” said Townsend. “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died, but rather we should thank God that such men lived. We will never know them all, but one thing about it, we owe them all.” Kathy Oxendine Hunt, Tribal Council Member for District 8, brought a photo of her deceased husband, J.D. Hunt, to the memorial dedication. Her husband J.D., who passed away in 2014, served in the Infantry in Vietnam from 1967 till 1969. J.D. and his two brothers served in the military at the same time. Hunt said her husband suffered from exposure to agent orange and severe PTSD. While holding back the tears, Hunt said he carried the pain about the Veterans treatment to his grave. “He said he was never recognized, but I said you would be recognized today,” said Hunt. “My husband always talked about when they came back into NY, he said people spit on them, and called them baby killers and he was never even recognized,” said Hunt. “It gave me a little bit of peace when Mr. Townsend talked about even though they are gone, the scars are still here. I understand that first- hand.” Tribal Chairman John L. Lowery recognized both Terry Hunt and Larry Townsend with Eagle feathers for their service to their country, their Lumbee Tribal Nation as well as Lumbee Veterans. The Lumbee Warriors Association also pinned and honored Tribal Chairman John L. Lowery, Director of Governmental Affairs Tammy Maynor and Tribal Administrator Ricky Harris with a Lumbee Warriors pin for their advocacy for Lumbee Veterans and for the Lumbee People.