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The Lumbee Tribal Council Education, Culture, and Public Relations Committee will host a Scholarship Essay Writing Workshop on Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 9 am till 1:00 pm. at the Pembroke Boys & Girls Club in Pembroke. The workshop will assist participants with learning how to write effective scholarship essays. The Deadline to apply is April 24, 2023. (Only 20 slots are available. Students will be chosen on a first come, first serve basis, with a completed application) Submit applications to: Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina - Education Committee – Attn: LaKishia Sweat, 6984 NC Hwy 711, Pembroke, N.C. 28372. Contact number 910-522-2188. Application is available at https://www.lumbeetribe.com/_files/ugd/6ca8af_bb471f0f0396468cb27cb729ee4f458e.pdf

Lumbee Tribal Chairman John L. Lowery wishes you and your family a blessed Easter Holiday.

Today the Lumbee Tribe of N.C. kicks off our “Love your children, Love your Tribe” Campaign. We want to encourage you to get those Lumbee Babies enrolled early. Sometimes with all the busy times of raising children and family duties, some may delegate enrollment to a task to take care of later. We hope you will see enrollment as important as other required documents such as their Social Security Cards, Birth certificate, etc. Spring is here. Lumbee Children across the region are scrambling to get their enrollment completed to prepare for this season of summer camps, graduation, the Lumbee Cords of Honor Ceremony, college scholarships and so much more. We want to make this process easier for our children. Some families enroll their children soon after they are born. Did you know that when Lumbee Tribal Chairman John Lowery lived in Virginia in 2012, he drove his newborn son home to be enrolled, because of its importance to him? We take pride in our family trees. We hope you do too. Enroll your babies now. For more information about the Lumbee Enrollment Process and Frequently asked questions visit https://www.lumbeetribe.com/tribalenrollment

The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Housing Complex and all Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, April 10, 2023 for the Easter Holiday. We wish you and your family a blessed Easter.

Project IndigeCHOICE has exciting news about our camps to share! Camps are now open for registration! Let's discover and explore together by signing up for our FREE camps. The student must be rising K-12th graders. Space is limited—camps will be first come, first serve. For more information and to register, please visit https://indigechoice.lumbeetribe.com

The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Housing staff will be going out in the communities to share information on the home-buying process. The staff will be at Red Hill Apartments on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 2:00 pm and Hawkeye Sands Apartments on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 2:00 pm. They will be on site hosting a home-buying workshop, in which tribal members will learn more about becoming a homeowner.

The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Administration and Tribal Council honored Lumbee Pediatrician, Dr. Joseph Bell, for his decades of service and commitment to Native Children. Dr. Bell has cared for children at his clinic, Children’s Health Pembroke, for decades. In 1986, he became the first Lumbee pediatrician and the first American Indian pediatrician in N.C. when he graduated from UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine. He has also served as the pediatrician at the Catawba Indian Health Service Unit for 25 years. Dr. Bell also worked at Carl Albert Indian Hospital, Choctaw Nation Indian Hospital, and Robeson Health Care Corporation. Today Chairman John Lowery presented Dr. Bell with a proclamation and a beaded Eagle feather for his deep commitment to the health and wellbeing of Native Children. Dr. Bell’s advocacy for Native Children brought him to serve on various committees including the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Native American Child Health, the N.C. Pediatric Society, former President of the Association of American Indian Physicians, N.C. American Indian Health Board and he was a liaison to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Native American Child Health. Thank you Dr. Bell!

Does your child need additional help in Reading or Math? The Project IndigeCHOICE Tutoring Program provides FREE tutoring for Native youth in the Lumbee Tribal Service Area of Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, and Scotland Counties. Please https://indigechoice.lumbeetribe.com to register for this awesome opportunity and to learn about additional services offered by the Project IndigeCHOICE Grant.

This week, people all across the nation will remember Veterans who served in Vietnam on Wednesday on National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Thank you to Veteran Kris Carter for donating a “Missing Man Table” kit to the Lumbee Veterans Office in Pembroke, which will be a special way to remember everyday each soldier who didn’t return home from war. The tables are often seen in surrounding counties at businesses and churches. Whitney Bell, Administrator for the NC State Veterans Home in Fayetteville, delivered the table kit and set it up at the Lumbee Tribe Veterans Office. Each item on the “Missing Man Table" is symbolic of the soldier who didn’t return home. Veteran Kris Carter is from the Saddletree Community and he served in the Army in Iraq and Bosnia. Pictured are Whitney Bell, Alton Locklear and Kris Carter

Thank you to everyone who came out this afternoon to celebrate with us as we held the ribbon cutting for the new DreamCatcher Raynham Administrative building and new community playground. This is the 3rd ribbon cutting that the Lumbee Tribe has held in the Raynham Community in the past nine months. The 3100 square feet administrative building will be utilized for Property Management of DreamCatcher Raynham, Warriors' Way Veteran Village and outreach programs such as cultural class, community meetings, and Elders groups, just to name a few. This building has a full kitchen, administrative office, multi-purpose room, bathrooms, and storage. The DreamCatcher Raynham community currently consists of 23 Units, with 11 rental units occupied and 12 under construction. The DreamCatcher homes are rental properties, which offer affordable housing to our Lumbee families. In addition to the playground, there will also be a 20 x 40 basketball court in the community to promote exercise and healthy living for tribal members and their families.

The Lumbee Tribe Down Payment Assistance Program is now available nationwide to Lumbee Tribal Members. College rent or Downpayment Assistance, call today to see if you qualify. The Lumbee Tribe is also here to help with your housing needs such as Student Housing Vouchers to help support your housing needs in college (Housing voucher applications available in July for the fall semester), buying a new or existing home or building a new home. For Downpayment Assistance (910) 522.5187, Student Housing Voucher (910) 522.5161, Home Ownership (910) 522-5479.

Deadline extension - Graduates we are extending the deadline for the Lumbee Cords of Honor Ceremony applications until Friday, April 7, 2023 at 5:00 pm. The application, which is available at www.lumbeetribe.com must be fully completed, signed by a school counselor or college advisor and returned by Friday at 5:00pm to the Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Please email or hand deliver your application to the Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Housing Complex at 6984 NC Hwy 711 in Pembroke. (Attn: Cords of Honor) Or Email to : cordsofhonor@lumbeetribe.com. Students must be actively enrolled. Enrollment Office information - 910.668.6099 or 910.521.7861 or email the Enrollment office at enrollment@lumbeetribe.com On April 27, 2023, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina will honor all Lumbee High School and College Students, who are potential 2023 graduates in the Lumbee Cords of Honor Ceremony. These cords represent this important milestone in the life of our Lumbee Students. The cords comprise the colors of the Lumbee Tribal Seal and the Medicine Wheel. This symbolism represents the four directions, four seasons as well as our sacred path. **Please note: Students that graduate(d) in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, and Fall 2023 may apply for a Cord of Honor. As your life moves into future directions, we wish you success and honor your accomplishments. Education is a core value of the Lumbee People. We know it is our path to success. You crossed this milestone. We want to celebrate your journey.