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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Swearing-in of Lumbee Tribal Chairman John Lowery. Chairman Lowery took time today to reflect on the past year. He looks forward to putting out a list of accomplishments and successes of 2022. “I am so honored and thankful to celebrate this one-year anniversary. We have accomplished a great deal during this time for the Lumbee People and I look forward to continued success in 2023. #LumbeeTribe

Today wraps up the first week of the new year and our Lumbee Tribal Enrollment office has re-opened and has been busy welcoming back and assisting our new or updating tribal members. Today Lumbee Tribal Chairman Lowery and our staff welcomed one of our newest enrolled members Madelyn Claire Bullard. Madelyn is the daughter of Annette and Don Bullard. She is a Lumberton native, but her family now lives in South Carolina. She is a December graduate of Clemson University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Life Sciences. She was also recently accepted to Campbell University Medical School. Her grandparents are Juanita Graham and Linda Bullard and the late Donald Bullard. Congratulations to Madelyn on her enrollment. She hopes to work in the medical field with dreams of becoming a physician and coming back to serve in her community.

Today we say thank you to the Reading Nation Waterfall Project and their partners for distributing books to our Lumbee Children and other Tribal communities to encourage reading and promote literacy. On Thursday, the Reading Nation Waterfall team distributed books to children at the Lumbee Tribe Boys & Girls Club. The 3-year program is federally funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Lumbee Tribe is one of five American Indian Tribes included in the grant to support and encourage literacy in Native communities around the nation. Dr. Anthony Chow, director of the San José State University School of Information, and Reading Nation Waterfall received the $1.4 million grant to foster Native American literacy. Chow said the program is focusing on early children’s literacy and increasing the relevance of libraries. “We are here at the Lumbee Tribe Boys & Girls Club to get books into the hands of children,” said Chow. “In the end, it is about focusing our resources to ensure that children build a love of reading and increase the convenience and equity of access to those children. We find that your reading must be grade equivalent at third grade and children that are not at that level by third grade really have a hard time with academic performance,” said Chow. The other partners in the project include the Robeson County Public Library, UNC Pembroke, Head Start and the Public Schools of Robeson County. In addition to books, the children also received a personal book library box. Chow said the group is partnering with National Little Free Library Organization to place little free libraries in the local Boys & Girls clubs, Head Starts, and elementary schools and stocking them with brand new books every week all in an effort to increase both access to the books and convenience to the books. Tammy Maynor, Director of Governmental Affairs for the Lumbee Tribe, said the project will make a difference for children in the area of literacy. “The smile on the faces of both the parents and the children said it all. We know that books are expensive and this program will put new free books in our community, every week for our children,” said Maynor. The program has been working with tribal librarians to systematically address barriers to access reading resources and libraries, while also providing culturally relevant programs. Katie Fountain, Director of the Robeson County Public Library read books to the children during the book giveaway and also dressed up as Petunia the Unicorn mascot from the Robeson County Library. “We have 7 wonderful libraries across our county and we are excited that this project is going to increase community outreach, bring more families into our local Pembroke library, as well as our other ones while also increasing our partnership with the Lumbee Tribe long- term," said Fountain. The five tribal partners in the project are the Crow Tribe of Montana, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and the Santo Domingo Pueblo. Special thanks also to M. Greig Metzger of the Little Free Library for the donation of 250 books for this event. Books will be distributed each week at several Little Free Library locations including Pembroke Elementary, the Pembroke Boys & Girls Club and several Head Start locations in the Pembroke area. To see video from the distribution visit https://youtu.be/6qkRk66SSfg For more information or to see how to purchase books and donate directly to one of the tribes, please visit the at https://myreadingnation.com

You are invited to the Inauguration of the Newly Elected Lumbee Tribal Council on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lumbee Tribe Boys & Girls Club.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina's Mortgage Pandemic Relief Program (MPRP) will stop accepting new applications on December 31st. You may complete an application online, turn in a paper application at the office, or drop off an application in the mailbox prior to December 31, 2022.

The Lumbee Tribe Winter Solstice drive-thru Christmas light event has been extended through Monday, December 19, 2022 at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center. The gates are scheduled to open from 5:30 pm till 8:30 pm. We hope you will come out and enjoy this special time together with your families during the Christmas season.

By W. Ron Allen

Please mark your calendar for the new date for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Powwow. The Powwow will be Friday through Sunday, September 29, 30 and October 1, 2023. Tribal Chairman John Lowery hopes you will make plans to join the Lumbee People during this time of celebration and fellowship.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Student Housing Voucher Program is begin accepting applications for the Spring Semester January 3 through February 3, 2023/ . This program will supplement housing cost for income eligible Lumbee Undergraduate and Graduate College students attending a (4) Four-Year University/College within the State of N.C. For more information and the Student Housing Vouchers Program checklist visit https://www.lumbeetribe.com/the-student-housing-voucher...

Please mark your calendar The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Housing Complex and all Tribal Offices will close at 12 noon on Friday, December 23rd for the Christmas Holiday. Our offices will re-open on Tuesday, January 3rd.