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This week, our Lumbee Campers are on the move, but this time to find their heritage. Project IndigeCHOICE is hosting the “Finding Your Roots” Camp. High school students are learning about genealogy, and specifically their genealogy. Mr. Kenny Clark took the students on his famous tour around Robeson County, which highlights Lumbee History. While on the tour, students learned specific stories about Henry Berry Lowrie, the Home Guard, Hayes Pond, our ancestors at Sandcutt Cemetery and the history of Harper's Ferry, just to name a few. Some of these may not be well known. The campers also learned about the struggles the Lumbee People faced around the era of the Civil War and how they were resilient and remain so today. On Wednesday, the students traveled to the Outer Banks to see “The Lost Colony” Drama in Manteo. They were able to meet with the Lumbee Cast members to better understand their roles and the significance of the connection Lumbee People have to the Outer Banks. The students also visited the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk and several other attractions. The IndigeCHOICE team is grateful to be able to offer this type of opportunity to our high school students. Special thanks to Mr. Kenny Clark, Lead Coordinator, Mary Beth Locklear, Director of the UNC Pembroke - Office for Regional Initiatives, and all of our Tribal Staff that helped to present this week.This week, our Lumbee Campers are on the move, but this time to find their heritage. Project IndigeCHOICE is hosting the “Finding Your Roots” Camp. High school students are learning about genealogy, and specifically their genealogy. Mr. Kenny Clark took the students on his famous tour around Robeson County, which highlights Lumbee History. While on the tour, students learned specific stories about Henry Berry Lowrie, the Home Guard, Hayes Pond, our ancestors at Sandcutt Cemetery and the history of Harper's Ferry, just to name a few. Some of these may not be well known. The campers also learned about the struggles the Lumbee People faced around the era of the Civil War and how they were resilient and remain so today. On Wednesday, the students traveled to the Outer Banks to see “The Lost Colony” Drama in Manteo. They were able to meet with the Lumbee Cast members to better understand their roles and the significance of the connection Lumbee People have to the Outer Banks. The students also visited the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk and several other attractions. The IndigeCHOICE team is grateful to be able to offer this type of opportunity to our high school students. Special thanks to Mr. Kenny Clark, Lead Coordinator, Mary Beth Locklear, Director of the UNC Pembroke - Office for Regional Initiatives, and all of our Tribal Staff that helped to present this week.

A Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Outreach Team is in Baltimore, Maryland this afternoon. Chairman Lowery is sending the staff to Baltimore to offer outreach to our Lumbee families. This is a part of continued outreach to offer services for Lumbee Tribal Members outside of the Lumbee Tribal Territory. The team will be at the Baltimore American Indian Center at 4 pm. Thursday, Friday and Saturday they will be at the center sharing information about our Lumbee Tribal Programs as well as assisting members with applications.

Is your family protected? You are invited to (2) two Insurance Fair Information Sessions to learn more about health and life insurance options. The sessions are on Thursday, August 4th and Thursday, August 11th, 2022. Both sessions are from 3 pm till 7 pm. The August 4th session is at the Four Winds Lumbee Tribe Boys and Girls Club in Lumberton. The August 11th session is at the Lumbee Tribe Boys and Girls Club in Pembroke. Back to School Supplies will also be available for students (While supplies last) as well as FREE a grab and go meal. An invite will also be sent out to Insurance agents to set up as a vendor at these free sessions. ***Vendors may RSVP with the link: https://forms.gle/sthwes8NEgDmzarr7 OR email:tdavis@lumbeetribe.com.

Even though Homecoming is behind us, our Tribal Enrollment office is still busy welcoming or Lumbee families home. Today Mr. Pete Bell and his son’s family came in to update their enrollment from Raleigh. Mr. Pete, who is from the Saddletree Community, is retired from the military and he just recently co-authored his first book and is working on a second book. His son Chris Bell is a Professional Poker Player. It is always great to see our families drop by to visit.

Congratulations to Tyler Locklear as he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft on Sunday night. Tyler is the 54th player to be drafted out of VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) in the school's history, and the Rams' highest draft pick since Justin Orenduff was a first-round pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2004. https://www.lookoutlanding.com/.../seattle-mariners...

This week, Lumbee Tribal Chairman John Lowery, Tammy Maynor, and Danielle McLean traveled to Washington, DC to meet with lawmakers and White House officials about a number of items related to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. The Lumbee delegation met with a host of lawmakers, including Representatives G.K. Butterfield and David Rouzer as well as Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis.

The Tribal Enrollment department will close from 12:00 pm till 2:00 pm on Friday, July 15, 2022. The office will not accept any applicants after 11:30 am, but will re-open at 2:00 pm.

The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. will host a Community Outreach on Monday, July 18, 2022 from 9 am - 3 pm at the Rennert Senior Citizen building at 9306 Rennert Road in Shannon, NC. The Tribal Staff will share information about Down payment Assistance, Mortgage Pandemic Relief, Rehabilitation Services , Student Housing Vouchers as well as assistance with applications.

Opening night for the “Strike at the Wind!” Outdoor Drama was amazing as the actors brought the story of Henry Berry to life. The play tells the story of the Lowrie War in 1865. It chronicles the life of Henry Berry Lowrie, who led a band of men in a seven-year battle after the Confederate Home Guard murdered Henry's father and brother. Henry and the Lowrie gang exacted a vigilante justice against the Home Guard of Robeson County and those who actively oppressed the Indian people. Though the Lowrie gang were regarded as outlaws and renegades by those on the wrong end of their guns, the Indian people for whom they fought hail them to this day as Heroes. Thank you to the cast and Jonathan Drahos for your hard work. Drahos, UNCP Professor and Director of the Theatre Program at UNCP, has directed the play for the last five years. Nearly half of the cast, including Henry’s wife, Rhoda Strong, are current UNC Pembroke students or theatre program alumni. Don't miss the opportunity to see it live at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center Wednesday, July 13 and Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 8 pm each night. The Friday night show is sold out. Seats will be provided in the auditorium seating. Please arrive early if you plan to sit in the lawn seating area, which will require a fold-up chair and/or blanket. Snacks will be sold. General admission tickets are $10. Tickets are available tonight at the door. To read more about the drama, visit https://www.uncp.edu/.../strike-wind-returns-lumbee... For tickets, visit uncp.edu/gpac or call the Givens Performing Arts Center Box Office at 910.521.6361.

The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. will host a Community Outreach on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 6:30 pm in District 12 at Grey Pond Church at 9901 Stewartsville Cemetery Road in Laurinburg, NC. The staff will be on site to assist with applications and program information.

Thank you to everyone for attending the District 13 Community Meeting, which was hosted by Councilman Ricky Burnett. The Tribal staff and Tribal Council shared great information. Also thank you to Justin Mullins and the community for their love for Speaker Ricky and his wife Mrs. Paula. Mr. Mullins gifted Speaker Ricky with an Eagle feather for his service to his community. The community gifted Mrs. Paula with a beautiful shawl for her sacrifice during his term.

You are invited to a Business Resource Session on Marketing Strategies for the Future. “This Kick-Off Event will precede 2 weeks of counseling for small businesses with Senior Procurement Specialist Cris Pierce of the National Center American Indian PTAC (NCAIED AI PTAC). Don't miss your chance to meet face-to-face with this expert on Government Contracting! For questions or to pre-schedule appointments, contact Cris Pierce at crystal@ncaied.org There will be 2 listening presentation sessions, one in the morning and one in the evening. Please only sign up for one. Register here https://ncaied.bmeurl.co/E0FE41E"