The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is appreciative of North Carolina Governor Josh Stein’s acknowledgement of American Indian Heritage Month

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is appreciative of North Carolina Governor Josh Stein’s acknowledgement of American Indian Heritage Month and his welcome of N.C. Tribal leaders to Raleigh to celebrate this important time as well as the contributions of Native People to our nation.

We are thankful for Governor Stein’s commitment to our communities, our tribal families and his support for Native events and celebrations throughout the year.

North Carolina is home to eight state recognized tribes including the Coharie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, Sappony and Waccamaw-Siouan. The state also has four urban Indian associations including the Cumberland County Association for Indian People, Guilford Native American Association, Metrolina Native American Association and the Triangle Native American Association.

According to the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau, more than 130,000 American Indians reside in North Carolina, making our state the second largest American Indian population east of the Mississippi River and the seventh largest American Indian population in the nation.