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2515
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Although the Lumbee Indians are the state's largest Indian tribe, the federal government does not recognize them as such and grants them little funding. A bill to grant recognition was stalled in the U.S. Congress in 1994.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 10, Oct 1995,
p40-44, 46, 48-49, il, por
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11995
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Noah Woods, principal of Oxendine Elementary School in Maxton, is a person dedicated to his children, his profession, his community, and his Lumbee Indian heritage.
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16303
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When questions arise concerning the history or traditions of the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina, the first person approached is Adolph Dial, a Lumbee historian and humanitarian. Dial, the chairman of the American Indian studies Department at Pembroke State University, has long been recognized, locally and nationally, for his knowledge and contributions to the preservation and perpetuation of the oral and written history and folk traditions of the Lumbee people. His accomplishments include the creation of the Lumbee Regional Development Association (LRDA), the outdoor drama Strike at the Wind, the tribal history THE ONLY LAND I KNOW, and the organization of the Department of American Indian Studies at Pembroke State University.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 34 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 1987,
p73-74
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22328
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Upon first contact Europeans encountered several Native American tribes occupying what is now North Carolina. Of significance among them was the Croatan tribe. In the nineteenth this name was extended to other Native American groups.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 10 Issue 3, January 1911,
p115-121
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27772
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The history of Willie French Lowery, his band, and his impact on the Lumbee Indian community in North Carolina is explored. Lowery’s rock band, Plant and See, became successful in the 1960s and Paradise of Bachelors record label is reissuing their record. Lowery was a Lumbee Indian from Robeson County who struggled with his fame and people’s desire to label him. Later in life, Lowery became a community activist and wrote folk songs about his community.
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31095
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This article provides excerpts from the book, “River Spirits: A Collection of Lumbee Writings,” edited by Stanley Knick and published by the University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s Native American Resource Center. The book provides a window into the Lumbee culture, and features a variety of work about the tribe’s past and hopeful future.
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35469
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Several superstitions and stories concerning the supernatural that was told to the author as a boy by his father.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971,
p173-176
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36375
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The author presented her writings on the Lumbee Indians and her work schedule. She was awarded Individual Literary First Place during the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Awards Day program of the Tar Hill Junior Historian Association.
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39444
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Fazio and Hutchens are both professors at the University of North Carolina Pembroke; they made a documentary film, Voices of the Lumbee, which captured the culture, religious and economic life, and work history of the Lumbee tribe in North Carolina.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 60 Issue 1 and 2, Fall/Summer 2013,
p11-14
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42994
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""A new commission of Indian affairs ensures representation for North Carolina's Indigenous population. In politics, journalism, the arts, and more, the state's original residents make strides and speak out." The commission works to affirm the dignity of eight North Carolina tribes totaling 64,000 people. Discussed here are the Coharie and Lumbee tribes.
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43343
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Harvey Godwin Jr. is Chairman of the Lumbee Nation. He has constantly lobbied for Federal recognition of the Lumbees and beleives something might happen on that front before the 2020 election. North Carolina recognized the Lumbees as a Native American tribe in 1885.
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