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Lumbee Tribe Of North Carolina: Who Are They And How Will Trump’s Memo Affect Them?

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  • Trump said the Lumbee people were ‘with me all the way,’ referring to his 2024 victory in Robeson County, where the tribal headquarters is located
  • The Lumbee Tribe said they are descendants of surviving tribal nations from the Iroquoian, Siouan and Algonquian language families
  • The tribe was recognized by the federal government in 1956 but without the benefits that come with being a recognized Indian tribe

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum to move forward with federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, a people with a storied history who have been advocating tirelessly to be recognized by the federal government.

“Oh, I love the Lumbee Tribe,” Trump said Thursday as he signed the memo, confirming that the document is a “first big step” toward getting them the full federal recognition they have long been fighting for.

“They were with me all the way. They were great. North Carolina, Lumbee Tribe,” the president said. Trump won the state of North Carolina during the 2024 presidential elections, garnering 50.9% of the votes compared to Kamala Harris’s 47.6%. He also won the state by a much tighter margin in 2020.

Notably, Trump won Robeson County in 2024 with 59% of the county’s vote. Robeson County is home to the Lumbee Tribe’s headquarters. The county was historically a Democratic stronghold.

Who are the Lumbee People?

The tribe’s official website states that the Lumbee people were brought to southeastern North Carolina by their ancestors hundreds of years ago. The tribe’s ancestors were “survivors” of tribal nations from the Iroquoian, Siouan and Algonquian language families.

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Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina – The White House

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR

SUBJECT:       Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North

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Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, known as the People of the Dark Water, have a long and storied history.  The tribe’s members were descendants of several tribal nations from the Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan language families, including the Hatteras, the Tuscarora, and the Cheraw.  The waters of the Lumbee River and lands that surround it have protected and provided for the Lumbee people for centuries despite war, disease, and many other perils.

In 1885, the State of North Carolina recognized the Lumbee people as an Indian tribe.  1885 N.C. Sess. Laws 92.  In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Lumbee Act (Public Law 84-570, 70 Stat. 254), which recognized the Lumbee as the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina but denied Lumbee Indians Federal benefits associated with such recognition.  Today, according to the State of North Carolina, the Lumbee Tribe consists of more than 55,000 members, making it the largest tribe east of the Mississippi River and the ninth-largest tribe in the Nation.

In 2024, the United States House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 311-96, the Lumbee Fairness Act (H.R. 1101), which would grant the Lumbee Tribe full Federal recognition, but this legislation was not considered by the United States Senate before the end of the 118th Congress.  Similar legislation has passed the House of Representatives several times.

Considering the Lumbee Tribe’s historical and modern significance, it is the policy of the United States to support the full Federal recognition, including the authority to receive full Federal benefits, of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

Sec. 2.  Directive for Recognition Plan.  (a)  Within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, the Secretary…

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Area residents warned of threatening scam

NEW BETHLEHEM – A Clarion County man with more than 40 years in law enforcement said this week that he has encountered still another example of how “creative” some people can be in trying to scam unsuspecting victims into giving away money or other valuables.

Rex Munsee, who served with the Pennsylvania State Police for more than 27 years before being elected to three terms as Clarion County Sheriff, said he has learned of a new ploy that involves using the computer to try to scam others into giving Bitcoin to the scam artists.

In at least one example of how this latest ploy was attempted against a county resident, Munsee said the perpetrator, using a false identity, sent an email to a local resident, warning, “If you don’t cooperate … don’t even try to hide from this. You have no idea what I’m capable of …”

Munsee went to to state that the scammer’s message got even more threatening, including “I suggest you read this message carefully. … We’re about to discuss a deal between you and me, and I ain’t playing games. You do not know me but I know EVERYTHING about you and you must be thinking how. Correct?”

The letter — and a second letter that came to the same recipient about three weeks later — continued, “Well, you’ve been treading on thin ice with your [computer] browsing habits, clicking through those girls videos and venturing into the darker corners of cyberspace. I actually placed malware on a porn website and you accessed it to watch (know what I mean?). And when you got busy enjoying our videos, your system started operating as a RDP (Remote Protocol) which gave me complete control over your divide. I can peep at everything on…

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The following local students completed the first semester at Eastern Connecticut State University: Westerly residents Shelby Boylan, a member of the class of 2028, majoring in business administration; Ryder Casady, class of 2028, business administration; Carter Saracina, class of 2028, business administration; and Jack Tenuta, class of 2028, health sciences; Bradford resident Hannah Seltzer, class of 2028, English and pre-elementary education; Pawcatuck residents Rebecca Brock, class of 2026, political science; Tyler Chandonnait, class of 2028, exploratory, undecided; Matthew Drago, class of 2028, history; Cameron Goudailler, class of 2028, computer science; Carli LoPresto, class of 2026, physical education; Andrew Nanson, class of 2028, business administration; Wyatt Poehler, class of 2028, computer science; Zachary Rogers, class of 2028, computer science; Tyler Simao, class of 2028, computer science; and Summer Spinelli, class of 2027, pre-elementary education; Ashaway resident Grayson Snyder, class of 2028, biochemistry; Charlestown residents Tori Babineau, class of 2028, exploratory stem; and Nicholas Feisthamel, class of 2028, communication, film, and theatre; Stonington residents Ashton Cheetham, class of 2028, computer science; and Alyssa Tomasso, class of 2028, art; North Stonington residents Haley Kumpf, class of 2028, pre-social work; Hunter Lacerte, class of 2026, English; Annalee Lorimer, class of 2028, English and pre-early childhood education; Mackenzie Perkins, class of 2028, exploratory, undecided; Lucas Walley, class of 2028, communication, film, and theatre; Brielle Wright, class of 2027, psychology; and Michael O’Gara of North Stonington, class of 2027, art; Mystic residents Cherie Baldoz, class of 2028, accounting; Aidan Meyer, a junior who is majoring in accounting; Kailey O’Connor, a sophomore who is majoring in business administration; Lauren Santangelo, a sophomore who is majoring in psychology; Aniah Scott, class of 2028, exploratory, undecided; and Nathalie Traylor, a graduate student in special education; and West Kingston resident Morgan Spadaro, class of 2028, English.

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Black Hawk Rock: Part 2

In 1882 a second edition of the autobiography was published by Patterson.

The newly-added appendix contained Black Hawk’s account of his visits to Shokokon, the area that is now called Burlington, Iowa:

“A new village had been started at Shokokon (Flint Hills) by the whites, and some of its people have already built good houses, but the greater number are still living in log cabins. They should have retained its Indian name, Shokokon, as our people have spent many happy days in this village.

“Here too, we had our council house in which the braves of the Sac nation have assembled many times to listen to my words of counsel. It was situated in a secluded but romantic spot in the midst of the bluffs, not far from the river, and on frequent occasions, when it became necessary to send out parties to make war on the Sioux to redress our grievances, I have assembled my braves here to give them counsel before starting on the warpath.

“And here, too, we have often met when starting out in the fall for our fall and winter’s hunt, to counsel in regard to our several locations for the winter. In those days the Fur Company had a trading house here and the only neighbors were the resident Indians of Tama’s town, located a few miles above on the river.”

Black Hawk, however, did not just counsel for war against the Sioux. In the spring of 1832 Black Hawk began to gather followers near present day Fort Madison, Iowa.

Black Hawk had been told that the British would send him weapons and supplies and that the other tribes would come to his aid.

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Daryl Justin Finizio, a Westerly High School graduate, former Westerly Town Council member, and former Mayor of New London, has joined the law firm of Urso, Liguori & Michlich as a partner.

Deidra Hall of Pawcatuck was a member of the Cedarville University’s Forensic team that won a speech and debate competition at Denison University. Hall is a member of the class of 2026 majoring in psychology. 

The following local students were inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi: Jasmine Babbitt of Charlestown, at the University of Rhode Island; and Johnna Devereaux of Richmond at the University of Bridgeport.

Bill Smith of Stonington, Kathleen Gioffre and Mike Scarpa of Mystic, and Judy Leonard of Noank were appointed to three-year terms on the Mystic & Noank Library board of trustees. Mary Tullis Engvall of Noank and Caitlin McEachern Wroblewski of Mystic are co-presidents of the board.

Rep. Megan Cotter has been selected as a member of the Council of State Government’s 2024 “20 under 40,” which honors 20 up-and-coming elected and appointed leaders from across the United States. Cotter will be recognized for the award in a ceremony during the council’s 2024 national conference, to be held Dec. 4 to 7 in New Orleans.

Connor Harris of Mystic was inducted into the Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology at Assumption University. Harris is a member of the class of 2027 at Assumption.

Alexandra Perlorca of West Kingston was inducted into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi at University of Rhode Island

The Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce Community & Tourism award winners for 2024 are Richard A. “Skip” Hayward, who will receive the inaugural Joyce Olson Resnikoff Tourism Legacy Award; Bethany Perkins and Eric Myer, Joyce Olson Resnikoff Tourism Award;…

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Catskills casino could infringe on Aqueduct

For many years, New York City-area gambling afficionados have always had to make a trip to New Jersey or Connecticut to hit the slots or the craps table.

Now, they suddenly may have multiple options.

Just as work is beginning on Resorts World New York, the casino featuring 4,500 video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Race Track, Gov. Paterson announced he had signed an agreement with the Wisconsin-based Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans to take a portion of land in Monticello, Sullivan County, into trust, which would enable the tribe to build a casino complex there.

If approved, the casino would not only compete with those in Atlantic City or eastern Connecticut, but the one opening in Queens in the spring.

Under the deal made with Paterson, the tribe will end its claim to 23,000 acres in Madison County, in central New York, and receive 330 acres in Sullivan County, where the tribe has already said it is interested in building a casino.

Genting New York, the developer of the Aqueduct casino, recently paid the state a fee of $380 million for the right to build a gambling facility, presumably with the idea that it would not face any immediate competition.

The Mohican deal would still have to be approved by the federal Department of Interior, which is not guaranteed. The agency denied a similar proposal in 2008 struck by then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, also in Sullivan County.

Stefan Friedman, a Genting representative, said the company would not comment in depth about the Stockbridge-Munsee agreement, but did add, “Before taking any other actions, the state — including the Lottery, the attorney general, the comptroller and the budget director — should fully assess the economic and legal impact of this decision.”

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach)…

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Dietitian Marley Fisher brings Indigenous food to new sites

When Marley Fisher’s three-year-old daughter asked her to pick up ingredients for corn soup at the grocery store, she unknowingly highlighted the gaps that still exist for Indigenous Peoples. 

“White hominy corn, used in the traditional Indigenous dish corn soup, is difficult to get,” said Fisher, a registered dietitian from Munsee-Delaware Nation and a graduate of the foods and nutrition program now housed within the Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences at Western University.  

As a dietitian serving Chippewas of the Thames First Nation and one of the few Indigenous dietitians in the region, Fisher is aware of the barriers Indigenous Peoples face in accessing traditional foods. 

“We have to bring white corn in from other communities as it isn’t available in local grocery stores. But it makes you think, why isn’t it?” 

 

Identifying gaps in Indigenous health 

Born and raised in Munsee-Delaware Nation, Fisher became interested in food and nutrition after a high school course introduced her to the relationship between food and the body.  

“I never thought about how food affected me until that class, where I learned what happens to our bodies after we eat certain things.” 

Marley Fisher

Marley Fisher

Fisher went on to Brescia University College, where she earned a bachelor of science in food and nutrition in 2017, followed by a dietetic education and practical training diploma in 2019. The one-year professional, post-graduate program – now part of Western’s Faculty of Health Sciences – prepares students for the Canadian Dietetic Registration Exam.  

After passing the exam in 2020, Fisher began working as a community dietitian on Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. In this role, she offers nutrition counselling services and nutrition and diabetes programming with an Indigenous lens. 

“I wanted to work as a community…

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