Speakers highlight survivorship, healing at EBCI conference
Keohana Lambert’s presentation was catalyzed by a question.
“What’s one word comes to mind when you think about the intersection of [Native Americans] and justice?” she asked, eyes searching the audience.
The responses were rapid-fire.
“Nonexistent.”
“I think it’s a myth.”
“Invisible.”
The search for origins and identity
Having grown up in proximity to a Cherokee community (Little Snowbird in Graham County), I’m familiar with and sensitive to the history and the psychology of Native peoples who have been marginalized and worse from their cultural roots and their homelands.
Trump urges full federal recognition for Lumbee: Eastern band continues its opposition
After over a century since receiving recognition from the state of North Carolina as an Indian Tribe, the Lumbee appear to be on the cusp of full federal recognition.
