Who the hell are the LUMBEE INDIANS?

[lisa]

im a lumbee i do not have black in me i am 100 percent indian

[lumbee pride]

You are totally wrong about this. Lumbee indians are cherokee indians that moved to the coast in 1953. Do your research first your a dumbass.

[welton]

I think that you are mad because you can't be called
a Lumbee Indian.

[welton]

Just come out to the Pembroke Middle School October 31 at 1pm and watch a Lumbee Indian play some
wheelchair basketball.

[anonymous]

jackie sc wrote:

THERE IS NO SUCH TRIBE AS THE LUMBEE INDIANS, THEY CAME FROM THE WHITES MARRYING THE BLACKS, AND THEN TRY TO GET GOV FUNDS,OVER HALF OF THE LUMBEE INDIANS ARE JUST PLAIN MIXED WITH THE PLAIN WHITE PEOPLE AND A SIMPLE BLACK PERSON, I SURE HAVE NEVER SEEN A INDIAN WITH DAM CURLEY BRILLO HAIR, COME ON GIVE ME A BREAK......GO TO CHEROKEE NC, YOU WILL SEE REAL INDIANS.......LOL
LUMBEE INDIANS JUST CAME FROM BLACKS AND THE WHITES, MOST OF THE INDIANS SAY WELL MY GRANDMA IS BLACK..........DUH..........

they are people

[Just wow]

This article has been very entertaining to say the least. Thank you for that. I do have one request, can everyone learn how to spell? I mean, damn.

[Tone Tubby]

Since they change their name every few years, I refer to them as the Fuckawe tribe. They drive around in circles all day saying " We're the Fuckawe "

[grace]

LTC wrote:

In 1956, the United States Congress passed House Resolution 4656, known as the Lumbee Act, which recognized the Lumbee as American Indians. The Lumbee are in fact recognized, we just do not receive federal grants. The Lumbee are decscendents of the Cheraw and the Sara and came together through cycling in the seventeen hundreds until eventually migrating to present day robeson county.They migrated to robeson county because of the swamp waters. The land was unwanted by white settlers and the Lumbee knew how to live off of swampy land. LEARN YOUR FACTS UNEDUCATED MORONS!!!!
I am lumbee, I do not have "brillo" pad hair, and my family can be traced back, and guess what? I am not black, I am not white, I AM NATIVE AMERICAN!

You may not have brillo hair but that still does not make you a full blooded indian. The lumbees of Roberson county do think someone owes themsome thing they do not. The lumbees do have a mixture of black and white and something else just because the curly hair or dark skin skipped you does not mean that it does not exsist. I am from fayetteville but live in Lumberton I hate this place and the affect that the Pembroke school system has on my kids my 12yr old is really depressed because of the name calling they call him because he is the only black in his class and mind you there are kids(lumbees) in his class that are darker and have brillo hair. Lumbees are now or will never be 100% indians when the other race (black) is of more of a percentage check the history it will tell you exactly what percentage it is and it is more 25 percent. To make a long story short who gives a damn stop being in denial. My grandmother is cherokee and has long silky black hair does that make me a cherokee hell no I have long jet black hair and high cheek bones people are always asking me what am I mixed with as fas as I am concerned I AM BLACK. There is too muc going on in the world to be worried about what race you are who gives a damn as long as your money is green you can be green too.

[grace]

Michael wrote:

I wemt to UNC Pembroke which is in Pembroke, NC. Where the majority of the Lumbees live. And they may not want to admit it, but some have black in them.
Another thing the Lumbees are the most racist group of people I have ever met in my life.
Some of the people are cool, but thew majority are racist as hell.

You hit the nail one the head they are racist as hell! The don't want to be black are race that has don nothing to them but the want to be white even though they took every damn thing that they had.

[mixed]

I'm african american and cherokee and I just moved down to robeson county from Connecticut. All i have to say is lumbee women look good as hell :)

[Red]

In addition to some of the most derogatory terms used online that I have ever seen for all races, it goes hand in hand that these posters are also complete illiterates and don't know what punctuation is!

[Get over it]

lisa wrote:

im a lumbee i do not have black in me i am 100 percent indian

Your 100 PERCENT INSANE is what you are!

[Jessica from Lumberon NC]

Ya'll need to get a life! Who cares from where we came, we're all here now.

[Nutdoc]

One thing that I find consistent in this discussion from both sides is the sad inability of most of you to use the English language properly. Some of you need to learn how to read and write, and then someone might be more interested in listening to you. As a caucasian resident of Robeson County, let me just say that I have known many wonderful Lumbee people and I have known some offensive, brutish Lumbee people. I could say the same thing about any race, including my own. You are what you wish to be, no matter what your background or heritage. While I admit that I have been frustrated at times with the Lumbee-run government and school system of this county, I also realize that this is a rare case of someone other than caucasians being in control, and I don't blame them for relishing the opportunity. Favoritism toward Lumbees is often demonstrated by the officials of our county, but it's the same thing you see everywhere else, only here it is not directed at the white man. All you have to do is go shopping at Wal-Mart and you will soon see that whites are in the minority. That's the reality of our county. I suppose what I'm saying is this: If you don't like Lumbees and can't accept the kind of environment I've alluded to, why don't you just move away from here instead of running your mouth about it? There's a good U-Haul rental service on 2nd Street - make use of it. I have heard it said that all Americans have two things in common: butt-holes and opinions. I would add to that by saying this: some Americans who spout their pointless, inane opinions at everyone are themselves butt-holes.

[michiganderagain]

Hmmm...I'm assuming that I just read your opinion.
LOL