Foods
This homemade dish features tender chicken and strips of pastry and is a favorite at Lumbee gatherings
What is chicken and pastry?
This annual celebration held each July brings together thousands of Lumbee people, family, and friends in Pembroke.
What is Lumbee Homecoming?
Who is the current Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe?
Who is John L. Lowery?
This university's athletic teams are known as the Braves.
What is The University of North Carolina at Pembroke?
This county in North Carolina has long been the historic homeland of the Lumbee Tribe.
What is Robeson County?
This leafy green vegetable is a traditional side dish often served with cornbread.
What is collard greens?
This meal is traditionally shared by many Lumbee families after Sunday church services.
What is Sunday Dinner?
This elected group serves as the governing body of the Lumbee Tribe.
What is the Lumbee Tribal Council?
This local bank was founded to serve the Lumbee community in 1971.
What is Lumbee Guaranty Bank?
This river gave the Lumbee Tribe its name.
What is the Lumber River?
This crispy bread made from cornmeal is often served alongside beans, collards, or barbecue.
What is cornbread?
Respecting and caring for older family members is an important value passed down through many Lumbee families.
What is honoring elders?
How many members serve on the Lumbee Tribal Council?
What is 21?
This annual pageant crowns a young woman who serves as an ambassador for the Lumbee Tribe
What is Miss Lumbee?
This 1958 event is remembered for the Lumbee Tribe's successful stand against the Ku Klux Klan.
What is the Battle of Hayes Pond?
This popular Lumbee side dish is made from finely chopped cabbage mixed with mayonnaise, vinegar, or dressing.
What is coleslaw?
This outdoor drama celebrates the life and legacy of Henry Berry Lowrie.
What is Strike at the Wind?
This Lumbee attorney became the first Native American woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Arlinda Locklear?
This building in Pembroke serves as the administrative headquarters of the Lumbee Tribe
What is the Lumbee Tribal Headquarters?
This Lumbee leader disappeared in 1872, and his fate remains one of the greatest mysteries in North Carolina history.
What is Henry Berry Lowrie?
This Lumbee favorite consists of fried salt pork served with collards, cabbage, or beans
What is fatback?
Passing down stories, recipes, values, and family history from one generation to the next is an important part of preserving this.
What is Lumbee culture?
True or false:The Lumbee Tribe has its own Supreme Court.
What is True?
This museum in Pembroke preserves and shares the history and culture of the Lumbee people.
What is Museum of the Southeast American Indian?
On what date did the Lumbee Tribe receive full federal recognition from the United States?
What is December 18, 2025