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To contact the Tribal Chairman or the Tribal Administrator, call the Main Tribal Office at 910-521-7861 Ext. 201 or 290.

The reported results of the sample group concluded that Lumbee were, on average, 96 percent of African or European lineage with the remaining 4 percent reflecting a combination of West Asian and Indigenous American lineage (Estes, 2009, p. 1).

The Lumbee appear to have descended from Siouan-speaking tribes, and primarily from the Cheraw people, who intermarried with whites and free African Americans in the 18th and 19th centuries. Lumbee Indians all speak English and have spoken English for a very long time.

Who is Eligible for Lumbee Tribal Membership? Only individuals who have biological descent to one or more persons named on the tribe's base rolls and who maintain historical or present day contact. All current members and potential members must show that tribal contact is being maintained.

If you are Lumbee by birth and have been adopted, you would need the original birth certificate that records the biological parent(s) name(s) and the amended birth certificate that records the adoptive parent(s) name(s).

Lumbee Achievements In 1971, the Lumbee Bank (now Lumbee Guaranty Bank) became the first Indian-owned bank established in the United States. Brantley Blue was the first Indian appointed to the Indian Claims Commission.