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Good work on Lumbee

Story Published: Oct 11, 2009

Story Updated: Oct 9, 2009

Both of North Carolina’s Senators [Richard Burr and Kay Hagan] have done a good thing by jointly supporting a bill that will grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Indian Tribe. This is something that should have been done decades ago.

– Chuck Mann
Greensboro, N.C.

Friday, Oct 30 at 11:23 PM kanaratanoron,(bear clan akwesasne terr. wrote ...

why would you people want to be someone the gov.wants you to be. Who care,s about federal recognition you are saying you people want their law put on you`s federal law`s.Become yourself`s the land treatie`s are with who you`s are not lumbee`s sign your land`s away become lumbee`s it fit`s along with Casino`s not about who you`s are .think about it before you sign the next generation`s and the next`s away onen.

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