Lumbee
The Lumbee are a Native American people primarily centered in Robeson, Hoke, Cumberland, and Scotland counties in North Carolina.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| More than 60,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee) | |
| Languages | |
| English, American Indian English Lumbee† | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tuscarora, Cheraw, African Americans, English Americans, Scottish Americans, Scotch-Irish Americans |
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina numbering approximately 55,000 enrolled members.
The Lumbee take their name from the Lumber River, which winds through Robeson County. Pembroke, North Carolina, is their economic, cultural, and political center. According to the 2000 United States census report, 89% of the population of the town of Pembroke identified as Lumbee; 40% of Robeson County's population identified as Lumbee.
The Lumbee Tribe was recognized by North Carolina in 1885. In 1956, the U.S. Congress passed the Lumbee Act which recognized the Lumbees as being American Indians but denied them benefits of a federally recognized tribe.