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LUMBEES

GENERAL REFERENCE/INFORMATION

OTHER NATIVE AMERICAN RESOURCES

ORAL HISTORY AND DOCUMENTARY RESOURCES

VIDEO

  • "Good to be an Indian, Proud and Free" - portrays the history of the Lumbee from the early 1800's to contemporary times. Contact the Lumbee Tribal Council for more information.
  • "North Carolina Indians" - tells the story of the major Indian tribes still living in North Carolina. Contact the Lumbee Regional Development Association for more information.
  • "A Talk With the Elders" - captures the stories of days gone by in the Indian communities of Robeson County. Contact the Indian Education Resource Center, Public Schools of Robeson County: PO Box 847, Pembroke, NC 28372, or 910.521.2054.
  • "The Lumbee Indians: People of the Dark Water" - WRAL-TV's 30 minute documentary on the Lumbee. Visit www.wral-tv.com/news/wral/documentaries/1997/1028-people-of-the-dark or contact WRAL-TV 5.
  • "Real Indian" - A 7 minute video examining stereotypes and their role in one person's Lumbee identity. Contact Malinda Maynor, P.O. Box 1499, Pembroke, NC 28372, or email mmaynor@nc.rr.com.
  • "Sounds of Faith" - A 14 minute video about the tradition of Lumbee gospel music and how it sustains our community and culture. Contact Malinda Maynor (see above).
  • "Takeover: The Trials of Eddie Hatcher" - Through interviews with lawyers, employees at The Robesonian, and others, this documentary recounts the events surrounding the controversial takeover of February 1, 1988 and the subsequent legal battles which followed. Visit ww.eddiehatcher.org.
  • "Indian by Birth: The Lumbee Dialect" - Stripped of their heritage language generations ago, the Lumbee Indians of Southeastern North Carolina carved out a unique dialect of English to maintain their linguistic identity. The story of Lumbee English is a remarkable narrative of linguistic adaptability and cultural perseverance. Visit www.ncsu.edu/linguistics/code/Research%20Sites/ncllp2.htm
  • "Lumbees: A Remarkable People" - An overview of Lumbee history and culture produced by the Indian Education Resource Center, Public Schools of Robeson County. Contact the Indian Education Resource Center, PO Box 847, Pembroke, NC 28372, or 910.521.2054.
  • "Indian by Grace" - a video on Indian identity produced by the Native American Resource Center at UNC Pembroke

PUBLICATIONS ON ORAL HISTORY

  • Putting Documentary Work to Work, ed. Tom Rankin (download at www.indivisible.org/resources.htm, or contact the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, 919.660.3663)
  • The Tape-Recorded Interview: A Manual for Fieldworkers in Folklore and Oral History, Edward D. Ives
  • Oral History: A Practical Guide, published by the Southern Oral History Project (contact Beth Millwood at UNC-Chapel Hill, 919.962.0455)

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Updated: Friday, February 28, 2003