Lumbee Bill introduced…again

Lumbee Bill

introduced…again

(Note: Funny, even the Lumbee didn't know about this new process.

Makes one wonder how Congressman McIntyre is tied to this

besides his "good intentions." Dave)

http://www.nc-cherokee.com/theonefeather/files/2011/01/January-131.pdf

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P.

ONE FEATHER STAFF

Have you ever watched the movie

Groundhog Day with Bill Murray? If so, you’ll sort of get the feeling. On the first

full day of the 112th Congress, Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC) introduced legislation

that would grant the Lumbee Tribe full federal acknowledgment.

Identical bills passed the House in 2007 and 2009, but both bills

stalled in the Senate.

“The fight for Lumbee recognition will continue, and we have to hit the

ground running,” Rep. McIntyre (D-NC)

said. “It is time for discrimination to end

and recognition to begin! For over 100

years, the Lumbee people have been seeking the dignity and respect they deserve

from the federal recognition.”

The Lumbees themselves might

not be as pleased with the introduction of

the bill as you might think. “While I am

appreciative of the Congressman’s dedication to…correcting a grave injustice done

to the Lumbee people, I was not aware nor

consulted about reintroducing this bill,”

Lumbee chairman Purnell Swett told The

Fayetteville Observer. “Furthermore, I

had not contacted the Congressman and requested that this previous bill done by another administration be reintroduced.”

The Eastern

Band of Cherokee Indians has

historically been

against the Lumbee Tribe seeking

r e c o g n i t i o n

through Congressional means.

“ C o n g r e s s m a n

McIntyre re-introduced the Lumbee recognition bill in Congress in what I believe is

an inability of members of our congressional delegation to understand the underlying issues of tribal federal recognition,”

Principal Chief Michell Hicks said on Friday, Jan. 7. “I remain committed in our efforts to ensure that the federal recognition

process takes precedence over political

pandering in the new congress.”

The bill is now in the hands of the

House Natural Resources Committee.

“I remain committed in our efforts

to ensure that the federal recogni-

on process takes precedence over

poli cal pandering in the new congress.”

- Principal Chief Michell Hick

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