The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a historically American Indian university, and is the only four-year public university founded by American Indians to train Lumbee teachers in the southeastern United States.
The state of North Carolina is home to eight state-recognized tribes and the second-largest American Indian population of any state east of the Mississippi River.
On November 1st, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke representatives joined Governor Roy Cooper in Raleigh to proclaim November as American Indian Heritage Month.
The governor’s proclamation is a significant acknowledgment of the rich heritage and contributions of Native Americans.
Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings said, “UNCP is honored to have been invited to witness the state’s commitment to recognizing the contributions of Native Americans.”
UNCP is located in Robeson County, which is home to the state’s largest American Indian tribe, the Lumbee.
According to the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Indian Affairs, this year’s theme at Interior is Celebrating Tribal Sovereignty and Identity.
Click here to check out past themes issued by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior for past celebrations.
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