The following letter was sent to Senator Burr expressing my concern with his support of the Lumbee Recognition Act.

A once-in-a-lifetime event will take place in a very narrow strip of geography across the United States.

Vice Chief Richard G. Sneed gives his thoughts on parenting and discusses the upcoming Better Dads Festival in Asheville.

It seems these days that the action never stops. It’s been another busy few weeks.

Most communities don’t like it. When it comes to land use, owners don’t like to be told how they can, or can’t use their land.

If ever there was an example of why we need clear, concise law, it is the situation we find ourselves in now. We are now finding that it is going to take a court session (or three) to figure the difference between the “letter of the law” and the “essence of the law”.

“Does a resolution trump an ordinance?” This and many other questions were presented during Tribal Council last week.

I am truly sorry that anyone should have to be addressing the current negative status of our tribal government.