‘Part of ourselves is lost.’ NC’s Lumbee tribe deals with pandemic, canceled tribal events
ROBESON COUNTY — For the past 12 years, Kevin Chavis, a member of the Lumbee tribe from Robeson County, has looked forward to the spring — a time for annual powwows where tribal members gather for colorful displays of Native American tradition.But this year, COVID-19 has taken away the tradition that brings people of all backgrounds together in rural southern North Carolina.Lumbee events that had gone uninterrupted for decades have been canceled — […]
