LEE0001. Lee, Winkie. “Walking in two worlds: Lumbee Indians preserve their identity through storytelling.” Charlotte Observer 6 November 1994: E1.

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Publication type: Newspaper article

This article, focusing on folklore among the Lumbee and Native Americans in general, begins with a brief tale about an Indian brave who wants to court a beautiful maiden and enlists the help of a songbird and a willow tree. The article interviews Barbara Braveboy-Locklear, Lumbee storyteller, freelance writer, educator, and history buff.  Locklear explains that the Lumbee, who did not have schools to attend until roughly a century ago, talked and told tales, both for teaching and for entertainment.  She notes that much Lumbee folklore involves the Lumbee (or Lumber) River.  She credits Title V Indian Education programs with reviving interest among the Lumbee themselves, as well as others, in Lumbee arts, culture and history.

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