Thank You for Letting the Spirit of The Gathering Embrace You Lumbee People
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BERRYVILLE VA - Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are showing up in solidarity for this new movement in humanity, called "The Gathering" held in Northern Virginia. The executive director, arena director, drum singers, several dancers, and a few special guests originate from North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe, largest Native American Tribe east of the Mississippi River. On Oct. 21-22 Lumbee Indians and other Native American Indigenous people from the four directions will converge here in the Shenandoah Valley, along with thousands of visitors to celebrate the fall harvest with dance and music through community.  The Gathering Executive Director Rene' Locklear White with her daughter Kara are both Lumbee. Photo: The Gathering 2015 by Peter PJ Thorn Photography.
ABOUT THE LUMBEE.
"We come from Siouan tribes, most prominent were the Cheraw and Keyauwee," said Rene' Locklear White, executive director for The Gathering. "State officials recognized us as Indian in 1885," Rene said. "During the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, Indian agents attempted to resettle us. Our people had grown in solidarity, even though remnants of our ancestral languages faded by 1939. Then, in 1956 (only 61 years ago), Congress passed the Lumbee Act and we all received the name “Lumbee.’” We became a new tribe a conglomerate of Indigenous branches grafted into one tree, connected by Spirit." |
The Spirit of The Gathering 2017 calls all people into "one hoop," "a new tribe" to celebrate humanity. The Gathering is Oct. 21-22 at the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Berryville, Va.
Events like The Gathering provide the means of preserving a heritage valuable to all. Group and individual discounted advance tickets are available online. General Admission is $7, Kidz age 4 and Under FREE. Funds generated from this event go towards scholarships for dancers and musicians. 
The Gathering Arena Director Louis E. Campbell is Lumbee and Blackfoot. “My goal is to spread as much truth and knowledge about Native American Culture as I can, and to keep our traditions alive through our children.” Photo: The Gathering 2015 by Peter PJ Thorn Photography.
H.R. 2352 BILL, when passed, will amend the Lumbee Recognition Act of June 7, 1956, to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes.
Several members of the Lumbee Tribe participate in The Gathering, an education celebration of agr-culture held in Northern Virginia. |
Dave Locklear, Lumbee with Thundervoice Drum and Singers composed of Tuscarora, Monacan, Rappahannock, Upper Mattaponi, Haliwa-Saponi and other tribes, a great example of “unity” within community within a circle around the sacred drum. Listen to them during The Gathering Oct. 21-22 at the Clarke County Fairgrounds.
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The Lumbee War Paint Drum and Singers will perform at The Gathering Oct. 21-22, 2017 at the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Berryville, Va.
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