Lumbee Indians in the Jim Crow South: Race, Identity, and the Making of a Nation justice imparted by Grandma's gentle humor

imparted by Grandma's gentle humor

in festive paint and costume

Crucial to true healing

We want to live with devotion to the world of waters and the universe of life

this book tells a masterful story of cultural survival and the power of language

Lumbee Indians in the Jim Crow South: Race, Identity, and the Making of a Nation justice imparted by Grandma's gentle humorWith more than 50,000 enrolled members, North Carolina's Lumbee Indians are the largest Native American tribe east of the Mississippi River. Malinda Maynor Lowery, a Lumbee herself, describes how, between Reconstruction and the 1950s, the Lumbee crafted and maintained a distinct identity in an era defined by racial segregation in the South and paternalistic policies for Indians throughout the nation. They did so against the backdrop of some of the