This year, the UNC American Indian Center is offering three monetary, scholastic awards for students that have demonstrated an interest in serving the North Carolina American Indian population. These awards are the Carolina Native Service Scholars Award (2 recipients), The … Read more

Ryan Dial-Stanley, from Kernersville, NC, is a member of the Lumbee tribe and graduated last year from UNC with a Bachelors of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science and a minor in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Before graduating, Ryan was … Read more

Jamison Lowery was born and raised in the small town of Pembroke, North Carolina and is a member of the Lumbee Tribe. He just graduated as a part of the UNC-Chapel Hill class of 2020, with a Bachelor of Arts … Read more

This event is FREE and open to the public. February 17-21, 2021 (Today through Sunday) To Register and Explore Details: Festival Schedule and Registration   Recognizing the power and potential of storytelling in its many forms at this pivotal moment … Read more

Lexy Locklear, from Pembroke NC, is a member of the Lumbee Tribe. While at UNC-Chapel Hill she was a sociology major with an American Indian and Indigenous Studies minor. She started off her undergraduate journey as a Political Science major, … Read more

Blake Hite, a recent graduate of the UNC-Chapel Hill Class of 2020, is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and was born and raised in Pembroke, North Carolina. During his time here, Blake double majored in Anthropology … Read more

Brooklyn Brown, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, grew up in the Birdtown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. She is a recent graduate of the UNC-Chapel Hill Class of 2020, and double majored in both English and … Read more

For Noland Brown (Eastern Band Cherokee), UNC-Chapel Hill sophomore, sports have always been an important part of his life. Born in Cherokee, North Carolina, in the Bird Town Community, he has actively been involved in wrestling ever since his middle … Read more

Annabelle Webb, originally from Henderson, North Carolina, double majored in History with an American concentration and Political Science, as well as a minor in Education during her time at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is a recent graduate, an alumni of the … Read more

We salute the 2020 class of Carolina graduates! They have stood the test of time and risen to new heights…switching to remote learning without much time to prepare and finding new ways to celebrate their graduation accomplishments. This is especially … Read more