First and formost congrad's on your appointed position Mr. Swett.

I had posted this comment on Mr. Goins editorial article but I also wanted to address this paticularly to you sir.

It is a wonderful thing to see how our Lumbee Tribe has developed and continue to grow. It makes me proud to call Robeson my home and the people I love. We have much that we as a people must work towards in unity and openmindedness. Mr. Goins congrads on all that you have done to increase our monies from 2 million to 50 million US currency. WOW! Mr. Swett I'm hoping that with your new appointment as chairman that you will help redirect some of that 50 MILLION towards higher education, because sir, as of now there are no fundings at all for education in the Lumbee budget. I know for a certain that this is true, because I have tried on several occasions for help with my own education process. I am a Durham Technical student in Durham NC in the RN program and I have been declined several times. It upsets me each time and makes my heart heavy with sadness that our people cannot get the financial help needed for education. The response and explanation given to me is that we (Lumbee People) will need to wait until federally recognized. We have been waiting for more than a century to be recognized. I do not think that is the right answer. It seems to me that if we can spend an preposterous 4 million on the turtle building (youth center) that we at least could have funds allotted in the system for education. Lumbee people, we must ask the question. Who will be our future leaders if we do not have education as an foundation for our people? We have the power as a democracy to elect or decline individuals, who do not listen to our voice Mr. Purnell Swett. I for one would like to see you for several term to come if you do the right thing. I hope the next time I call the Lumbee Tribal Office, I will not get the same answer.

Dennis Oxendine Lumbee

Who said Jesus wasn't Lumbee??? And how would you know????

He received the same ridicule and criticism that we Native Americans face every day! He would differently relate...or SHE would relate! When you find out let me know since Ross is always right! GNR

Well, there's a old joke, an Indian man, a white man and a black was talking. The white man said -there's no programs set up for white people - there's NAACP for Black people and LRDA for Indian people and what's for the white people? The Indian man spoke up and said - the government...

Says he's gonna make sure tribal members get the "services" they are "entitled" to.(boy, that word 'entitled" really bothers me, I had nothing to do with the race I was born with, so how am I "entitled" to anything. maybe yall should give the money to GOD, he made me the race I am.) I still haven't gotten an answer to my question that's been out there for some time now. IF JESUS WAS WALKING THE EARTH RITE NOW AND NEEDED "SERVICES" WOULD THE TRIBE HELP OR DENY SINCE HE'S NOT LUMBEE? Also in Heaven will there be special "entitlements" for tribal members or WILL EVERYBODY BE TREATED THE SAME? Yall need to watch this race stuff, it's not doing anything to make race relations better in this county. And I don't go to church, but I know right from wrong. E.PLURIBUS.UNUM yall need to google it. American, race?, "Human" period. Ross R. O

When Purnell Swett is good - it's wonderful but when he's bad - it's terrible...