<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</title>
	<atom:link href="http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 03:18:11 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/977a04485f69329dee380bd30c3b5f4e?s=96&#038;d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</title>
		<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/osd.xml" title="Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>Swett resigning as Lumbee Tribe leader</title>
		<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/13/swett-resigning-as-lumbee-tribe-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/13/swett-resigning-as-lumbee-tribe-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 03:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/?p=920</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday, May 13, 2011 By Jaclyn Shambaugh, Staff writer Fayetteville Observer Lumbee Tribal Chairman Purnell Swett confirmed Friday that he is resigning, citing health issues as the reason for leaving office early. Swett, 77, filed paperwork with tribal administration Monday, but his resignation will not be final until May 23. He still had about a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com&amp;blog=12774370&amp;post=920&amp;subd=lumbeesovereigntycoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/13/swett-resigning-as-lumbee-tribe-leader/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d4700a14ed722ccc7ada9d60aee30dee?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Swett quits chairmanship</title>
		<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/13/swett-quits-chairmanship/</link>
		<comments>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/13/swett-quits-chairmanship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 03:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/?p=913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday, May 13, 2011 by Bob Shiles, Staff writer The Robesonian PEMBROKE — In the wake of a recent HUD report alleging financial mismanagement of federal housing money by the Lumbee tribal government, tribal Chairman Purnell Swett has resigned, citing health reasons. In a statement delivered to The Robesonian, Swett said that his resignation is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com&amp;blog=12774370&amp;post=913&amp;subd=lumbeesovereigntycoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/13/swett-quits-chairmanship/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d4700a14ed722ccc7ada9d60aee30dee?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lumbee handbook contract raises questions in HUD review</title>
		<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/13/lumbee-handbook-contract-raises-questions-in-hud-review/</link>
		<comments>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/13/lumbee-handbook-contract-raises-questions-in-hud-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 01:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/?p=923</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday, May 13, 2011 By Jaclyn Shambaugh, Staff writer Fayetteville Observer The handbook for the Lumbee Tribe Boys and Girls Club is a 10-page stapled booklet given to every child between ages 6 and 18 who signs up for membership. It includes information about club hours, membership requirements, rules and activities and a club calendar. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com&amp;blog=12774370&amp;post=923&amp;subd=lumbeesovereigntycoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/13/lumbee-handbook-contract-raises-questions-in-hud-review/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d4700a14ed722ccc7ada9d60aee30dee?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>More calling for Swett to resign</title>
		<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/12/more-calling-for-swett-to-resign/</link>
		<comments>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/12/more-calling-for-swett-to-resign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/?p=887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, May 12, 2011 by Bob Shiles, Staff Writer The Robesonian PEMBROKE — Rep. Mike McIntyre says that the recent HUD audit alleging financial mismanagement by the Lumbee tribal government is an obstacle that will have to be overcome if the tribe is to receive federal recognition. His comments comes as the speaker of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com&amp;blog=12774370&amp;post=887&amp;subd=lumbeesovereigntycoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/12/more-calling-for-swett-to-resign/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d4700a14ed722ccc7ada9d60aee30dee?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Turmoil at The Turtle</title>
		<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/11/turmoil-at-the-turtle/</link>
		<comments>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/11/turmoil-at-the-turtle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 03:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/?p=917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, May 11, 2011 “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” — Lord Acton We will have plenty to say about an audit of the finances of the Lumbee tribal government when more is known, but that won’t stop us from commenting on what is already plain. Some — not all — of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com&amp;blog=12774370&amp;post=917&amp;subd=lumbeesovereigntycoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/11/turmoil-at-the-turtle/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d4700a14ed722ccc7ada9d60aee30dee?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Swett: No plans to resign</title>
		<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/11/swett-no-plans-to-resign/</link>
		<comments>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/11/swett-no-plans-to-resign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/?p=892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, May 11, 2011 by Bob Shiles, Staff Writer The Robesonian PEMBROKE — In the wake of a HUD audit that alleges financial mismanagement with the Lumbee tribal government, several council members have told The Robesonian that Chairman Purnell Swett should resign. But Swett said, “I have no plans at this time to resign. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com&amp;blog=12774370&amp;post=892&amp;subd=lumbeesovereigntycoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/11/swett-no-plans-to-resign/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d4700a14ed722ccc7ada9d60aee30dee?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>HUD audit smacks tribe; Must reimburse $114,000</title>
		<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/10/hud-audit-smacks-tribe-must-reimburse-114000/</link>
		<comments>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/10/hud-audit-smacks-tribe-must-reimburse-114000/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 00:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/?p=904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, May 10, 2011 by Bob Shiles, Staff Writer The Robesonian PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribe has been ordered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to pay the federal government back more than $114, 500 in housing money that the agency says was not used in accordance with HUD regulations. The order [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com&amp;blog=12774370&amp;post=904&amp;subd=lumbeesovereigntycoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/10/hud-audit-smacks-tribe-must-reimburse-114000/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d4700a14ed722ccc7ada9d60aee30dee?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>HUD says Lumbees&#8217; spending excessive, out of compliance</title>
		<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/10/hud-says-lumbees-spending-excessive-out-of-compliance/</link>
		<comments>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/10/hud-says-lumbees-spending-excessive-out-of-compliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 00:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/?p=900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, May 10, 2011 By Jaclyn Shambaugh Staff writer The Lumbee Tribal Council is not in compliance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a report presented Monday night to the to the council. The report stated that in a review of complaints conducted March 29 and 30, HUD found issues [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com&amp;blog=12774370&amp;post=900&amp;subd=lumbeesovereigntycoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/10/hud-says-lumbees-spending-excessive-out-of-compliance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d4700a14ed722ccc7ada9d60aee30dee?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Slip sliding away?﻿</title>
		<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/08/slip-sliding-away%ef%bb%bf/</link>
		<comments>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/08/slip-sliding-away%ef%bb%bf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 00:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Op-eds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/?p=902</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunday, May 8, 2011 Tribal Chairman Purnell Swett in recent weeks has waved the Lumbee Tribe’s constitution when trying to swat away allegations that he overstepped his boundaries while crafting a contract for longtime buddy Rose Marie Lowry-Townsend to serve as tribal administrator. But that defense was overturned on Friday when the four justices on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com&amp;blog=12774370&amp;post=902&amp;subd=lumbeesovereigntycoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/08/slip-sliding-away%ef%bb%bf/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d4700a14ed722ccc7ada9d60aee30dee?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lumbee Supreme Court: Chairman overstepped bounds with administrator contract</title>
		<link>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/07/lumbee-supreme-court-chairman-overstepped-bounds-with-administrator-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/07/lumbee-supreme-court-chairman-overstepped-bounds-with-administrator-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/?p=896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Drew Brooks Staff writer Fayetteville Observer PEMBROKE &#8211; The Lumbee Supreme Court has ruled that Tribal Chairman Purnell Swett overstepped his bounds when negotiating a contract for the tribe&#8217;s chief administrator. In a ruling issued Friday morning, the four-member court unanimously sided with the Tribal Council, which argued that Swett negotiated beyond what was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com&amp;blog=12774370&amp;post=896&amp;subd=lumbeesovereigntycoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://lumbeesovereigntycoalition.com/2011/05/07/lumbee-supreme-court-chairman-overstepped-bounds-with-administrator-contract/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d4700a14ed722ccc7ada9d60aee30dee?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Lumbee Sovereignty Coalition</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
