The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is proud to announce the launch of Project CREATE (Career Readiness and Educational Advancement Through Native Youth Empowerment), a transformative initiative funded through a five-year Native Youth Community Project (NYCP) grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Project CREATE is designed to address the interconnected socio-economic and educational
challenges facing Native youth across the Lumbee Tribal Service Area, which includes Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties in southeastern North Carolina. Through strategic partnerships with the Public Schools of Robeson County, Robeson Community College, and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, the project will deliver culturally responsive programming that prepares American Indian students for academic success and future careers…