New Lumbee leader talks about NC tribe’s future, federal recognition

John Lowery spent a lot of time as a child with his grandparents, working in the fields where they planted corn, butterbeans, squash and watermelons. He swam in the Lumber River during …John Lowery spent a lot of time as a child with his grandparents, working in the fields where they planted corn, butterbeans, squash and watermelons. He swam in the Lumber River during …