When members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina rejected a pathway to open a casino on June 23, the tribal chairman said he wouldn’t pursue gaming for the remainder of his 18 months in office.
But the Lumbee Tribal Council could have other plans.
Two days after members voted against a proposal to amend their tribal constitution, the council directed its attorney to explore “legal pathways” to gaming.
The recent vote dealt a blow to leaders’ casino dreams. “But it does not mean our work stops,” Tribal Speaker Alex Baker said during an emergency meeting last week. “It means we must listen, learn, and rebuild trust where trust was strained.”
