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Malinda Maynor Lowery Reincarnates Her Revolutionary Lumbee Ancestor
Interview with WUNC’s “The State of Things”
“Host Frank Stasio joins Lowery on a hypothetical reincarnation of her rebel ancestor for the present moment. Using science fiction and oral history, they explore the importance of community vision to transform a crisis into revolution.”
A Pipeline in the Sand
Interview with The Bitter Southerner
“For centuries, the Lumbees have united to face invasive forces from man and industry. But with their home county looking for any source of jobs, the tribe is wrestling with itself over whether the pipeline should come through.”
The Next Four Years - Episode 6 “Our Changing Country”
Podcast interview with The Washington Post
“Amid one of the most turbulent periods in modern U.S. history, the nation chose a new president. The American people faced this choice against the backdrop of a global pandemic, dire economic conditions and nationwide unrest over police brutality and systemic racism. The outcome of the 2020 election -- and the turmoil that's emerged since -- help us understand what the past four years have meant, what they have taught us and where our country goes from here.”
“Who’z Ya People?”: Being Lumbee and Indigenous in the South
Guest host of The Red Nation podcast, Jorden Revels, is joined by Lumbee scholar Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery in discussing the social, political, and cultural dynamics of Lumbee history in the context of the Southeastern U.S. experience.
The Pros and Cons of Indigenous Land Acknowledgments
Film producer, author and Cahoon Family Professor of American History, Malinda Maynor Lowery, joins BNC’s “AMplified with Aisha Mills” to discuss contemporary land acknowledgments.
Community Class Series: Henry Berry Lowrie, Lumbee Legend
This educational series produced by the North Carolina Museum of History examines the life and legacy of Henry Berry Lowrie. A member of the Lumbee Tribe, Lowrie led a resistance against the Confederacy during the American Civil War and was considered a pioneer in the fight for civil rights in North Carolina. Community Class is a series for educators, students, and community members at large.
Imagine Otherwise: Malinda Maynor Lowery on Lumbee Storytelling
In episode 101 of the Imagine Otherwise podcast, host Cathy Hannabach interviews Lumbee historian and documentary filmmaker Malinda Maynor Lowery about how she weaves together family stories with official documents to tell a new history of the Lumbee Nation, using film documentary to expand definitions of what counts as Southern cuisine, the role of food in Indigenous sovereignty movements, and why valuing a world forever in community is how Malinda imagines otherwise.
The History of the Lumbee Indians
In this episode of The Road to Now, Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery speaks about the history of the fight for Lumbee federal recognition and visibility, resistance to white settler exploitation and violence, and defense of land and the right to self-governance.
Lumbee Genealogy Symposium, Lumbee Indians: An American Struggle
Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery speaks about Lumbee family, kinship, and belonging at the Lumbee Genealogy Symposium, hosted by the Museum of the Southeast American Indian at UNC Pembroke.
Mellon Coastal Humanities Conversation
Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery speaks about the impact of climate change in Lumbee homelands during The Coasts, Climates, Humanities and the Environment Consortium, a partnership between the University of Georgia, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Florida and Louisiana State University, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.