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Monday, September 29, 2003

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina voted to ban ex-convicts from holding positions of leadership but that isn't stopping Jerry McNeill from running for chairman.

McNeill, 52, says the policy is not based on actual tribal law. He has filed a grievance with the Lumbee Supreme Court because his name is not on the November 4 ballot.

McNeill was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 1976.

Get the Story:
Banned hopeful still vies for Lumbee council post (The Fayetteville Observer 9/29)

Relevant Links:
Official Lumbee Tribe website - http://www.lumbeetribe.com
Lumbee Regional Development Association - http://www.lumbee.org

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