Jump to full article: Fayetteville (NC) Observer & Times, 2008-02-23
Author: Venita Jenkins Staff writer
Intro: PEMBROKE -- Lumbee leaders want to stub out any idea that the tribe has ties to a new cigarette that bears its name.
Lumbee cigarettes have been available in Robeson County stores since December. . . .
“At this time, the Lumbee tribe is reviewing all avenues available to protect the name, identity and history of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina,” Goins said.
The Lumbee cigarettes have been sold in 35 stores in Robeson County and are available in Scotland and Hoke counties as well. Coastal Distributing, a company based in Rockingham, markets the cigarettes. They are made in South America.
Wayne Moss, president of Coastal Distributing, said he applied for the Lumbee trademark in September 2006.
“The reason that I decided to use the name Lumbee is because a lot of Indian-related names are in the market now … and I felt that Lumbee would be a good name for this part of the country,” he said.
He said he figured with the tribe’s effort to gain federal recognition “any way the name Lumbee could come up would be a plus for their campaign.”
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