After six years of studying the Lumbee of North Carolina, Dr. Walt Wolfram has produced a half-hour documentary, "Indian By Birth: The Lumbee Dialect."

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Wolfram says even hundreds of years later, the Lumbee dialect is still evolving and surviving. TRT - :16 OC - identifiably Lumbee.download Wolfram1.wav

Wolfram says the lack of a current tribal language may be one reason the Lumbees haven't received as much federal recognition as other Native American tribes. TRT - :42 OC - for a hundred years. (2x)download Wolfram2.wav

Wolfram says he Lumbee dialect has several similarities with another North Carolina dialect. TRT - :33 OC another question. download Wolfram3.wav

Wolfram says he hopes people who see his documentary will come away with several insights. TRT - :39 OC - should be recognized. download Wolfram4.wav