I'd be wary of a few things and more about the people promoting this and why. When people claim tribal affiliation it can be very problematic and I would be asking which Cherokee Tribe Chris White is from and to see his credentials to be honest. So many people claim to be Cherokee who are not. As for the "Lumbees" they are not Federally recognized because they do not meet the requirements. Federally recognized tribes are legitimate because they meet the requirements and are seen as a sovereign nation based on actual treaties with the US Government. Always keep in mind that Federally recognized tribes are a Tribal Government to US Federal Government relationship because of the treaties and their status. Here is a letter opposing their Federal recognition by 9 Federally Recognized Tribal leaders: https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/08/scia030422.pdf https://abc11.com/lumbee-recognition-cherokee-choctaw/8064221/ A word of warning is that pretendianism is everywhere in the US and you honestly need to work with the Federally Recognized tribes to have any legitimacy to claims. Any group outside of that (including State Tribes - which is about money and political gains for state politicians) creates false narratives about the history, stories and sovereignty erases and replaces actual tribal citizens. On another note, this "Native American Church" is connected to Oklevueha Native American Church (ONAC) and has been denounced by the actual Native American Church in the US: https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/oldest-native-american-church-to-james-mooney-marijuana-is-not-our-sacrament The man running this has been proven to be fraudulent in his Native American claims (which has changed over time) and in his genealogy. If they do not have Federal ID cards then they are not connected to an actual tribe. Most of them are 501c3's. If you start looking up ONAC you will see how deeply problematic they are around the country. From deaths to other criminal activities, I feel like this has been posted to promote something that is fraudulent and possibly detrimental to everyone interested. Unless you start researching into any of this kind of thing most people, especially academics, will not know. Those doing the research need to do some due diligence in any of the claims being made. I hope this helps.
Something is not right. This message is just to keep things from messing up down the road