Jefferson Currie II is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and joined Winyah Rivers Alliance as the Lumber Riverkeeper in 2018. He holds a BA in American Indian Studies from UNC-Pembroke and has completed coursework for his master’s degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. Jeff has worked with Indigenous and other communities throughout the state for more than 20 years, bringing that experience to his work in the Lumber River watershed in North and South Carolina.