More than 50,000 members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may gain federal recognition soon, a move that would grant the ...

The Lumbee Act of 1956 granted the tribe only partial recognition, acknowledging it as a legitimate Native American group but denying it the benefits that fully recognized tribes receive. “We’ve got a ...

A wide-ranging defense spending bill, up for a vote by the Senate on Tuesday, would also grant federal recognition to the ...

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Tuesday, after 2 p.m. on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes the Lumbee Fairness Act.Last week, th ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is one vote away from ending its 137-year-old quest for federal recognition, as the U.S.

After the Tribe spent much of Tuesday waiting on the U.S. Senate to vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes the Lumbee Fairness Act that would grant the Tribe full ...

President Donald Trump signs a memorandum making full federal recognition for the Lumbee a priority for his administration on Jan. 23, 2025. (Screengrab from White House YouTube channel) When ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has for years sought federal recognition as a Native American group, and President Donald Trump is pushing for them to have it. Trump on Thursday signed an executive ...

The Lumbee tribe has long sought federal recognition, and a Senate vote Tuesday could make that a reality. As many wait with ...

PEMBROKE, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's been an uphill battle for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to gain full federal recognition for as long as Jo Ann Chavis Lowery can remember. "We're here. We've been ...

LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — The leader of a southeastern North Carolina tribe is about to join the state legislature to succeed his brother, as the Lumbee's efforts to attain full U.S. government ...