President Trump's push to recognize the Lumbee Tribe overshadowed by other executive actions.But that doesn't mean it's not a ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has long stood as a proud and resilient Indigenous community, recognized for its unique ...

More than half of North Carolinians approve of Gov. Josh Stein’s actions during his first month on the job, according to a ...

Since those tribes each had their own language, the Lumbee used English as their common language. The group's tribal headquarters are located in the small town of Pembroke, about 100 miles south ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has pushed for federal recognition for decades. A new executive order instructs Interior Department to help.

The Lumbee would be the largest tribe east of the Mississippi to have full federal recognition and have faced opposition from other tribes, including the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians in ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina got a major ... and they were terminating relationships with tribes. And so we actually got caught up in that. Because of that, we have been in this legal ...

Congress must codify this federal recognition with the Lumbee Fairness Act." However, some resistance to Thursday's events emerged. Other North Carolina Indian tribes have long opposed full ...

After over a century since receiving recognition from the state of North Carolina as an Indian Tribe, the Lumbee appear to be on the cusp of full federal recognition.  The news came last week when ...

The People of the Dark Water, ​as the Lumbee are known,​ have waited long enough for their rightful place in the federal ...

This specification can pave the way for other mechanisms beyond legislation, wherever legal, for the Lumbee Tribe to receive the benefits they rightfully deserve as a recognized an Indian tribe.