Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The recent presidential action directing the Department of Interior to pursue full ...

The U.S. Capitol pictured on Nov. 26, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) Congress will again consider granting federal tribal recognition to the Lumbee of North Carolina ...

She won the title of Teen Miss Lumbee in 2021, demonstrating both her talent and her dedication to serving her community. As Anna Grace was auditioning, one of the judges exclaimed, "Anna Grace is ...

Trump has signed a presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of the Interior to submit a plan to secure full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. This memorandum ...

President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum asking the Department of the Interior to move towards fully recognizing the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina as Native American. It's a move that ...

In the Oval Office of the White House just after 3 p.m., Trump told pool reporters he “loved” the Lumbee Tribe and North Carolina. His directive on Thursday was a presidential memorandum to ...

WASHINGTON (WTVD) -- U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson and other North Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday to formally recognize the Lumbee Tribe. Hudson joined fellow Republican representatives ...

Lily Hunt of Fayetteville, a member of the Lumbee Tribe, smiles as she prepares for a switch dance during the Dix Park Inter-Tribal Pow Wow in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, August 26, 2023. Ethan Hyman ...