NC Lumbee are closer to federal recognition. Our health depends on it. | Opinion
The People of the Dark Water, ​as the Lumbee are known,​ have waited long enough for their rightful place in the federal ...
Winston-Salem Journal4d
Two Things: Lumbee recognition lost in the shuffle; Insurance commissioner socks it to healthcare company
President Trump's push to recognize the Lumbee Tribe overshadowed by other executive actions.But that doesn't mean it's not a ...
Rolling Out7d
Untold story of the Lumbee Tribe and their Black ancestry
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has long stood as a proud and resilient Indigenous community, recognized for its unique ...
Charlotte Observer12d
NC Lumbee are closer to federal recognition. Our health depends on it. | Opinion
As the largest tribe east of the Mississippi River and the ninth largest in the nation, the Lumbee’s limbo status in federal Indian law demands resolution. Since receiving state recognition in ...
Native News Online1d
Native Organizations' Leaders Defend Tribal Sovereignty Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs conducted an oversight hearing to review the priorities of Native ...
WUNC9d
The Broadside (Transcript): Who gets to be Native in America
A campaign promise kept by Donald Trump is renewing centuries-old questions about who gets to be Native in America.
ICT News on MSN2d
Native leaders call on Senate committee to fulfill trust responsibilities
Native organizational leaders told the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to ensure Congress continues to fund federal programs ...
USA Today22d
What is the Lumbee Tribe? President Trump wants federal recognition for North Carolina group
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 ...
WTVD22d
Trump signs memo that moves Lumbee Tribe closer to federal recognition
So many people out there that say you're not real Indians, not real Native Americans. Well doggonit, we are. We have been for a long time. - James Locklear, Lumbee tribe member In an official ...