The Brothertown Indian Nation has been seeking restoration of its federal recognition status for more than 50 years.

A wide-ranging new poll from Meredith College shows bipartisan support for the state's new governor, plus support for the ...

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

There’s an old saying that goes, “justice delayed is justice denied” and perhaps no group understands that better than the ...

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

A campaign promise kept by Donald Trump is renewing centuries-old questions about who gets to be Native in America.

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

yet denied the full benefits afforded to other federally recognized tribes. There was a 2024 bill before Congress to amend the Lumbee Act to align with full federal recognition — the Lumbee ...

Lumbee officials were vocal in their support ... including claiming Cherokee ancestry and other historical tribes,” Cherokee Principal Chief Michell Hicks said in a statement.

“They were with me all the way,” he said of the Lumbee people. Path to recognition Native American tribes can gain government recognition in three ways: from Congress, federal courts or the U ...

Lumbee Tribe.” And the Lumbees are still with the president ... When asked more directly about dealing with tribes by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), who was the first woman to serve as chair of ...