PEMBROKE — Lumbee Tribal Chairman John Lowery shared the following on Friday in his weekly video update on the Tribe’s federal recognition transition: PEMBROKE — Lumbee Tribal Chairman John Lowery ...

After decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through the National Defense Authorization ...

After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government. Members of the Native American tribe shed tears as it reached the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has never been much of an ally to Native American tribes, regularly trying to slash their ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina achieved a goal more than a century in the making on Wednesday when it secured federal recognition as a tribal nation through the passage of a defense bill in ...

With the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by the Senate on Wednesday, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is all but assured to become a federally recognized tribal nation. The ...