Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guest Opinion. Being a federally recognized tribe in the United States officially recognizes the political relationship between ...

A nearly 140-year fight was won Dec. 18 when President Donald Trump signed a bill granting the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina full federal recognition. The president's signature came after the U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is scheduled to hear testimony Wednesday afternoon on legislation that would grant federal ...

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 ...

The Lumbee Fairness Act gives the tribe's 60,000 members access to federal benefits like healthcare and education. The act allows the Lumbee Tribe to pursue federal programs, establish a reservation ...

The Senate approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) yesterday, authorizing nearly $900 billion in military spending next year—and all but guaranteeing federal recognition for the ...

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The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has been granted full federal recognition after a nearly 140-year effort. This recognition corrects a 1956 act that acknowledged the tribe but denied them federal ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - 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 ...