Here's what federal, state and Cumberland County leaders had to say about the historic milestone for the Pembroke-based ...

Wednesday’s vote to grant the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina federal recognition through a defense spending bill marked an ...

Guest Opinion. Being a federally recognized tribe in the United States officially recognizes the political relationship ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina achieved a goal more than a century in the making on Wednesday when it secured federal ...

The Lumbee Tribe gains federal recognition after a 137-year fight with the signing of the Lumbee Fairness Act.

The distinction for the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina, signed into law on Thursday, opens access to federal support and ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- There was raw emotion on Capitol Hill as the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina cleared its final hurdles ...

Governor Stein celebrated the U.S. Congress’ passage and President Trump’s signing of the Lumbee Fairness Act, extending federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has long stood as a proud and resilient Indigenous community, recognized for its unique cultural identity and ongoing struggle for federal recognition. However, a ...

The bill reached Trump's desk on Thursday, after the U.S. House passed it with bipartisan support a week earlier and the U.S.

The tribe's legitimacy and unwillingness to go through the normal process to get recognition have been questioned by other ...

The measure now heads to President Donald Trump, who has long supported the Lumbee Tribe's quest for recognition.