Trump on Thursday signed an executive order instructing the Department of the Interior to find a pathway for the tribe to be federally recognized – a designation that comes not only with prestige but ...

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 ...

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 ...

PEMBROKE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Members of the Lumbee Tribe traveled to Washington, D.C. and met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss full federal recognition. "This is really correcting a ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order instructing the Department of the Interior to "promote" federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. The executive order ...

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 ...