PEMBROKE — President Donald Trump is expected to sign the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes the Lumbee Fairness Act to grant the Lumbee Tribe full federal recognition, at 6 p.m ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure.

The phrase “things will never be the same” is usually said during times of negative change. Those words have been used this week to describe the Lumbee Tribe, and more broadly Robeson County and the ...

President Donald Trump signs a memorandum making full federal recognition for the Lumbee a priority for his administration on Jan. 23, 2025. (Screengrab from White House YouTube channel) When ...

The Lumbee Tribe has been pushing for federal recognition for over a century. Last week, they finally achieved that goal through the passage of a defense bill in Congress. But not all tribes are happy ...

Robeson County, where most Lumbee members live, has shifted politically in recent years. Once dominated by Democrats, the ...

The Lumbee people had been trying for more than a century to get full federal recognition from the government, a designation that would bring much-needed money for education, health care and other ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is celebrating the passage of a bill granting their people federal recognition. Once federally recognized, the tribe would ...

The U.S. Senate approved a defense bill including language to federally recognize North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe, marking a major milestone after a 137-year fight.

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