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 ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has achieved federal recognition as a tribal nation by attaching it to a defense bill ...

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 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 ...