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 ...

Lumbee Tribe-Federal Recognition FILE - Members of the Lumbee Tribe bow their heads in prayer during the BraveNation Powwow and Gather at UNC Pembroke, March 22, 2025 ...

University of Houston fans cheered and celebrated March 22 in Wichita, Kan., as Kelvin Sampson's Cougars defeated Gonzaga to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. That same ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is on the verge of full federal recognition after the Senate on Dec. 17 approved a $900 billion defense policy bill, titled the National Defense Authorization Act.

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 ...

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 ...