CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe is closer to gaining full federal recognition. Over the years, tribal members have called it a hard-fought battle as other tribes have opposed ...

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. — A Native American tribe in North Carolina has officially become one of roughly 575 tribes nationwide recognized and listed by the federal government. The Department of the ...

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 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.

PEMBROKE, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's been an uphill battle for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to gain full federal recognition for as long as Jo Ann Chavis Lowery can remember. "We're here. We've been ...

Chris Seward / AP President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum asking the Department of the Interior to move towards fully recognizing the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina as Native American. It’s a ...

After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government. Members of the Native American tribe shed tears as it reached the ...

Jan 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a directive backing federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, a day before he is due to visit the state he won as part of ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) --The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is considering extending federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, whose members have been denied access to federal ...