Congress will again consider granting federal tribal recognition to the Lumbee of North Carolina under the second Trump ...

North Carolina's congressional delegation introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday seeking federal recognition for the ...

"The Lumbee Tribe has been wrongfully denied federal ... the judge denied requests from Native American tribes and environmental groups to join the defense. A trial date has yet to be set.

In 1956, Congress acknowledged the Lumbee as a Native American tribe but denied them the federal benefits typically ...

At a rally in Wilmington on Saturday, Republican Donald Trump said he would sign legislation granting the Lumbee tribe full federal recognition if he is elected president.

Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Lumbee Fairness Act, bipartisan ...

An enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina who served ... Following along, one can begin to imagine how the number of Americans claiming Native identities might fluctuate by millions ...

Long sought by the largest American-Indian tribe east of the Mississippi River, and ninth largest in the nation, most members of the Lumbee are in Robeson, Hoke, Cumberland and Scotland counties ...

Thompson grew up in Robeson County in a predominantly Native American community, but he started school at UNCW in the fall ... Thompson has been on his journey trying to educate people about the ...