President Donald Trump’s move toward federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina fulfills a repeated promise he ...

Despite lacking a formal relationship with the U.S. government, the Lumbee Tribe depends on federal funds that are now being threatened by President Trump.

Jarrod Lowery remembers the frustration in his grandmother’s voice as they waited in line to receive her updated enrollment card from the Lumbee tribe when he was a child. The Lumbee people had ...

The Tuscarora created a unified government. The only problem? Many longtime leaders aren’t on board with the plan.

The Chinook Nation is back to the drawing board after a federal recognition bill was changed without the support of the tribe ...

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.

Updated on April 30, 2025 President Donald Trump's order for his government to fast-track the full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is still ongoing, according to Tribal ...

Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soon as this week, could light a path for federal recognition as a tribal nation.

Trinity Locklear, 15, of the Lumbee tribe, dances at the Bravenation Powwow and Gathering at Pembroke at UNC-Pembroke, Saturday, March 23, 2025. Scott Sharpe [email protected] This story is ...