The Lumbee Fairness Act gives the tribe's 60,000 members access to federal benefits like healthcare and education. The act allows the Lumbee Tribe to pursue federal programs, establish a reservation ...

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The distinction for the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina, signed into law on Thursday, opens access to federal support and defies challenges from other tribes over their legitimacy. By Rick Rojas ...

The U.S. Senate just passed a defense spending bill that, for the first time, grants full federal recognition to North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe. Now, it’s up to President Donald Trump to sign it into ...

PEMBROKE, N.C. (WNCN) — After more than 130 years, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is on the brink of securing federal recognition. The recognition is part of the National Defense Authorization Act ...

A bill that includes full federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is now waiting for President Trump's signature. The U.S. Senate passed an annual defense spending bill Wednesday.

North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe is the closest it has ever been to receiving full federal recognition now that a bill — which President Donald Trump has promised to sign — has passed both chambers of ...

LUMBERTON, N.C. (WBTW) — Decades of frustration and anticipation came to an end early Wednesday afternoon as the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina secured official recognition from the federal government ...

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.

After decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through the National Defense Authorization ...