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 ...

Since the 1980s, the Lumbee Tribe has lobbied Congress to acknowledge it as a sovereign nation. There was renewed hope last year when both major party candidates in the presidential election promised ...

Lumbee Chairman John Lowery testified before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Nov. 5, 2025. (Photo from senate.gov) Federal tribal recognition for the Lumbee is set for a vote before Congress ...

A nearly 140-year fight was won Dec. 18 when President Donald Trump signed a bill granting the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina full federal recognition. The president's signature came after the U.S.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

RALEIGH — 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.