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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.

North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe could receive federal recognition within the month — a goal that’s been generations in the making for the tribe, but which also faces heavy opposition from other Native ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Congress added a provision to the defense bill to grant Lumbee federal recognition. Federal recognition would unlock education and ...

Federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe, a long-sought goal by members of the southeastern North Carolina tribe, moved one step closer to becoming reality Wednesday evening when the U.S. House of ...

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 ...

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