PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribe is reintroducing its cultural dances and practices to its community through weekly cultural ...

The Lumbee Fairness Act affirmed the tribe's sovereign status and established a government-to-government relationship with ...

The “services and benefits” which were denied to the Lumbee by the Lumbee Act of 1956, which granted only partial recognition, and are now available after the Lumbee Fairness Act’s passage, are ...

After a 137-year struggle, North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe has received full federal recognition. It fulfills one of President ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe is closer to gaining full federal recognition. Over the years, tribal members have called it a hard-fought battle as other tribes have opposed ...

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. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is scheduled to hear testimony Wednesday afternoon on legislation that would grant federal ...

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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 ...

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 ...