The Pembroke-based Lumbee tribe was federally recognized by Congress in December after a nearly 140-year fight. Here's what's ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal ...

Several members of the Lumbee Tribe are still rejoicing more than two weeks after the tribe gained full, federal recognition.

Former Kansas legislator says he doesn't agree with much of Trump administration policies, but he is grateful for two recent ...

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 ...

Guest Opinion. Being a federally recognized tribe in the United States officially recognizes the political relationship ...

The Lumbee Tribal Council presents Chairman John Lowery, at center holding the flag, with a U.S. flag that was flown over the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state ...

The tribe's legitimacy and unwillingness to go through the normal process to get recognition have been questioned by other tribal nations.

Lumbee Tribe Chairman John Lowery is back from Washington  following what tribal leaders are calling a historic moment for the Lumbee people.

The bill reached Trump's desk on Thursday, after the U.S. House passed it with bipartisan support a week earlier and the U.S. Senate passed it on Wednesday in a 77-20 vote.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is one vote away from ending its 137-year-old quest for federal recognition, as the U.S. Senate prepares to finalize the National ...