However, a lesser-known but equally significant aspect of their history is their deep-rooted connection to African Americans. The Lumbee people are descendants of Europeans and freed/enslaved ...

President Trump's push to recognize the Lumbee Tribe overshadowed by other executive actions.But that doesn't mean it's not a ...

After decades of seeking federal recognition, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina recently got an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump. For the unversed, the tribe's history dates ...

President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum outlining a path for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to receive federal recognition, something the tribe has sought for 136 years.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who do have full federal recognition, contend that the Lumbee have "a history of shifting claims, including claiming Cherokee ancestry and other historical ...

According to their tribal history, the Lumbee people are “survivors of tribal nations from the Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan language families, including the Hatteras, the Tuscarora ...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, which has full federal recognition, contend that the Lumbee have "a history of shifting claims, including claiming Cherokee ancestry and other historical ...

The executive order gives the Interior Department 90 days to work with Lumbee leadership to determine ... which evaluates claims to Native American history and sovereignty. "This is a great ...

We understand President Trump's desire to conduct due diligence in exploring federal recognition for the Lumbee. That instinct is correct - facts relating to tribal history and the existence of ...

We have received text from S. 107: Lumbee Fairness Act. This bill was received on 2025-01-16, and currently has 11 cosponsors. Here is a short summary of the bill: The Lumbee Fairness Act aims to ...

“I love the Lumbee tribe,” Trump said ... put out a lengthy statement cautioning that “tribal history and the existence of Indian ancestry must be at the heart” of a decision over federal ...