6 days ago · The State of North Carolina recognized the Lumbee Tribe in 1885, and in 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the 1956 Lumbee Act, which recognized the Lumbee but denied them some federal ...

6 days ago · The memorandum establishes that it is the policy of the United States to support federal recognition and full tribal benefits for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit a plan to assist the Lumbee Tribe in obtaining full federal recognition through legislation or other available mechanisms ...

5 days ago · Senator Ted Budd, also a North Carolina Republican, said on X: "Thank you @POTUS for keeping your promise to the more than 60,000 members of the Lumbee Tribe in NC who have waited decades for ...

4 days ago · The Lumbee Tribe has more than 55,000 members, making it one of the largest Native groups in the United States. Located in the impoverished and diverse Robeson County, Trump had pledged during his ...

2 days ago · Doug Burgum has yet to be confirmed as the new leader of the Department of the Interior but President Donald Trump has already dumped a hot-button issue onto his lap.. In a presidential memorandum on Thursday, Trump directed his incoming cabinet member to come up with a plan to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Once confirmed as Secretary of the Interior, Burgum ...

5 days ago · Audience members watch and hold up signs of support for the North Carolina Lumbee Tribe as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign event at the Robeson County Fairgrounds in ...

5 days ago · "In September 2024, President Trump made a promise to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to right the historical wrongs of the Indian Termination Era, and today's executive order is a major step ...

5 days ago · The Lumbee Tribe has been partially recognized since 1885 when the State of North Carolina, officially recognized the tribe. And while the federal government did partially recognize the Tribe in 1956 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Lumbee Act, the tribe was denied some federal benefits. Per the White House, President Trump’s ...

5 days ago · President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order instructing the Department of the Interior to "promote" federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.. The executive order ...

5 days ago · In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Lumbee Act (Public Law 84-570, 70 Stat. 254), which recognized the Lumbee as the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina but denied Lumbee Indians ...