In 2023, Republican North Carolina lawmakers introduced a gambling expansion plan that called for four rural casinos, including one operated by the Lumbee tribe in the southeastern part of the ...

The 14,000 members of the Eastern Band — the only North Carolina tribe with full federal recognition — have raised concerns about the Lumbee achieving the same status.

Trinity Locklear, 15, of the Lumbee tribe, dances at the Bravenation Powwow and Gathering at Pembroke at UNC-Pembroke, Saturday, March 23, 2025. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com This story is ...

PEMBROKE, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's been an uphill battle for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to gain full federal recognition for as long as Jo Ann Chavis Lowery can remember.

Trinity Locklear, 15, of the Lumbee tribe, dances at the Bravenation Powwow and Gathering at Pembroke at UNC-Pembroke, Saturday, March 23, 2025. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com This story is ...

PEMBROKE, N.C. — Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soon as this week, could light a path for federal ...

The 14,000 members of the Eastern Band — the only North Carolina tribe with full federal recognition — have raised concerns about the Lumbee achieving the same status.

The Lumbee tribe of Eastern North Carolina has been fighting for full federal recognition for decades. But both he and his brother believe they’ve come a long way.

Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soon as this week, could light a path for federal recognition as a tribal nation.

As this week’s deadline looms for a report ordered by President Donald Trump, many Lumbee people believe the federal government is on the cusp of righting a wrong Congress made 69 years ago.

PEMBROKE, N.C. (AP) — Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soon as this week, could light a path for federal ...