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North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe gained full federal recognition Thursday after President Donald Trump signed a wide-ranging defense spending bill containing a provision to recognize the tribe. The bill ...

A bill that includes full federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is now waiting for President Trump's signature. The U.S. Senate passed an annual defense spending bill Wednesday.

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 ...

PEMBROKE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Lumbee Tribe is closer to gaining full federal recognition as the measure advances through Congress. The U.S. Senate began voting Tuesday on a spending bill ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is on the verge of full federal recognition after the Senate on Dec. 17 approved a $900 billion defense policy bill, titled the National Defense Authorization Act.

WASHINGTON (WTVD) -- After decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through the National ...

After decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through the National Defense Authorization ...

North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe could receive federal recognition within the month — a goal that’s been generations in the making for the tribe, but which also faces heavy opposition from other Native ...