Governor Josh Stein joins the Commission of Indian Affairs on Tuesday celebrating the Lumbee Tribe gaining federal recognition. Officials said more than 68,000 members of the Lumbee Tribe call North ...

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. — A Native American tribe in North Carolina has officially become one of roughly 575 tribes nationwide recognized and listed by the federal government. The Department of the ...

The Lumbee Tribe is snapping up land near a key intersection in Robeson County, an assemblage that could be home to a casino or other economic development projects. The tribe, which gained full ...

The Lumbee Tribe has purchased land along Interstate 95 in Robeson County where it's considering building the state's first casino east of Charlotte. Around the same time Congress was voting last ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about why diabetic foot infections can become so severe and difficult to treat. By analyzing the DNA of E. coli bacteria taken from infected wounds around the world ...

Cheers erupted in the Pembroke Boys and Girls Club gymnasium in Pembroke, N.C., as dozens of Lumbee tribal members gathered to watch the U.S. Senate pass the Lumbee Fairness Act on Dec. 17. The ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government, after a 137-year struggle. During his 2024 campaign, Trump promised to fight for federal ...

The Lumbee Fairness Act gives the tribe's 60,000 members access to federal benefits like healthcare and education. The act allows the Lumbee Tribe to pursue federal programs, establish a reservation ...

The Senate approved federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina on Wednesday as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, following passage by the House last week. In a vote ...

The Lumbee Tribe has been pushing for federal recognition for more than a century. Last week, they finally achieved that goal through the passage of a defense bill in Congress. But not all tribes are ...

RALEIGH — 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.