Lumbee Chairman John Lowery said he would be in Washington this week monitoring the progress of Pres. Donald Trump’s ...

The Lumbee Tribal chairman is calling on North Carolina policy makers to prioritize data surrounding domestic violence and sexual assault cases. On the National Day of Awareness for Missing and ...

Now, as Trump prepares to return to the White House in January, the promise will be put to the test. He has Republican allies in Congress on the issue, and now the Lumbee, as well as tribal ...

The Lumbee Tribe, which traces its ancestry back hundreds of years to survivors of other tribal nations, has long sought to be recognized by the federal government as Native American. Eric Lagatta ...

Hicks is among the tribal leaders who question the validity of the Lumbee's historical claims, and he said that is out of the question. At one point about a century ago, the Lumbee were known as ...

In a press release praising Trump for the order, Lumbee Tribal Chairman John Lowery said the group was "thrilled" to be moving closer to federal recognition.

‘Gray eyes’ Over time, the Lumbee have been linked to several historic tribes, including the Cheraw, Tuscarora and even Siouan tribes. “One tribal name or a single cultural origin is ...

Trump vowed federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe if reelected amid criticism of his administration's actions on Native American issues and tribal sovereignty.

Tribal nations typically receive federal recognition through an application with the Department of the Interior, but the Lumbee have been trying for many years to circumvent that process by going ...