The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is now federally recognized after the Interior Department updated its official list following legislation signed in late 2025.

The Lumbee Fairness Act affirmed the tribe's sovereign status and established a government-to-government relationship with the United States.

A nearly 140-year fight was won Dec. 18 when President Donald Trump signed a bill granting the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina full federal recognition. The president's signature came after the U.S.

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Jones initially applied for and was accepted into the Cobell Scholarship in mid-2025, a scholarship for students from federally recognized tribes pursuing a full-time education. However, a crucial ...

A group poses for a photo after passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by the U.S. Senate, which included federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, during a watch party ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina achieved a goal more than a century in the making on Wednesday when it secured federal recognition as a tribal nation through the passage of a defense bill in ...

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 ...

Lumbee Tribe-Federal Recognition FILE - Members of the Lumbee Tribe bow their heads in prayer during the BraveNation Powwow and Gather at UNC Pembroke, March 22, 2025 ...