North Carolina’s federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has long opposed Lumbee recognition. “The Lumbee cannot even specify which historical tribe they descend from ...

Another month has passed with no foresable movement on legislation that would provide full federal legitacy to the Lumbee ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina got a significant boost Thursday in its fight to become a federally recognized tribe. President Donald Trump, just days into his second term, advanced recognition of ...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opened its cannabis superstore, the Great Smoky Cannabis Company, on April 20th in a renovated bingo hall in the Great Smoky Mountains. A holiday for cannabis ...

Naomi Goldson T’27, a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Lewis said that the course’s instructor, Jackson, grew up as a first-language speaker learning dialects spoken by the Cherokee Nation ...