Doug Burgum has yet to be confirmed as the new leader of the Department of the Interior but a contentious Indian Country ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has for years sought federal recognition, and President Donald Trump is pushing for them ...

The memorandum directs the Department of the Interior to promote and pursue federal recognition of North Carolina's Lumbee ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has pushed for federal recognition for decades. A new executive order instructs Interior ...

Federal recognition for the nation’s ninth largest Native American tribe has gotten a nod from second-term Republican President Donald Trump.

The Lumbee Tribe has sought full federal recognition for years. Despite support from the previous three presidents, the tribe has been unable to get the legislative support it needs.

President Trump made good on a campaign promise to ask the Department of the Interior to recognize the Lumbee people of North ...

President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum outlining a path for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to receive federal recognition, something the tribe has sought for 136 years.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has for years sought federal ... Representatives for the Cherokee nation and other tribes have opposed the repeated attempts to recognize the Lumbee through ...