A campaign promise kept by Donald Trump is renewing centuries-old questions about who gets to be Native in America.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has for years sought federal recognition as a Native American group, and President Donald Trump is pushing for them to have it. Trump on Thursday signed an ...

The Lumbee claim to be the largest Native American tribe east of the Mississippi River with around 60,000 members. They were granted state recognition in 1885 and partial federal recognition from ...

President Trump's push to recognize the Lumbee Tribe overshadowed by other executive actions.But that doesn't mean it's not a ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has long stood as a proud and resilient Indigenous community, recognized for its unique ...

The Brothertown Indian Nation has been seeking restoration of its federal recognition status for more than 50 years.

The People of the Dark Water, ​as the Lumbee are known,​ have waited long enough for their rightful place in the federal tribal family. | Opinion ...

Chris Seward / AP President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum asking the Department of the Interior to move towards fully recognizing the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina as Native American.

President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum asking the Department of the Interior to move towards fully recognizing the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina as Native American. It's a move that ...

So many people out there that say you're not real Indians, not real Native Americans. Well doggonit, we are. We have been for a long time. - James Locklear, Lumbee tribe member In an official ...