As this week’s deadline looms for a report ordered by President Donald Trump, many Lumbee people believe the federal government is on the cusp of righting a wrong Congress made 69 years ago.

The Lumbee tribe of Eastern North Carolina has been fighting for full federal recognition for decades. But both he and his brother believe they’ve come a long way. Earlier this month ...

Lawmakers and bureaucrats in Washington saw the Lumbee people as adequately enmeshed in North Carolina’s culture. But they decided the tribe didn’t deserve or need government services “in ...

Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soon ...

PEMBROKE, N.C. (AP) — Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soon as this week, could light a path for federal ...

Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soon as this week, could light a path for federal recognition as a tribal nation.