Rep. David Rouzer asked for federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina in a last-minute vote before the end of ...

On Tuesday, a bill sponsored by Rep. David Rouzer, a Republican from Wilmington, was introduced on the House floor that would ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lumbee Fairness Act on Tuesday, putting North Carolina’s largest Native American ...

The Lumbee Tribe is decorating its headquarters with large plywood cutout sculptures crafted by the Lumbee Maintenance team.

On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lumbee Fairness Act introduced by Congressman David Rouzer. It still ...

The bill passed by a vote of 311 to 96, which means the Lumbee Tribe will receive long-overdue federal benefits the tribe has ...

Full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has taken another step forward. Long sought by the largest ...

The US House of Representatives passed the Lumbee Fairness Act 311-96, clearing the way for the tribe to receive full federal ...

Lily Hunt of Fayetteville, a member of the Lumbee Tribe, smiles as she prepares for a switch dance during the Dix Park Inter-Tribal Pow Wow in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, August 26, 2023. Ethan Hyman ...

For 136 years, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has been fighting for federal recognition from Congress. This week, the tribe moved one step closer to getting just that. On Tuesday afternoon, Rep.

A decades-long push by America’s ninth largest Native American tribe to win federal recognition got a major boost on Tuesday, ...