The Lumbee Tribe, with a history dating back hundreds of years, has long sought federal recognition. Trump is seeing that happens.

Trump in September promised that he would sign legislation to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe, a distinction that would unlock access to federal funds. He ultimately won North ...

President-elect Donald Trump has previously said if a bill to give federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe gets to his desk, he will sign it into law. Eric Cooper is a multimedia journalist at News13.

The U.S. Capitol pictured on Nov. 26, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) Congress will again consider granting federal tribal recognition to the Lumbee of North Carolina ...