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Though recognized in North Carolina as a tribe in 1885, the federal government stopped short in 1956 under the Lumbee Act, which recognized the Lumbee as the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina but ...
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a directive backing federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, a day before he is due to visit the state he won as part of his ...
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 ...
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 Carolina by more than 3 percentage points, in part due to continued support from Lumbee voters.
Senator Thom Tillis sponsored the Lumbee Fairness Act in 2023 which would have "extend[ed] federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina." [4] The bill was read twice by senate on February 16, 2023, and referred to the Bureau with no further action. [18]
In 1924, the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina petitioned for federal recognition as "Siouan Indians"; their request was rejected by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Congressional committees continued to refuse to have the federal government assume educational responsibility for the Indians of Robeson County, as they were state citizens and ...
Federalism and the State Recognition of Native American Tribes: A survey of State-Recognized Tribes and State Recognition Processes Across the United States. University of Santa Clara Law Review, Vol. 48. Sheffield, Gail (1998). Arbitrary Indian: The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-2969-7.
North Carolina currently recognizes eight Native American tribes, though only one of them, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has full federal recognition. The Lumbee Tribe is recognized by the ...