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 executive ...

Principal chief of the Cherokee Indians in NC says the letter was a “desperate” way to gain Trump’s favor while seeking federal recognition.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state ...

The Lumbee, who are the largest Native American tribe east of the Mississippi River, have been fighting for full recognition since federal legislation enacted in 1956 granted them only partial ...

Tribal nations typically receive federal recognition through an application with the Department of the Interior, but the Lumbee have been trying for many years to circumvent that process by going ...