That's how long the Lumbee have been denied federal recognition. Now, President Donald Trump is pushing for that to change.

The Lumbee Tribe was denied the ability to apply ... It’s disgraceful,” Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Michell Hicks said. He said that Tillis told him earlier this ...

North Carolina Lumbee Tribe." The possibility of it becoming a reality has many excited. That includes 57-year-old James Locklear, a Robeson County native who is the editor and chief of Native ...

contend that the Lumbee have "a history of shifting claims, including claiming Cherokee ancestry and other historical tribes," the band’s Principal Chief Michael Hicks said last month.

We have received text from S. 107: Lumbee Fairness Act. This bill was received on 2025-01-16, and currently has 11 cosponsors. Here is a short summary of the bill: The Lumbee Fairness Act aims to ...