PEMBROKE — Lumbee Tribal Chairman John Lowery shared the following on Friday in his weekly video update on the Tribe’s federal recognition transition: PEMBROKE — Lumbee Tribal Chairman John Lowery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lumbee Tribal Chairman John L. Lowery (Photo/Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina) Guest Opinion. For nearly 140 years, the Lumbee Tribe ...

PEMBROKE, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's been an uphill battle for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to gain full federal recognition for as long as Jo Ann Chavis Lowery can remember. "We're here. We've been ...

This month’s People’s Table event marked the first celebration post federal recognition. Lumbee Chairman John Lowery said the tribe, along with the LRDA, plans to host additional celebratory events in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lumbee Tribal John Lowery (Photo/US Senate stream screenshot) This week, the Lumbee Tribe stood forward with near total support ...

Since the 1980s, the Lumbee Tribe has lobbied Congress to acknowledge it as a sovereign nation. There was renewed hope last year when both major party candidates in the presidential election promised ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is now federally recognized after the Interior Department updated its official list following legislation signed in late 2025.

After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government. Members of the Native American tribe shed tears as it reached the ...

This is the fourth installment in our new Main Street NC series from the WUNC Politics Podcast. We're visiting communities across the state to hear from local leaders about the positives going on in ...

With the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by the Senate on Wednesday, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is all but assured to become a federally recognized tribal nation. The ...