Lawmakers and bureaucrats in Washington saw the Lumbee people as adequately enmeshed in North Carolina’s culture. But they decided the tribe didn’t deserve or need government services “in ...

PEMBROKE, N.C. — Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soon as this week, could light a path for federal ...

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.

The Lumbee have long looked to Congress as the path to full federal recognition, with bills going before lawmakers 30 times.

The Lumbee tribe of Eastern North Carolina has been fighting for full federal recognition for decades. Travis Dove For The Assembly But both he and his brother believe they’ve come a long way.