The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is on the verge of full federal recognition after the Senate on Dec. 17 approved a $900 billion defense policy bill, titled the National Defense Authorization Act.

After decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through the National Defense Authorization ...

Federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe, a long-sought goal by members of the southeastern North Carolina tribe, moved one step closer to becoming reality Wednesday evening when the U.S. House of ...

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. As for Louisiana, the state is home to more ...

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized tribe operating within Mississippi. Thirteen other federally recognized tribes have historical ties to Mississippi but are now ...

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Long before Alabama became a state, it was home to thriving Native American nations whose descendants still live here today. But how many tribes are officially recognized in Alabama now? In the U.S., ...

The U.S. House has passed a measure that would pave the way for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to receive federal recognition, a status that has been just out of reach for more than 100 years. The ...

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. As for Louisiana, the state is home to more ...

One of the largest known uncontacted tribes on the planet has had recent interactions with outsiders, prompting concerns among activists that the extremely isolated society is in grave jeopardy. “It ...

Gov. Tina Kotek with a member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in June 2024. (Office of the governor) This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering ...

The Miccosukee Tribe is lauding a judge's ruling regarding "Alligator Alcatraz." When the news broke in Florida Thursday that a federal judge had blocked further construction at the migrant detention ...