Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to regain ownership of sacred mound

The Noquisiyi Mound, a sacred and historically significant site in western North Carolina, will soon be returned to the ...
Lehigh Valley Live

A town in North Carolina is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

The site will be part of a cultural corridor the tribal nation is establishing, including an interpretive center next to the ...
NPR

North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe receives full federal recognition after 137-year effort

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 ...
The Herald-Sun

Senate votes for recognition of Lumbee, as NC tribe nears end of 137-year fight

Senate approved federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe and full benefits. Congress moved recognition into the NDAA after decades of stalled efforts. Passage ends 137-year struggle; tribe awaits ...
theassemblync

After Decades of Fighting, Congress Recognizes the Lumbee

The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to grant full federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, a moment 137 years in the making. The chamber passed the National Defense Authorization Act, ...
Enid News & Eagle

Tribe launches new Cherokee Language Dictionary app with advanced learning tools

TAHLEQUAH — Cherokee Nation leaders and Cherokee language speakers joined representatives of Kiwa Digital Ltd. to unveil the new Cherokee Language Dictionary app during a celebration at Durbin Feeling ...
WRAL

U.S. House approves federal recognition of Lumbee Tribe as part of defense spending bill

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 ...
spectrumlocalnews

Lumbee Tribe poised to gain federal recognition through Defense bill

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 ...
Walla Walla Union Bulletin

Federal recognition for NC’s Lumbee Tribe included in congressional defense bill

North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe has sought federal recognition for over a century. A provision included this week in a defense spending bill in Congress would give it to them — and could be voted on ...
WRAL

NC’s Lumbee tribe could get federal recognition under provision of national defense-spending bill

North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe could receive federal recognition within the month — a goal that’s been generations in the making for the tribe, but which also faces heavy opposition from other Native ...
Border Belt

How Can the Lumbee Tribal Chairman Also Serve in the N.C. House?

Pembroke, NC Lumbee Tribal Chairman John Lowery waves to supporters at a parade during the annual Lumbee Homecoming in Pembroke. The Lumbee tribe of eastern North Carolina has been fighting for full ...