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(indianz.com - Dec 2, 2019)
Lumbee Tribe federal recognition bill up for first hearing
A bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe, the largest Indian nation in the eastern United States, is up for its first hearing in the 116th Congress.
(CBS17 - Oct 13, 2020)
North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe continues call for federal recognition amid 2020 election cycle
LUMBERTON, N.C. (WNCN) — With more than 55,000 members the Lumbee Tribe could swing their vote during the 2020 election cycle.
Inside the Lumbee Tribal Building a battle has been raging for years.
“What’s really happened to the Lumbee people is a denial of justice,” said Heather Nakai.
The state of North Carolina recognizes eight indigenous tribes including the Lumbee, but for generations the Lumbee people have been fighting for federal recognition.
https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/north-carolinas-lumbee-tribe-continues-call-for-federal-recognition-amid-2020-election-cycle/
https://www.indianz.com/News/2019/12/02/lumbee-tribe-federal-recognition-bill-up.asp