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.

Long before Europeans arrived, North America was shaped by powerful civilizations built on trade, agriculture, and warfare. Climate shifts, internal conflict, and changing technology fractured these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legislators attending a Redistricting Committee meeting Dec. 13, 2023, look at maps of different proposals. (Photo by Kyle ...

The Native American tribe has been fighting for decades for state recognition.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guest Opinion. Being a federally recognized tribe in the United States officially recognizes the political relationship between ...

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 ...

Caves at Grimes Point, Nevada, near the discovery site of the Spirit Cave mummy (2010) (photo by psyberartist/Flickr) In a release, US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell stated: Returning the ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court won’t reconsider its decision in a redistricting case that went against two Native American tribes that challenged North Dakota’s legislative ...

North Dakota tribal leaders discussed economic development, federal funding uncertainty, and state legislative issues at the annual Government-to-Government Conference. Tribal leaders expressed ...

Theres just something about uncontacted tribes thats always piqued my curiosity. Perhaps youve heard of Ishi, who, as the last of his people, emerged from Californias Sierra foothills in the summer of ...