There are about 60,000 Lumbee in North Carolina ... The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who do have full federal recognition, contend that the Lumbee have "a history of shifting claims ...

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(The Center Square) – Federal recognition for the nation’s ninth largest Native American tribe has gotten a nod from second-term Republican President Donald Trump and other members of North ...

North Carolina ... the Cherokee and Choctaw tribes wrote a letter to Congress officially opposing the Lumbee Recognition Act, citing "doubt and uncertainty" about the Lumbees' lineage and genealogy.

“The Lumbees have a history of shifting claims, including claiming Cherokee ancestry and other historical tribes,” Hicks said in a statement emailed to The Center Square.

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(The Center Square) – Federal recognition for the nation’s ninth largest Native American tribe has gotten a nod from second-term Republican President Donald Trump and other members of North Carolina .

Local law enforcement is investigating the discovery of human remains found in a wooded area off Burrell Mountain in Cherokee ...