the Siouan Indians of the Lumber River and the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Democrats who ran the state in the late 19th century voted in 1885 to recognize the tribe, which largely supported the ...

the Siouan Indians of the Lumber River and the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Democrats who ran the state in the late 19th century voted in 1885 to recognize the tribe, which largely supported ...

Several tribal nations, like the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the only federally-recognized tribe in North Carolina, have opposed the Lumbee's efforts, citing discrepancies in their ...

Eisenhower signed the Lumbee Act, which recognized the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina but denied them federal benefits. Lowery, 77, walked around the Museum of the Southeast American Indian on the ...