The meaning behind the bolo Tillis’s spokesperson said the Senator wears the bolo occasionally in support of Lumbee Tribe recognition. The state of North Carolina recognized the tribe back in ...

The tribe is recognized by the state of North Carolina. “The gaps in the Lumbee’s claims are staggering,” said Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Michell Hicks.

Tillis’s spokesperson said the Senator wears the bolo occasionally in support of Lumbee Tribe recognition. The state of North Carolina recognized the tribe back in 1885, but it wasn’t until ...

North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe, which has sought full federal recognition for decades, has the attention of President Donald Trump. During his 2024 campaign, Trump promised to fight for full ...

For almost a century and a half, the federal government denied the Lumbee, the largest tribe east of the Mississippi, recognition. Now, nearly everyone in Washington is trying to give it to them ...

In 2011, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that recognizing the Lumbee Tribe and providing the necessary federal resources would cost the U.S. more than $840 million in the first four years.

The Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina is pushing forward on its fight for federal recognition even as political roadblocks appear to snarl their efforts.