In January, President Trump signed a memorandum authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to establish the process for full federal recognition of the Lumbee tribe.

The Lumbee tribe of Eastern North Carolina has been fighting for full federal recognition for decades. But both he and his brother believe they’ve come a long way.

As this week’s deadline looms for a report ordered by President Donald Trump, many Lumbee people believe the federal government is on the cusp of righting a wrong Congress made 69 years ago.

Full federal recognition by Congress or the Trump administration for the Lumbee, the Native American tribe in Robeson County NC, could bring funding and services.

PEMBROKE, N.C. — Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soon as this week, could light a path for federal ...