The memorandum directs the Department of the Interior to promote and pursue federal recognition of North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe and submit a plan within 90 days.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has pushed for federal recognition for decades. A new executive order instructs Interior Department to help.

The Lumbee Tribe on Thursday got a big boost in its longtime effort to gain full federal recognition after President Donald ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a directive backing federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, a ...

Anisa Khalifa: And eight years ago, he got the opportunity to be a diplomat bridging North Carolina and the country he once called home. Although they aren’t typically paid, honorary consuls are real ...

President-elect Donald Trump will take his oath of office Monday afternoon at the Capitol. Evangelist Franklin Graham is among those helping usher in a new administration.