North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe, which has been pursuing federal recognition for decades, received a big boost from President Donald Trump.
Trump signed a presidential memo on Thursday instructing the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan for the tribe's full federal recognition, which would include all associated tribal benefits.
In September, Trump made a bold campaign promise to the Lumbee Tribe during a rally, vowing to grant them federal recognition if reelected. Speaking at the Aero Center near Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina, Trump addressed a crowd of supporters, including John Cummings, a Lumbee Tribe member and Robeson County board commissioner.
"The Lumbee Tribe has been wrongfully denied federal recognition for more than a century," Trump declared. "But now we're going to take care of it. We'll take care of it right at the beginning."
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Gabe Whisnant AND Aila Slisco
Gabe Whisnant is Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based in South Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed ...
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