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After Decades of Fighting, Congress Recognizes the Lumbee

President Trump is expected to sign the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes Lumbee recognition, into law soon.
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Lumbee Tribe react to bill that inches them closer to federal recognition: 'The closest we've been'

The Lumbee Tribe was first recognized by Congress in 1956, but the legislation didn't include federal benefits.
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How Deb Haalland Became the First Native American Cabinet Member

"There have been more than ten thousand members of Congress - but never a Native American woman." The 2018 midterms were shaping up to be a historic election for Indigenous women. Across the United ...
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First Indigenous cabinet member urges more Native participation in law, politics

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks during a news briefing at the White House in Washington in April 2021. (Evan Vucci/AP) PHOENIX (CN) — Former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland discussed ...