Photos of the Lumbee Tribe celebrating federal recognition

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1:05 PM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

By ALLISON JOYCE and JACQUELYN MARTIN

PEMBROKE, North Carolina (AP) — The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is celebrating the passage of a bill granting their people federal recognition. Once federally recognized, the tribe would become one of the largest tribal nations in the country, with about 60,000 members.

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