The Eastern Band of Cherokee is the only NC tribe with full federal recognition. But NC recognizes seven others.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is set to gain federal recognition once President Donald Trump signs the National Defense ...

With federal recognition comes a bevy of federal resources, including access to new streams of federal dollars and grants, ...

The tribe's legitimacy and unwillingness to go through the normal process to get recognition have been questioned by other ...

The National Congress of American Indians adopted a formal resolution, urging the federal government to close Alligator ...

Lawmakers tucked language into a fast-moving defense bill to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the only tribal provision in the 3,086-page bill.

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. While some federally-recognized tribes have ties to ...

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation that was uprooted from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s is facing widespread outrage ...

As Native language programs flourish in classrooms, Indian centers, tribal meeting rooms and online, President Donald Trump issued an executive order over the weekend declaring English would be the ...

Beginning in July, a new state law will prevent schools from using most Native American terms as mascots, unless approved by ...

U.S. Senator Patty Murray   has penned a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemning the ...

Ken Morsette, a citizen of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, said the settlement will lead to better representation on the ...