The Lumbee are NOT a federally recognized tribe, so why are they receiving so many tax dollars?!
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may be recognized by the state, but they have never been successful in gaining the federal recognition they feel they deserve. Although the Lumbee Act of 1956 recognized the tribe as Native American, the Darkwater People have never enjoyed the status, sovereignty, or benefits of a federally recognized tribe. […]
Trump said he would recognize the Lumbee Tribe if elected
Former President Trump said at a campaign event in North Carolina on Saturday that he would recognize the Lumbee tribe if elected to a second term. “The Lumbee Tribe has been wrongfully denied federal recognition for over a century,” Trump said during a campaign stop in Wilmington, North Carolina, suggesting 100 years was not “that […]