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

The Pembroke-based Lumbee tribe was federally recognized by Congress in December after a nearly 140-year fight. Here's what's ...

While there are no federally recognized Native American tribes in Georgia, there are 3 state ones. Here's what it means and ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal ...

More than 50,000 members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may gain federal recognition soon, a move that would grant the tribe sovereignty.

Note: This story was updated July 8 to correct the identification of Billy Kirkland. Two federally recognized Cherokee tribes have criticized the Atlanta Braves for the team's inclusion of tribes that ...

Drum group Warpaint Singers performs a song following a treaty signing in front of the Statehouse steps Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette) COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s Native ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — When Kevin Stitt campaigned for governor of Oklahoma, he said his identity as a citizen of Cherokee Nation gave him “firsthand” knowledge of the clout Native American tribes wield in ...

The principal chief of the Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to stop using the tribe's name on its SUVs, saying it "does not honor us by having our name plastered on the side of a car." Stream Connecticut ...