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The Independent UK
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Allison Joyce and Jacquelyn Martin

Photos of the Lumbee Tribe celebrating federal recognition

North Carolina
APTOPIX Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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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