A supporter of federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe made a special presentation during a hearing on Capitol Hill.
Groups claiming to be tribal sovereigns has reached a new level of concern for the Shawnee Tribe.
The U.S. House of Representatives meets on December 1, 2021, to consider Indian Country legislation.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.4352, a legislative fix to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, on December 1, 2021.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets for a legislative hearing on November 17, 2021.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets to consider pending legislation and receive testimony on four bills.
“I’m looking at this as an opportunity for growth for me,” Larry Wright Jr. said after stepping down as chair of the Ponca Tribe.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.4881, the Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act, on November 1, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2758, the Lumbee Recognition Act, on November 1, 2021.
Seven Indian Country bills, affecting tribal homelands, federal recognition and urban Indians, are slated for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives
The Lumbee Tribe is once again asking Congress for full federal recognition.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is asking tribes about a possible change in regulations affecting federal recognition.
Lawmakers are getting back to work after a long recess and a divisive election as time runs out to advance Indian Country’s legislative agenda.
A bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe is making progress on Capitol Hill.
The U.S. House of Representatives is slated to approve a bipartisan bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe.
With the control of the U.S. Senate at stake, Native voters are playing a pivotal role in important races in North Carolina, Arizona, Montana and Alaska.
Voter turnout in Indian Country has steadily increased in Montana. Will it make a difference in one of the most closely watched races in the nation?
The United South and Eastern Tribes membership now includes 33 Tribal Nations whose homelands extend from the northeastern woodlands to the Everglades and across the Gulf of Mexico.
Unlike Donald Trump, Joe Biden is a man of his word, a letter to fellow Lumbees reads.
Accusations of pandering are flying as Native voters cast ballots in the final days of the heated presidential election.
President Donald Trump gave a shout out to the Lumbee Tribe and the Catawba Nation during a campaign rally in North Carolina.
Bills to return land to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe, address bison management and improve tribal economic development programs are on the agenda.
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