Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Named afterLumber River[1]
Founded atPembroke, North Carolina[1]
TypeState-recognized tribe
Location
Tribal Chairman
John Lowery[1]
Websitelumbeetribe.com

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina.[2] The tribe represents Lumbee people. They hold federal recognition as a Native American tribe.[2][3] Although the group once self-identified as "Cherokee Indians," the three recognized Cherokee tribes — the Eastern Band, the Cherokee Nation, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians — deny any historical or genealogical connection to the Lumbee and oppose their federal recognition.[4][5]

With an estimated 55,000 members, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is the largest tribe in the United States east of the Mississippi River.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "NC Tribal Communities". NC Department of Administration. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Brown, Tonya (February 23, 2023). "Lumbee Tribe hopeful to receive full federal recognition in 2023". WPDE. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference AP 11282024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Kays, Holly. "Cherokee tribes voice joint opposition to recognition for Lumbee, other tribes". Smoky Mountain News. Waynesville, North Carolina: Scott McLeod. Retrieved January 22, 2025.

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