{"id":1828,"date":"2025-01-23T19:33:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/?p=1828"},"modified":"2025-01-23T19:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:33:59","slug":"white-house-fact-sheet-status-of-lumbee-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/2025\/01\/23\/white-house-fact-sheet-status-of-lumbee-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Fact Sheet: Status of Lumbee Tribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Administration to Advance Lumbee Tribe Recognition<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>January 23, 2025<\/p>\n<p>DIRECTING PLAN FOR RECOGNITION OF LARGEST TRIBE EAST OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to the Secretary of the Interior to submit a plan to advance full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The memorandum establishes that it is the policy of the United States to support federal recognition and full tribal benefits for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.<\/li>\n<li>It directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit a plan to assist the Lumbee Tribe in obtaining full federal recognition through legislation or other available mechanisms, including the right to receive full federal benefits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FULL FEDERAL RECOGNITION IS LONG OVERDUE: The Lumbee have long been recognized at the state and federal level, but further federal action is required for full federal recognition and the accompanying benefits and protections.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The State of North Carolina recognized the Lumbee Tribe in 1885, and in 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the 1956 Lumbee Act, which recognized the Lumbee but denied them some federal benefits.<\/li>\n<li>Tribes can gain federal recognition by: (1) Act of Congress; (2) the Department of the Interior\u2019s Office of Federal Acknowledgement process; or (3) federal court decision.\n<ul>\n<li>President Trump\u2019s memorandum directs the Secretary of the Interior to analyze these legal pathways for advancing Lumbee recognition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Federal recognition grants tribes&#8217; certain governmental autonomy, land protections, and access to federal programs and services, like health care through the Indian Health Service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DELIVERING ON PROMISE TO SUPPORT RECOGNITION: President Trump promised to support federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On September 23, 2024, President Trump stated: \u201cToday, I\u2019m officially announcing that, if I am elected in November, I will sign legislation granting the great Lumbee Tribe federal recognition that it deserves.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House released a fact sheet about a plan to advance federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<div class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_vertical_sharing heateor_sss_bottom_sharing' style='width:44px;left: -10px;top: 100px;-webkit-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;' data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828'><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Findianz.com%2FNativeVote%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F1828\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" 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