Bobby “Chicken” Wilson, a Lumbee, participates in a drum circle at the Bravenation Powwow and Gathering at Pembroke at UNC-Pembroke, Saturday, March 23, 2025. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver ...

PEMBROKE, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's been an uphill battle for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to gain full federal recognition for as long as Jo Ann Chavis Lowery can remember. "We're here.

Trinity Locklear, 15, of the Lumbee tribe, dances at the Bravenation Powwow and Gathering at Pembroke at UNC-Pembroke, Saturday, March 23, 2025. Scott Sharpe [email protected] This story is ...

Jarrod Lowery remembers the frustration in his grandmother’s voice as they waited in line to receive her updated enrollment card from the Lumbee Tribe when he was a child. The Lumbee people had ...