Leaders from the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina told the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Nov. 5 that they should receive federal recognition, despite claims that they are not a real tribe
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Leaders from the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina told the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Nov. 5 that they should receive federal recognition, despite claims that they are not a real tribe