President Trump Issues Memo on Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
January 24, 2025
January 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on Jan. 23, 2025:
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
SUBJECT: Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, known as the People of the Dark Water, have a long and storied history. The tribe's members were descendants of several tribal nations from the Algonquian, Iroquoian, a . . .
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
SUBJECT: Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, known as the People of the Dark Water, have a long and storied history. The tribe's members were descendants of several tribal nations from the Algonquian, Iroquoian, a . . .