14 January 2026
After more than a century of advocacy, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina secured full federal recognition in late December, when Congress included the Lumbee Fairness Act in the annual National Defense Authorization Act. With President Donald Trump’s signature, the Lumbee became the 575th federally recognized tribe in the U.S., opening access to federal programs administered by agencies including the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service.
14 Jan
Native agriculture advocates are mounting a coordinated push to help tribal nations take greater control of their agriculture.
January 09
Maine is expanding the economic toolkit available to the state’s tribal governments after Gov. Janet Mills announced she will allow a bill authorizing the Wabanaki Nations to operate regulated...
January 10
Jamul Indian Village Development Corporation has refinanced $425 million of senior secured debt tied to the Jamul Indian Village’s gaming and resort operations in San Diego County, according to...
January 10
The town of Franklin, N.C., formally transferred the Nikwasi mound to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Jan. 5, completing a years-long effort to return the largest un-excavated Cherokee mound...
Cherokee Nation is pursuing a $30 million partnership with the University of Oklahoma to establish a satellite nursing campus in Tahlequah, Okla., as part of a broader effort to address healthcare...
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