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North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe has sought federal recognition for more than a century. A provision included this week in a defense spending bill in Congress would give it to them — and could be voted on within days.

Rep. Mark Harris, a Republican whose district is home to a large portion of the Lumbee Tribe, said in a statement that he and his colleagues had “used every tool at our disposal to secure recognition in this year’s (National Defense Authorization Act).”

“I’m deeply grateful to President Trump for his longstanding championship of the Lumbee Tribe and for working across both chambers of Congress to deliver the full federal recognition and rights our people deserve,” Harris continued.

With 60,000 members across Robeson, Hoke, Scotlan

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