The Eastern Band of Cherokee is the only NC tribe with full federal recognition. But NC recognizes seven others.

With federal recognition comes a bevy of federal resources, including access to new streams of federal dollars and grants, ...

The tribe's legitimacy and unwillingness to go through the normal process to get recognition have been questioned by other ...

The National Congress of American Indians adopted a formal resolution, urging the federal government to close Alligator ...

Beginning in July, a new state law will prevent schools from using most Native American terms as mascots, unless approved by ...

Louisiana is home to 15 total Native American tribes. Four are federally recognized and 11 are state recognized. Here are ...

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. While some federally-recognized tribes have ties to ...

Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians member Mike Hatch, center, of Sault Ste. Marie, dances with his son Arrow Hatch, while taking part in the opening procession during the annual "Pow Wow in the D" put on ...

Wednesday’s vote to grant the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina federal recognition through a defense spending bill marked an ...

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation that was uprooted from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s is facing widespread outrage ...

The State of Sequoyah: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Quest for an Indian State, by Donald L. Fixico, University of Oklahoma Press, 206 pages, $34.95 In McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020), the Supreme Court ...

Ken Morsette, a citizen of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, said the settlement will lead to better representation on the ...