Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
John Lowery, N.C. State Rep. and Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of N.C., right, celebrates with an emotional hug as fellow members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., center, celebrate with hugs, tears, and prayers after the passage of a bill granting their people federal recognition on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Austin Curt Thomas, 11, gets a celebratory fist bump from Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., as he and his father Aaron Thomas, of Pembroke, N.C., join fellow members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, to celebrate after the passage of a bill granting their people federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Carla Oxendine, center, wipes away tears as she and fellow members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, celebrate with prayers after the passage of a bill granting their people federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
John Lowery, N.C. State Rep. and Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of N.C., right, is comforted by Rob Jacobs, as they join with other members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, to celebrate with hugs, tears, and prayers after the passage of a bill granting their people with federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. "It means a lot," says Lowery, "because we have been figuring out how to get here for so long. We have been second class natives, and we will never be that again. We will make sure this counts." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
A woman wipes away tears as fellow members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina celebrate after the passage of a bill granting their people federal recognition on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. In the foreground is John Lowery, N.C. State Rep. and Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Inside the office of Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina including John Lowery, N.C. State Rep. and Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of N.C., center, and Pam Hunt, Lumberton, N.C., right, celebrate with a toast after the passage of a bill granting their people federal recognition on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
John Lowery, N.C. State Rep. and Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of N.C., center, is embraced by Pam Hunt, left, of Lumberton, N.C., as members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina celebrate after the passage of a bill granting their people with federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
John Lowery, N.C. State Rep. and Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of N.C., center, leads a toast to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., center, front right, as members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, celebrate the passage of a bill granting their people federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Wearing a traditional bolo that says "Lumber Tribal Council," a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, attends a celebration after the passage of a bill granting the tribe with federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Carla Oxendine tears up as she and fellow members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina make toasts in the office of Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., after the passage of a bill granting the tribe federal recognition on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Aaron Thomas, of Pembroke, N.C., joins fellow members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, to celebrate with hugs, tears, and prayers after the passage of a bill granting their people federal recognition on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Arlinda Locklear, left, and Bobbie Jacobs-Ghaffar, both members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, react next to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., right, after the passage of a bill granting the tribe federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Pam Hunt, left, of Lumberton, N.C., bursts into prayers of thanks as members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina celebrate the passing of a bill granting the tribe with federal recognition on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Rob Jacobs, left, embraces North Carolina State Rep. John Lowery and Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, as they join with other members of the Lumbee Tribe to celebrate passage of a bill granting the tribe federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. "It means a lot," says Lowery, "because we have been figuring out how to get here for so long. We have been second class natives, and we will never be that again. We will make sure this counts." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., right, is applauded by members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, after the passage of a bill granting the tribe federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina celebrate with after the passage of a bill granting the tribe with federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Wearing a beaded bolo around a pin that says "United States Senate," Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., listens to thanks from members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina after the passage of a bill granting the tribe with federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Carla Oxendine tears up as she and fellow members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina make toasts in the office of Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., after the passage of a bill granting the tribe federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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John Lowery, N.C. State Rep. and Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, left, is recorded by Austin Curt Thomas, 11, while speaking inside the office of Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., as they and fellow members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina celebrate the passage of a bill granting their tribe federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Wearing a traditional bolo that says "Lumbee Tribal Council," a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, attends a celebration after the passage of a bill granting the tribe with federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognitions
Aaron Thomas, of Pembroke, N.C., a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, wears a beaded pin his daughter made him that says "575," to celebrate the passage of a bill granting his tribe federal recognition, becoming the 575th federally recognized tribe in the United States, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. "After 137 years of our ancestors trying to get this across the line, it's very emotional to think about all they did to hold us together as a people to get to this point," Thomas said through tears. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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John Lowery, N.C. State Rep. and Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of N.C., right, celebrates with an emotional hug as fellow members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., center, celebrate with hugs, tears, and prayers after the passage of a bill granting their people federal recognition on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)